[Hall of tricks]

To save time and space (thus speed), to do the following tutorial you should complete the Outlined Text tutorial first. In the first part we learned to use light to make the inner letters brighter giving the appearance of an outline.  In this part we'll see how to use light again to make the inner text even nicer.  Here's what the text will look after a very little surgery:

Remember, everything we do here doesn't change the object to an image, it's always text.  This way you can make many copies of that object and edit the text.  All your text will then have the same appearance. Here's how I do it!

• Select the text you did in the Outlined Text tutorial.
• Click the Options button.
• In the Light tab set the number of lights to 2 and select Spot for both of them.
• Notice the bulbs above the preview. Now the first two are enabled.
• Make sure the first bulb is selected. Click in the preview and drag the mouse to the bottom right of the circle.   You just relocate the position of the first light source.
• Now click on the bulb number 2 (above the preview window). Drag the mouse over to the upper left of the circle. Want to add a third light? Go ahead my dear friend.

• Now to change the color of the second light, click the Shading tab and make the Specular color greenish (or whatever you like). To change the attributes of a light source click on the appropriate bulb.
• Finally click OK.

If you like the effect you created, you can save it to the EasyPalette as a material for further use by clicking the Add button. To save the material follow these instructions:

• Click Add then click OK in the Material Save Options.
• In the Add to EasyPalette dialog enter a name and click OK.

In the future simply drag your thumbnail from the EasyPalette on any text or shape.