text effects photoshop 2021

The animated light effect can be achieved with a few layers, layer styles, and a frame animation using the following steps:

1. Create your text (position it where you want it and increase the tracking to make the letters spread out a bit)
2. Duplicate your text layer
3. Select the original text layer and either set the type color or go to Layer > Layer Style > Color Overlay and set that to that maroon color (or whatever color you want)
4. Select the duplicate text layer, go to Layer > Layer Style > Stroke and set it to black, the point size you want for the outline, and Center
5. In the Layers panel with the stroked text selected, change the Fill to 0 (that will make it invisible but leave the stroke)
6. Create a white X either as text (in a sans serif font) or draw 2 diagonally crossing white lines
7. Place the X layer between the stroke layer (on top) and the solid text color layer (below)
8. Move the X upward on the canvas above the text so that it doesn't show yet
9. Open the Timeline (Window > Timeline)
10. Use the Dropdown menu to display Create Frame Animation (if it is showing Create Video Animation)
11. Click the Create Frame Animation button
12. Below the frame that appears and to the left of the trash can, click on the "+" button
13. Select the white X and move it down on the canvas below the text
14. In the Timeline, click the button to left of the "+" button that is a circle with smaller circles fading out behind it
15. In the Tween dialog that appears, enter the number of frames you want (probably 10-15)
16. Click the play button to test it
17. If you like it, go to File > Export > Save for Web (Legacy)
18. Set it to GIF and save