How to make fire text effect?
- create a new document
- press D to set the default colors
- take paint bucket tool and fill the background with black color
- now press X to reverse the default colors
- click at type tool and type some text
- rasterize the type layers
- edit>transform>rotate 90CW
- filter>stylize>wind>from the right
- ctrl+f
- filter>stylize>wind>from the left
- ctrl+f
- edit>transform>rotate 90CCW
- filter>stylize>wind>from the right
- filter>stylize>wind>from the left
- filter>blur>Gaussian blur>amount=2.0>ok
- filter>distort>ripple>100%, medium size>ok
- ctrl+e
- image>mode>gray scale>ok
- image>mode>indexed color
- image>mode>color table>black body>ok
- take type tool and type same word again
How to make Electric text effect?
- create new document
- press D to set default color settings
- fill background color as black
- press X to reverse the default colors
- take type tool and type some words with white color
- rasterize the type layer
- duplicate the type layer by pressing CTRL+J
- hide the new duplicate
- select the first type layer
- edit>transform>rotate 90CW
- filter>stylize>wind>from the right
- ctrl+f
- filter>stylize>wind>from the left
- ctrl+f
- edit>transform>rotate 90CCW
- filter>stylize>wind>from the right
- filter>stylize>wind>from the left
- filter>distort>ripple>ok
- ctrl+e to merge the layers
- ctrl+u to apply hue and saturation>check colorize box, 210,70,0>ok
- select the hidden duplicate layer to unhide
- press ctrl and click duplicate layer to select
- select>modify>contract>2>ok
- edit>fill>black>ok
How to make opacity text in any background?
- open a picture or background in which you want to make opacity text
- now duplicate the layer by pressing ctrl+j
- take type tool and type some words
- press CTRL and click at type layer to select the text
- now select the second duplicate layer
- delete the type layer
- press DELETE
- deselect the layer by pressing ctrl+d
- right click at duplicate layer and click at blending options
- double click at bevel and emboss and apply the required settings
- now merge the layer and there you go
How to make blood text effect?
- create a new document with required dimension and with transparent background
- now take type tool and type some words with red color in big size
- rasterize the layer
- filter>artistics>plastic wrap>17,6,10>ok
- create new layer
- fill the new layer with red color
- send the new layer back
- enjoy it
How to make frozen text?
- create a new document
- press D to set default color setting
- fill the background with black color
- press X to reverse the colors
- take type tool and type some words with white color
- now rasterize the type layer
- edit>transform>rotate 90CW
- filter>stylize>wind>from the right>ok
- ctrl+f
- edit>transform>rotate 90CCW
- now select the layer by pressing CTRL
- select>modify>contract>2>ok
- edit>fill>black>ok
- right click at the type layer and click at blending option
- click at outer glow and set the following settings
blend mode=normal
opacity=100
color=white
spread=4
size=8 and leave the rest
- enjoy it
How to make burnt paper effect?
- create a new document with required area
- take rectangle object tool and take light yellow color(#FFFFCC)
- draw a rectangle of paper size
- rasterize the shape
- filter>noise>add noise>2.5%, uniform>ok
- right click the shape layer and click at blending option
- apply bevel and emboss with required look
- now take eraser tool and erase the edges of shape so that it looks like torn
- take burn tool and apply the effect in the edges of shape so that it looks like burnt
- create new layer
- now take single row marquee tool and select the document with adding rows in that new layer
- edit>stroke>take blue color,1,center>ok
- press CTRL+D to deselect
- take single column marquee tool and select the document
- edit>stroke>take red color,1,center>ok
- decrease the opacity to 70% of that new layer
- enjoy it
How to create metal tiles?
- create new document of any dimension
- press D to set default colors
- filter>render>clouds
- filter>pixalate>mosaic>50>ok
- filter>sketch>reticulation>0,40,5>ok
- repeat the process with 3 more layer with same effect
- now change the blending mode of all layers to screen
- layer>flatten image
- ctrl+j to duplicate the layers
- select the top layer
- filter>blur>motion blur>0,50>ok
- select the bottom layer
- filter>blur>motion blur>90,50>ok
- select the top layer
- change the blending mode to difference
- layer>flatten image
- ctrl+L to adjust the levels
- adjust the colors with> 0, 2.05, 143> ok
- enjoy it
How to create wood textures?
- set the foreground color to color as wood
- filter>render>clouds
- keep pressing ctrl+f until you find a nice pattern
- filter>noise>add noise>20, uniform, checked>ok
- filter>blur>motion blur>0, 30>ok
- filter>liquify>take bloat tool and sketch>ok
- filter>sharpen>unsharp mask>243%, 2.0 pixels, 0>ok
- ctrl+u to apply hue and saturation> 36, 83, 0> ok
- enjoy it
How to create granite marble textures?
- create a new document
- press D to set default colors
- filter>render>clouds
- filter>distort>glass>5, 3, 100%>ok
- ctrl+L to adjust levels> 0, 1, 227>ok
- filter>brush strokes>accented edges>2, 49, 7>ok
- filter>brush strokes>angled strokes>50,19,7>ok
- filter>stylize>find edges
- filter>blur>Gaussian blur>1.5>ok
How to create concrete textures?
- create a new document
- set the foreground color to light yellow i.e. #ffffcc
- background color to grey i.e. 92908e
- filter>render>clouds
- filter>textures>craquelure>87, 3, 9>ok
- ctrl+j to duplicate the layer
- go to blending option
- pattern overlay>blend mode=overlay, opacity=43, choose third pattern of artist surfaces pattern, 100%>ok
How to make water textures?
- New document with transparent background
- press D to set default colors
- filter>render>clouds
- filter>sketch>chrome>4, 7>ok
- ctrl+u to apply hue and saturation>220, 65, 0>ok
- image>adjustment>brightness/contrast>0, 50>ok
How to make bricks textures?
- create a new document
- set the foreground color to #FF9999
- take rectangle tool and create a rectangle shape
- rasterize the shape layer
- ctrl+j to duplicate the layer and arrange the shape as brick’s structure
- ctrl+e to merge the layer
- again ctrl+j to duplicate layer and arrange
- again ctrl+e to merge the layer
- repeat step 7 and 8 till you make the document as brick structure
- now you must have only two layers, the top layer is the layer of shape and background layer
- now with selecting top layer
- filter>noise>add noise>4>ok
- filter>render>lighting effects>texture channel=shape1 transparency, make wide ellipse>ok
- go to blending option
- pattern overlay>opacity=10, choose second pattern of artist surfaces pattern>ok
- there you go
Energy LevelText:
- create new document and fill it with black colour
- take type tool and type some text with white colour
- go to filter menu > distort > polar co-ordinates > polar to rectangle > ok
- go to image menu > rotate canvass > 90CCW
- filter > stylize > wind > from the right > ok
- press ctrl+F
- go to image menu > rotate canvass > 90 CW
- Filter > distort > polar co-ordinates > rectangle to polar > ok
- press ctrl+E to merge the layers
- press ctrl+U for Hue and Saturation and apply following
check colorize box
Hue = 29
Saturation = 79
- Enjoy
How to make Sphere:
- create a document of 300*300 pixel dimension
- press ctrl+R to show ruler
- insert two guidelines in document to the center, one in horizontal and another in vertical state
- take elliptical marquee tool and make selection assuming the guide line’s cross point in center (press alt+shift)
- now set the foreground color to #636dfo and background color to black
- click at filter>render>clouds
- agan filter>render>lens flase
- choose 105mm prime lens type and brightness=120% arranged like in corner
- filter>distort>spherize>ok
- deselect it
- fill background layer with black color
How to make snow effect?
- create a new document with 500*500pixel
- filter menu>noise>add noise
amount=17.5%
distribution=Gaussian
monochromatic checked
ok
- ctrl+I to invert
- press ctrl+L for level and put the values 44, 1.00, 173 > ok
- filter menu>stylize >wind>from the left>ok
- press ctrl+F
- image menu>rotate canvass>90CW
- filter>distort>shear and make the line like slope
- double click and open the background
- insert another snow scene picture in the document
- send the picture’s layers to back
- change the blend mode of snow layer to screen
How to make rainy effect?
- create a new document
- filter>noise>add noise
amount=32
Gaussian selected
Monochromatic unchecked
Ok
- filter>blur>motion blur
distance=10
angle=-48
ok
- press ctrl+L and put values 0,1.96,255 > ok
- double click background layer to open
- insert any picture from other file and send its layer to back
- change the blend mode of rain’s layer to overlay or screen
How to make Fog effect?
- open a photo first
- press D to set default color
- press Ctrl+J to duplicate the layer
- click at image menu>adjustments>auto contrast
- click at filter>distortdiffuse glow>0,14,3>ok
- change the blend mode of top layer to “pin light”
- enjoy
How to make rays of light?
- open a photo (like sky)
- click at select menu >color range>select=highlight>ok
- press ctrl+j to duplicate
- again press ctrrl+j to double duplicate
- select the layer, click at filter>blur>radial blur
amount=100
blur method=zoom
blur center in corner
- press ctrl+f 2 times
- again ctrl+j 2 times to create duplicates
- press ctrl+E 2 times to merge duplicated layers
- click at filter>blur>Gaussian blur>amount=1.5>ok
- select middle layer and press ctrl+L> input levels=0, 1.00, 136>ok
- click at filter>blur>Gaussian blur>amount=2.5>ok
Note: For additional light:
Merge all the layers to one
Click at filter>render>lens flare>brightness=130%, lens type=50-300mm zoom,
flare center=corner>ok
Some Backgrounds from filter effects:
Background 1:
- create a new document first
- create a new layer and fill it with white color
- press D to set default color
- filter > render > fiber > 20,4 > ok
- filter > distor> polar co-ordinates > rectangular to polar > ok
- filter > blur > radial blur > 100, zoom, best > ok
- filter > blur > Gaussian blur > ok
- ctrl+U to apply hue and saturation:
check colorize box
hue=220
saturation=60
lieghtness=0
- ctrl+J to duplicate the layer and change its blend mode to “hard light”
- ctrl+E to merge layer (2 times)
- filter > distort > ocean ripple > ok
Background 2:
- create a new document
- fill the background with black color
- take brush tool and brush the canvass with hard bursh and white color making the shape like
- filter > artistic > neon glow > -18, 21, light blue color > ok
- filter > stylize > find edges > ok
- ctrl+I to invert
- filter > distort > twirl > 999 > ok
- filter > blur > radial blur > 100, zoom, best > ok
- filter > artistic > film grain >1,6,4 ok
- filter > render > lighting effects > light type=omni > ok
- filter > render > lens flare > brightness=140, lens type=105mm prime > ok
- ctrl+U > check colorize box, 200, 13, 5 > ok
Background 3:
- create a new document
- press D to set to default color
- filter > render > difference cloud
- ctrl+F 2 times
- filter > pixalate > mosaic > 10 > ok
- filter > blur > radial blur > 30, zoom, best > ok
- filter > stylize > emboss > angle=135, height=5, strength=250 > ok
- filter > stroke > brush stroke> accented edges > width=2, brightness=50, smoothness=5 > ok
- filter > stylize > find edges
- ctrl+I to invert
- ctrl+u > colorize check box, 110, 60, 0 > ok
Background 4:
- create a new document
- fill black color in background
- take lasso tool and make star like shape
- fill white color in selected area and deselect it
- click at filter menu>blur>radial blur>100,zoom,best>ok
- ctrl+F two times
- click at filter menu>stylize>find edges
- press ctrl+I to invert
- ctrl+J to duplicate the layer
- select top layer and apply filter>distort>twirl>300>ok
- select bottom layer and apply filter>distort>twirl>-300>ok
- change the blend mode of top layer to screen
- ctrl+E to merge the layer
- ctrl+U to apply hue and saturation>apply required color>ok
- enjoy