3D Text on Fire

Select the “FIRE copy” layer and hit Ctrl+J to duplicate it again. Hide the duplicate. Next, go to Filter - Blur - Radial Blur and enter the following settings: Amount = 100, Blur method = Zoom, Quality = Best.

Then apply a gaussion blur (Filter - Blur - Gaussian Blur) with a radius of 4.

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Now create a new layer and name it “color”. In the Layers palette, set the layer mode to “Overlay.” Fill the layer with orange (#FF9900).
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Click on the invisibility icon for “FIRE copy 2″ to make it visible again, but keep the “color” layer selected. Grab your paintbrush and select a medium-sized (20px or so) soft brush. Set your foreground color to a bright yellow (#FFFF00) and paint around the edges of your text, making the fire brighter in color the closer it is to the letters.

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Next, go back to your “FIRE copy 2″ layer and set your foreground color to white and your background color to #9D0A0E. Now go to Filter - Brush Strokes - Spatter. You can just click “Ok.” The default settings are fine.

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Now click on the “preserve transparency” option for the “FIRE copy 2″ layer in the Layers palette and then go to Filter - Blur - Gaussian Blur. Enter an amount of 1, and then set the layer mode to Overlay.

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Now let’s give it that 3d pop that will redefine our letters and make it really stand out. Double click on the “FIRE copy 2″ layer in the layers palette to bring up the Layer Styles settings and apply the following settings (click the thumbnails for larger images).

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And there you have it, that finishes off our 3D Text on Fire. I hope you enjoyed the tutorial!

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Added Thursday, June 15th, 2006 at 8:43 pm under Text Effects.