Tutorial Inferno Text Effect

KaDaVrU · Trimis: 07/06/2008 15:39 Titlul subiectului: Tutorial Inferno Text Effect

Before you begin this tutorial you will need to download the font that l used. It can be downloaded [URL=http://www.photoshopforce.com/forum/downloads.php?dl=171] clicking here.[/URL]

Step 1.)
Create a new document in photoshop of any size. For this tutorial l will be working with a 700 x 300 document.

Fill the background with black (#000000).

Step 2.)
Press CTRL + SHIFT + ALT + N on your keyboard to făcute a new layer.
Get out the Text Tool ( Tutorial Inferno Text Effect Tutorial Inferno Text Effect

) and set it up as l have done here:
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The font l used here is called "Falcons Font", and can be downloaded free by
[URL=http://www.photoshopforce.com/forum/downloads.php?dl=171] clicking here.[/URL]

Type your text out, near the center of the canvas as l have done here:

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Press CTRL + J on this layer and name the layer "Top Text", we'll refer back to this layer later in the tutorial.

Step 3.)
Right click on the new text layer, and choose "Rasterize".
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Go to Filter->Blur->Gaussian Blur using the following settings:
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Result:

Step 4.)
Select the Smudge Tool ( Tutorial Inferno Text Effect Tutorial Inferno Text Effect

) and choose a 15px Soft Brush, as l have done here:
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Apply the following settings:
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Press F5 on your keyboard, and add the following changes to the brush settings:
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Next lightly brush around your text layer as l have done here, this will later create the flame effect.

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Step 5.)
Press CTRL + J on your keyboard to duplicate this layer. Go to Blur->Motion Blur and apply the following settings:
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Result:

Step 6.)
Go to Layer->New Adjustment Layer->Color Balance, and apply the following settings:

Shadows:
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Midtones:

Highlights:
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Result:

Step 7.)
Go back to the duplicate text layer named "Top Text" that we created in step #2.

Click this layer in your layers pallet and drag it to the very top, so it rests on top of everything else.

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