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Abstract Square Pattern Text Effect

Filed under: Text Effects — Fiery Darts @ 7:21 pm

Abstract Square Pattern Text Effect
Start by typing your text using a bold font.

Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.

Duplicate the layer. From layer menu select layer style>>create layers. Select and merge all the resulting layers. Select black as background and orange as foreground color. From “Filter” menu select “Stylize>>Extrude”. Apply settings as shown.
 
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.
Change the layer mode to “Difference”.
Duplicate the first original text layer. Move this layer above all the layers in layer order in layer palette. Right click the layer and select convert to shape.
Enable “subtract from shape area” at the top bar. Create some rectangles of random sizes.
Change the text color to red.
Change the layer mode to "Soft Light".

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Broken Colored Glass Text Effect

Filed under: Text Effects — Fiery Darts @ 6:52 pm

Broken Colored Glass Text Effect
Start by typing your text.
Ctrl select the layer to get the selection.
Select gradient tool. Apply settings as shown.
Create a new layer. Apply the gradient several times.
Press Ctrl+U to desaturate the layer.
From filter menu select sketch>>emboss. Apply settings as shown.
From image menu select mode >>grayscale. Form image menu select mode>>color table. Select black body form custom table style.
Select the black area using magic wand tool. Press Ctrl+Shift+I to inverse the selection. Press Ctrl+J to copy paste the selection in a new layer.

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Mud Text Effect

Filed under: Text Effects — Fiery Darts @ 6:46 pm

Mud Text Effect
Start by typing text in a new file.
Ctrl+Click the layer thumbnail to get the selection. Press Q to enable quick mask.
From filter menu select distort>>glass. Apply settings as shown.
Add new effect layer from the bottom of the effect window. Select sketch>>plaster. Apply settings as shown.
Press Q to disable quick mask.
Create a new layer and fill it with white color.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Create an elliptical selection using elliptical marquee tool.
Press Q to enable quick mask. Repeat the above steps to reapply the filters we used previously. Press Q to disable quick mask.
Create a new layer and fill it with any color. Apply the same layer style we used for text layer.
Similarly create more shapes below the other alphabets.
Fill the background with black color.

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