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Smoky Text:
This massive
tutorial aims to teach you how to use distortion
and liquefy filters in photoshop. it will teach
you how to create a lattice texture using
distortion filters in photoshop. then you will
create a smoky text using liquefy filter. and
also you will create fire under the text.
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Step1
Create a new
project 800X 800 and fill it with black.
Press Ctrl+R to
show the rulers. If necessary, right-click on the
ruler and click on Pixels to display the ruler
measurements in
pixels. Click on the ruler and drag it toward the
inside twice to create a cross-shaped guideline in
the center of the work
window. The snap function will snap the guideline to
the exact center.
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Step 2:
Choose Filter >
Distort > Wave from and set the Settings as Follow: |
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You will get the following Lattice Texture:
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Choose Image >
Adjustments > Hue/Saturation
And Tick the
colorize box then adjust hue to 22
and saturation
to 24 and lightness to -27.
Then Choose Image
> Adjustments >
Curves and set the
graph shape as u see. Click on OK
to apply
theadjustment. This will make the image
color richer.
You Will Get the
Following Result:
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Step3:
Change the blend
mode of the texture layer to hard light and set
the fill to 75% To blend the texture layer with
the background layer.
Click on the
Foreground Color button in the toolbox and set
the color to black. Then,choose the Brush Tool
from the toolbox.Right-click on the work window
to open the Brush Preset Panel and choose the
"Charcoal Large Smear" brush, 36 px diameter.
Click on the
"Create a New Layer" button at the bottom of the
Layers Palette to make a new layer, and then
fill
fill in the layer with the white color. Use the
preset
Brush Tool to draw
a simple sketch on the work
window, as shown here.
Choose Filter >
Distort > Wave and set the Number of
Generators to 7,
the Wavelength to 1/94, the Amplitude to 25/50,
the Scale to 40/70%, and the Type to Square.
Click
on OK to apply the filter. This will create
irregular,
wavy distortions on the image in both the
horizontal
and vertical directions.
Then Choose Filter
> Distort > Diffuse
Glow
and set the Graininess to 9, the
Glow Amount to 2, and the Clear
Amount to 6. Click on OK to apply
the filter.
Change the blend
mode of this layer to multiply and the fill to
90.
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Step4:
Click on the
Create a New Layer button at the bottom of
the Layers Palette to make a new layer.
In the toolbox, set the foreground color to
yellow
(RGB=255, 223, 0) and the background color to
black.
Press Ctrl+Del to fill in the layer with the
background
color (black), and then use the Brush Tool to
draw a yellow
lump on the right side.
Choose Filter >
Distort > Wave using the values you used in the
"Changing the Shape of the Image to a Lattice"
step. (Set the Number of Generators to 8, the
Wavelength to 1/94, the Amplitude to 25/50,
the Scale to 40/70%, and the Type to Square.)
Choose Image > Adjustments > Curves from the
menu at the top and shape the graph into an S
shape, as shown here. Click on OK to apply the
adjustment. This will make the color fuller and
richer.
Choose Filter >
Distort > Glass
from the menu at the top and
set the Distortion to 15, the
Smoothness to 14, the Texture
to Frosted, and the Scaling to
145%. Click on OK to apply the
filter.
In the Layers
Palette,
 set
the Blend Mode of this layer to Linear Dodge.
This will blend the yellow texture naturally
with the image.
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Step 5
Click on the
Foreground Color button in the toolbox and
set the color to white. Then select the
Horizontal Type
Tool from the toolbox and type in the desired
title. Press
Ctrl+Enter after typing the title.
In the Character Palette, set the font to Tahoma
and the
font size to 72 pt. If you can't see the
Character Palette,
choose Window > Character from the menu at the
top.
Choose Filter >
Liquify from the menu at the top to apply the
filter to the
text layer. You will see a message asking you
whether you want to convert
the text layer into a regular image layer in
order to apply the filter.
Click on the OK button to open the panel. Choose
the Turbulence Tool from
the top-left of the panel and set the Brush
Size to 300. Set the Reconstruct Options
Mode to Stiff. Check Show Backdrop and
set Use to Background and Mode to Behind so you
can preview your work as you go. Click and hold
the
tool on the text in the center
for a while, and you will soon see the text
become distorted. If you click and
drag the mouse, the text will
distort in the direction of the
drag. If you've gone too far
with the distortion, press Alt
to undo the steps or until
you arrive back at the original
image. Click on OK to
apply the filter.
Press Ctrl + J to
make another copy of the selected layer. Then,
choose Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur from the
menu at the top and set
the Radius to 3 pixels. Click on OK to apply the
filter. This will blur the
overlapping text image.
Choose Filter >
Distort > Zigzag from the menu at the
top and set the Amount to 24, the Ridges to 4,
and the
Style to Pond Ripples. Click on OK to apply the
filter.
This will create a stronger distortion.
In the toolbox,
click on the Default Foreground and Background
Colors button to
set up the default color, and set the foreground
color to black. Then, choose the
Horizontal Type Tool.
Drag the tool over the top-right side of the
work window to create the text field, as
shown here.
Choose Filter >
Liquify from the menu at the top. You will see a
message asking you if you want to convert the
text layer
into a regular image layer in order to apply the
filter. Click on OK to open the panel. Click on
the Turbulence Tool from the
top-left side of the panel. Set Use to
Background. Click on the text in the text field
to create distortion. Click on OK to
apply the filter.
Looking at the Layers Palette, you will notice
that the text layer has been converted into a
regular image layer. Move this
text layer right above the yellow texture layer,
and then set the Blend
Mode to Color Burn and the Fill to 75%. The text
image will blend naturally
with the background. However, you can see that
the yellow texture
hides the text completely.
Press Ctrl+J to
make another copy of the active layer. In the
Layers Palette, set the Blend Mode to Linear
Burn and the Fill to
25%. The text will be visible through the yellow
background.
The Final Result
is:
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Mark
Galer is a seniorr lecturer in Digital
Imaging i photography at the Royal Melbourne Institute
of University on the BA Photography program ,, and has
published six titlezs for the International publisher
(Focal Press) - - ranging from location
photography through to Photoshop skills and . Digital
Imaging . He has a good commercial background in editoria; photography and is currently contributor
to magazines in the Australia USA, and the UK. He
is an Adobe beta tester for Photoshop and Photoshop
Elements, he is considered as one of the leading
lecturer in Photoshop training and has been appointed as
an Ambassador for Photoshop training in Australia.
