1 Start this by creating a 600x600 pixels, black background image. Add a new raster layer (Layers>New Raster Layer), name this layer "Text". Then, apply text with Red-Orange-Yellow linear gradient fill as shown below.
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Text Settings:
- Font = Barracuda
- Size = 72
- Stroke = 0
- Floating = Selected
- Antialias = Checked
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Duplicate the "Text" layer (Layers>Duplicate). Rename the copied layer to "Flame". Toggle off Text Layers visibility. Your Layer Palette should look similar to this:

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