Create a Simple Fiery Text Effect in Photoshop

aprilie 15, 2017

I’ll show, how to make this fiery text effect like in the hollywood posters. I’ll show how to transform stock images and how to play with blending options in Adobe Photoshop. You will learn, how to make simply background with gradient and grunge effect.

What you’ll be creating

You will create simply fiery text effect. You will start with making really hot shape of desired text, then You will add some stock images and You will create burning text effect. You will need Adobe Photoshop CS5 or newer.

Tutorial Resources

Image 1, Image 10, Image 12 in medium sizes – cgtextures
Texture grunge vignette – Pixabay
TrajanPro – font – fontplace.com

Step 1

Create new file, 1280×1024 size. Choose File > New (Ctrl + N).

Tutorial Resources

Image 1, Image 10, Image 12 in medium sizes – cgtextures
Texture grunge vignette – Pixabay
TrajanPro – font – fontplace.com

Step 1

Create new file, 1280×1024 size. Choose File > New (Ctrl + N).

Step 2

Place “texture-318913” stock to your file. Choose File > Place, select “texture-318913”, and transform it, then click Place.

Step 3

Create new adjustment layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Brightness/Contrast) or use shortcut. Set Brightness to -125 and Contrast to -11. Click this layer with right mouse button and choose “Create Clipping Mask”.

Step 4

Create new adjustment layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels or use shortcut). Set middle level to 0,52. Click this layer with right mouse button and choose “Create Clipping Mask”.

Step 5

Create new adjustment layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance or use shortcut).

Set Shadows:
Cyan-Red +13
Magenta-Green -3
Yellow-Blue -13

Midtones:
Cyan-Red +34
Magenta-Green 0
Yellow-Blue -36

Highlights:
Cyan-Red +20
Magenta-Green 0
Yellow-Blue -37.
Click this layer with right mouse button and choose “Create Clipping Mask”.

Step 6

Click white canvas next to this layer (layer mask). Choose Gradient Tool (G) and pick radial gradient. Use black and white gradient in the layer mask:

Step 7

Duplicate “Color balance” layer. Drag it and drop to the Create a New Layer button or go to Layer > Duplicate layer. Decrease its opacity to 50%.

Step 8

Use Type tool and type your text. Use Trajan Pro 3 Bold font, 238,5 px. Use #ff6c24 color. Duplicate this text layer (Layer > Duplicate layer), then disable it.

Step 9

Click created text with right mouse button. Choose “Blending options…”. Choose “Inner glow”. Set blending mode to Screen, use #ffa024 color. Set elements size to 10px.

Step 10

Choose “Outer glow” and set its opacity to 36%. Change color of glow to #ff6c24. Set Elements size to 9px.

Step 11

Choose text layer. In layer box set fill to 0%.

Step 12

Below text layer, add new adjustment layer with solid color (Layer > New Fill Layer > Solid color), set #000 color.

Step 13

Select “Text” layer and “Solid Color” layer (Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) them). Then click one of selected layers with right mouse button and choose “Convert to Smart Object“.

Step 14

Now choose Filter > Filter gallery… >. Choose Distort > Glass. Set Distortion to 6, Smoothness to 8. Use “Frosted” texture.

Step 15

Change blending mode to Screen.

Step 16

Duplicate this layer (Layer > Duplicate layer)..

Step 17

This step is optional. You’ll create bigger glow of your text. Duplicate “Text copy” layer, which You created in step 8. Drag it to the top of layers. Disable “Inner glow” and “Outer glow” (click an eye symbol).

Step 18

Then, click this layer with right mouse button. Choose “Blending options…”. Choose “Color overlay”, set #5f2409 color and change blending mode of overlay to Screen.

Step 19

Choose “Drop Shadow”. Change Structure blending mode to “Screen”, set color to #ffa71c, change its size to 57%.

Step 20

Now it’s the most boring part. You’ll create fiery shape. Place “Flames0027_1_M” to your file and transform it by using warp mode.

Step 21

Change blending mode to Screen.

Step 22

Place “Flames0027_10_M” to your file. Use warp mode and change blending mode to “Lighter Color”.

Step 23

lace “Flames0027_1_M”, use warp mode and change blending mode to “Screen”.

Step 24

Now “E” letter. Place “Flames0027_1_M”, apply transform and change blending mode to “Screen”.

Step 25

Duplicate this layer and transform (Ctrl + T) it.

Step 26

Place “Flames0027_10_M” to your file. Use warp mode and change blending mode to “Screen”.

Step 27

Place “Flames0027_12_M” to your file. Transform (Ctrl + T) it and change blending mode to “Screen”.

Step 28

Now “X” letter. Place “Flames0027_12_M” to your file. Use warp mode and change blending mode to “Screen”.

Step 29

Place “Flames0027_1_M”, use warp mode and change blending mode to “Screen”.

Step 30

Duplicate fiery layers with “T” letter. Select layers by holding down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS). Drag it and drop to the Create a New Layer button. Drag duplicated layers to the top.

Step 31

Transform layers (ctrl+T). You are done! :)