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Monday, July 16, 2012

Light Burst Text


In this tutorial, i'll show you how to make a text effect with a light burst coming through from behind..
Start a new document 600x400. with Black background.
Use the type tool to create your text in white.
Now apply the following layer styles to the text.
-Now duplicate the text layer (right click on the layer » Duplicate layer),
-hide the top layer.
-select the bottom text layer as the working layer.
Now go to Layer » Merge Visible.
Now go to Filter » Distort » Polar Coordinates: Select Polar to Rectangular
- Now go to image » rotate canvas » 90CW.
Filter » Stylize » Wind: Method: Wind. Direction: From the Right.
Press CTRL+F 2 more times to reapply the filter.
Filter » Stylize » Wind: Method: Wind. Direction: From the LEFT.
Press CTRL+F 1 more time to reapply the filter.
Now rotate the image back: Image » Rotate Canvas » 90CCW
Filter » Distort » Polar Coordinates: Options: Rectangular to Polar
Now use the elliptical marquee tool to make an oval selection, just inside the edge of the white blast.
Then go to SELECT » INVERSE, then SELECT » FEATHER, enter amount as 20px.
Now Filter » Blur » Radial Blur: Blur Method: Zoom. Quality: Best. Amount: 40
Now CTRL+D to deselect.
Now create a new Color Balance adjustment layer above this effects layer.
Double click on the color balance layer icon to adjust the colors.
Now do the following:
- Enable/show the original text layer. (clicking on the eye icon.)
- Create a new layer
- Link the new layer and the original layer together.
- Then go to Layer » Merge Linked.
Now just change the blending mode of the top layer. You might like 1 mode better than the other. Here's what I set.
Blending mode: Overlay
Blending mode: Multiply
This one I added a new layer with some Filter » Noise » Add Noise, then set the blending mode to Darken.

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