Colorful Glow Text Effects

September 1st, 2009 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Designing, Text Effects

In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to create a glowing text effects form a scratch.

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Create a glowing text effects form a scratch in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Let’s create a new file (File>New) of 1920×1200px/72 dpi. Using the Paint Bucket Tool (G), give the new background layer black color.

Create a glowing text effects form a scratch in Adobe Photoshop CS3
On a new layer (Create new layer) we’ll apply a standard brush to represent a spot on the central part of the picture. The brush’s color is #007EC7

Create a glowing text effects form a scratch in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Create a glowing text effects form a scratch in Adobe Photoshop CS3
Select the next option for the layer containing the spot: Fitler>Distort>ZigZag

Create a glowing text effects form a scratch in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Create a glowing text effects form a scratch in Adobe Photoshop CS3
The layer’s parameters:
Fill 54%

Create a glowing text effects form a scratch in Adobe Photoshop CS3
Next we’ll choose the Rectangle Tool (U) to represent three white lines which must be turned over with Free Transform option.

Create a glowing text effects form a scratch in Adobe Photoshop CS3
Those three layers with the white lines must be combined in a group (press Ctrl button to mark out the lines’ layers and hold on the left mouse’s button while moving the marked layers on Create a new group selection).

Mark out the group now and then press CTRL+E. On the rasterized layer we’ll apply the next option: Fitler>Distort>Wave

Create a glowing text effects form a scratch in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Create a glowing text effects form a scratch in Adobe Photoshop CS3
On the same layer we need to apply also Filter>Blur>Gaussian blur

Create a glowing text effects form a scratch in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Create a glowing text effects form a scratch in Adobe Photoshop CS3
Set the next parameters for the layer by clicking on the same layer on the layers’ panel:
Blending mode-Overlay
Fill 44%
Blending Options>Drop Shadow

Create a glowing text effects form a scratch in Adobe Photoshop CS3
Blending Options>Outer Glow

Create a glowing text effects form a scratch in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Create a glowing text effects form a scratch in Adobe Photoshop CS3
Make a copy of the recently made layer and choose Free Transform option to turn over the copy the same way demonstrated on the picture.

Create a glowing text effects form a scratch in Adobe Photoshop CS3
Now we need to represent a new layer (Create new layer), applying here a standard brush to paint the new layer in two colors (on the top part we’ll choose the green color, on the bottom – the blue one) (Opacity 10%).

Create a glowing text effects form a scratch in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Create a glowing text effects form a scratch in Adobe Photoshop CS3

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  • grafikerler

    08/09/2009

    Very good lesson thanks

  • evden eve nakliyat

    18/09/2009

    very nice tutorial.thanks so much

  • khalilzip

    26/09/2009

    Hi Man Can You Please Give The Text Font
    I want To Download It Please

  • BeachBumPhotos

    27/09/2009

    I love all your great tips, tricks and tutorials, thanks for such excellent information!

  • ram sudheer

    01/10/2009

    i love you………………………………..superb u really good

  • منتديات ماى بكتشرز

    14/10/2009

    i love you………………………………..superb u really good

  • منتديات ماى بكتشرز

    14/10/2009

    very nice tutorial.thanks so much

  • yusuf smith

    15/10/2009

    tank for the tutorials.i would love it if we are always in contact with each other to share ideas.

  • jesanpark1986

    28/10/2009

    Amazing Tutorial! Thank you very much

  • javs

    04/11/2009

    well ive tryed your steps and all but i dont have the same color and my 300px brush doesnt seem to do the same circle as yours my try /expermient isnt like yours colors dif doesnt look the same

  • inoka

    06/11/2009

    wOw.this is great!!!
    thankX :)

  • hshwewa

    10/11/2009

    thank you so much for your tutorials. i like all of your tutorials and also i am study Photo Shop and going to examination.
    Thank you so much again.

  • kidcardboard

    13/12/2009

    I agree with khalilzip…. What’s that font? In the screen shot is says “Aharoni”, but that’s a Hebrew font and that text is far from hebrew

  • nadia

    15/12/2009

    creative and interesting..also easy to learn coz provided with clear instruction..thnx alot!

  • ankush

    22/12/2009

    You are a genius!

  • Dr.3gzo1

    25/12/2009

    Thnks for this tutorial, you are very good dizajner !
    Suces…

  • Disappointed

    14/03/2010

    This tutorial blows. I’ve done this - and checked, rechecked, and re-re-re-re checked the settings. The text looks very little like it does in the images shown. The “gloss” is completely abscent.

    I learned a little, which is good - but I think it sucks that this is sold the way it is. This isn’t a tutorial that is exact by any measure.

    ….ok, if you were looking for a tutorial in how to be frustrated? This did the job. Congrats.

  • chintakayala

    17/03/2010

    I never seen it at anywhere in at webs like this lesson.
    thank u sooo much