How to create a cool fading 3d trail on your text!

You have to follow only some 5 or 6 simple steps to make your text look attractive. You can do this in fireworks.

Step 1 : Type the required text on the canvas. You can use same or different colour for each character in the text. But one ting you should remember that if you use different colour the final effect is eye-catching

Step 2: Convert the text to a Bitmap image by clicking on Modify>Convert to Bitmap.

Step 3: Motion trail tab is directly available in fireworks. For doing this select the text and click on Filters >Eye Candy >Motion Trail. The Motion Trail window will appears

Step 4: You can change the direrction clicking on the point in the circular image. By this way you can adjusts the position of the trail. By looking at the final effect in the preview screen at the right side of the window select a suitable position for the trail.

Step 5: TTo adjust the length of the Trail, click on the small triangle below the bar. It is better you select a small trail that suits you text and also it depends on the type of design for which you are creating this effect. Then adjust the tapering width and the transparency of the trail. Transparency can be adjusted by changing the opacity66he transparency of the trail. Transparency can be adjusted by changing the opacity

Step 6: Then smear the colors from Edges by pulling the trail from the edge of the text.

 The final result is a good looking motion trail effect on the text