This will show you how to create the 3D "Jello Text". The plugins needed to do this are the Feather Plugin and the Transparency Plugin, which can be found in the Paint.NET Official Forum. The end result will look like this:

To start off, start with a new image, any size.
Create a new layer. Turn off anti-aliasing and write in your text  in a color of your choice. Name this layer "Text".

Using the magic wand  , select all of the transparent areas around the text and invert the selection(Ctrl+I). Create a new layer and choose a lighter version of the color you used for your text as your primary color and a completely transparant color for your secondary color. Using the gradient tool, create a radial gradient starting from under your selection to above it.

Merge this layer into the text layer. Duplicate the text layer and name the lower one 3D. Do a motion blur  on the 3D layer at a -90 degree angle, and make sure that "Centered" is off. The distance of the motion blur depends on how thick you want the letters to be. Using the Transparency plugin, adjust the transparency to be 100% opaque.

On the text layer, select all the transparant area around the text. Create a new layer, name it "White", and fill the selection with white. Feather the White layer by 10.

Once again, on the text layer, select the transparant areas. Switch to the White layer and delete the selection. Merge the White and Text layers.

Switch to the Text layer and select all the transparent areas. Invert the selection (Ctrl+I) and create a new layer. Name this new layer "Gloss". Using the Rectangle  tool set at Draw Filled Shape  , create a white rectangle in the selection. Make it semi-transparent using the Transparency plugin. Merge the Gloss and Text layers together.

Merge the Text and 3D layers together and apply a Glow  to finish.

Thank you for the tutorial, we didn't had much Paint.NET tutorials before. I think your end result looks very cool too! Please read the rules, your signature is (much) too big!

Hey thanks for this nice tut, should work with Gimp or Photoshop, too  

Simple and nice good job aguba and welcome to Crystal XP

Got this when I failed. I quite like it though. I then redid it with a dark background and light text.

Pretty nice Fixiale! Why don't you use a transparent background next time?

That's a good idea! I'll keep it in mind, thanks for the idea.

Nice one, great job! Looks so easy like this

i want a tuto to do the same as fixiale xD

Well, could someone give a PS Tutorial to do the same thing please..

 
 
 
 
 
I followed everything you said to do but it doesn't turn out right. I don't know what I am doing wrong . Mine just turns out flat with a glow to it. It doesn't turn out the way yours did (with it being 3D and stuff). Could you or someone help me out. I did download the transparency plugin and the feather plugin.

Perhaps you can show us your image elloguvna1.

 
 
 
I am sorry I tried to but my internet is annoying and it keeps disconnecting on me everytime I try to upload it   . But I will keep trying to upload the image and post it whenever I can.

[b]Hey,
New to the forums    
Just done this tutorial, didn't look like yours, But I like my result    
I would post the result but I try to and it says 'fail to attatch the picture.'  
   
Thankyou for your tut!

You can try to upload it somewhere else (ImageShack or similair) if you want. Welcome to the forums!

Thanks AGUBA! Much appreciated!!