To get the proper effect with smaller text sizes, you may need to decrease this expansion to 1 pixel. Experiment to find out what works best with your font. Now to smooth those edges, we apply the Soften filter. The edges become softer, but the graphic has also blurred quite a bit. If you want to change the background, now is the time.
Dark backgrounds work best.
Here I've added a dark blue background texture. Remember, before you try to change the background, you must select the Background Layer in the Layer Pallette or Menu. To finish up, add a few highlights. This can be done using Eyecandy, or simply by creating a highlight sparkle in a separate window and pasting it in. The highlight here is just 4 crossed lines, pasted into the top layer.