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Revision as of 00:26, 17 January 2009

Click image to enlarge


Create The Document

  • Create a new file
  • 640 x 360 at 150 dpi


Video Tutorial

Coming soon...

YouTube : bad video ID !


Setting the Stage

  • Select the default foreground and background colors by pressing the "D" key.
  • Fill the background with black by pressing Alt+Backspace


Place The Text

  • Select the text tool
  • set the font to Monotype Corsiva
  • set the size to 110pt
  • set the font color to white
  • Type OT on the image
  • Place the text slightly below center to allow for flame wisps


Setup For The Flame

  • Duplicate the "OT" Text layer by pressing Crtl+J
  • Turn off the layer named "OT copy" by clicking its eyeball on the layers window
  • Add a layer style to the OT copy layer by double clicking it in the layer window
  • Under Blending options set the Fill Opacity to 0 located under the Advanced Blending section
  • Select the "Outer Glow" style
    • Set the Size to 4px
    • Click the color box and set the RGB value to #ffb017
  • Select the "Inner Glow" style
    • Set the opacity to 100%
    • Click the color box and set the RGB value to #ff9c00
    • Set the size to 11px
  • Click OK
  • Make the OT layer visible by clicking on it's emtpty eyeball box
  • Add a layer style to the OT layer by double clicking it in the layer window
  • Under Blending options set the Fill Opacity to 0 located under the Advanced Blending section
  • Select the "Outer Glow" style
    • Set the Size to 28px
    • Click the color box and set the RGB value to #ff4e00
  • Select the "Inner Glow" style
    • Set the opacity to 100%
    • Click the color box and set the RGB value to #ffc600
    • Set the size to 18px
  • Click OK


Flame On

  • Select the smudge tool
  • set the smudge tool settings
    • Hardness to 25%
    • Strength to 75%
    • Diameter to 20px
  • With the OT copy layer selected, use the smudge tool to pull out wisps of flames (see video time = )



Enhance The Flames

  • Turn the OT layer into a selection by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking it's layer icon in the layers window
  • Inverse the selection by menu/Select/Inverse ot Shift+Ctrl+I
  • Press the Delete key
  • Deselect by pressing Ctrl+d
  • Turn the OT layer into a selection again by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking it's layer icon in the layers window
  • Create a new layer by clicking the new layer icon on the Layers window or Pressing Shift+Ctrl+N
  • Bring up the Fill dialog box by pressing Shift+Backspace
    • Under Contents set the Use selection to White, Click OK
  • Deselect by pressing Ctrl+d
  • Set the blending mode of the newest layer to Overlay

There you have it, a very realistic looking fire text effect using Photoshop


Bibliography

  • (ISBN 0321555562
  • (ISBN 0321580095
  • (ISBN 073571388X


Amazon's Related Products

  • (ASIN B001EUBSL0
  • (ASIN B001DMBWXS
  • (ASIN B00095M4Q4


See Also


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