Stone by Alex Birjukoff
	Open a new RGB image. Type your text in black on a new layer. If using Photoshop 4.0, hit Ctrl-E (Cmd-E on Mac) to merge down the layer. In the channels palette, drag one of the channels to the "new channel" icon. This will create channel 4, which looks identical to the other channels. Switch to it (from Channels Palette) and invert it (Image>Map>Invert)
	Now save the selection (while the text is still selected). Select/Save Selection.... We will need it later. Now make a copy of that image by duplicating it. Image/Duplicate. Ok, you got 2 images called Untitled-1 and Untitled-2. Switch to second image and blur it - use gaussian blur with setting 2.0 on it.Filter/Blur/Gaussian Blur/2.0.
	Rotate in 90 degrees clockwise. Image/Rotate/90 CW. Then go to Filters/Stylize/Wind... and use it with settings Wind/Right. Now Filter/Stylize/Diffuse with default settings. Fine. Rotate it 90 degrees CCW. Image/Rotate/90 CCW. Image/Map/Invert
	Image/Calculations... Use following settings.
	If you don't want to have sharp edges then go to colorizing step now, if you do want it, then Select/Load Selection/#4 Select/Invert. Now fill it with black or whatever you want (Edit/Fill...) And colorize it a little. Go to Image/Adjust/Hue/Saturation... and click Colorize checkbox. Then set Hue to -92, Saturation to 11 and Lightness to -5.

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