Colorful Glow Text Effects
September 1st, 2009 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Designing, Text Effects
In this Quick Tip tutorial, you will learn how to create a glowing text effect from a scratch in Adobe Photoshop CS3 using Layer Styles.
Final Image Preview
Start working by creating a new document (Ctrl+N) in Adobe Photoshop CS3 with the size 1900px by 1200px (RGB color mode) at a resolution of 72 pixels/inch. Use the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to fill with black color the new background layer.
On a new layer (Create new layer) we’ll select the Soft Round brush.
Use this brush to represent a spot on the central part of the canvas. The brush’s color is #007EC7
Apply the next filter for the layer containing the spot: Fitler>Distort>ZigZag
We’ve got the next result:
Set Fill to 54% for this layer.
Next we’ll choose the Rectangle Tool (U) to represent three white lines which must be turned over with Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command.
Combine in a group all three layers with the white lines (press CTRL button to select the necessary layers and hold on the left mouse’s button while dragging the selected layers on Create a new group icon from bottom part of the Layers panel).
Select the group now and then press CTRL+E to Merge Down. On the rasterized layer we’ll apply the next filter: Fitler>Distort>Wave
We’ve got the next result:
On the same layer we need to apply also Filter>Blur>Gaussian blur
We’ve got the next result:
Set Fill to 44% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Overlay. Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Drop Shadow.
Add Outer Glow:
We’ve got the next result:
Make a copy of the recently made layer and choose Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to turn over the copy the same way demonstrated on the picture.
Now we need to create a new layer, select here Soft Round brush.
Use this 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%).
Tags: abstract, colorful, cs3, design, filter, free, glow, layer-styles, Photoshop, poster, psd, text-effect, tutorial, typography, wave
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
brittany thomas
06/05/2010
erm im confused with a few things
kukus
14/05/2010
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
Anuj sharma
18/05/2010
can you plz send me this effct psd file?
Büyü Bozma
21/05/2010
can you plz send me this effct psd file?
Darius
03/08/2010
Thank’s
joe
20/08/2010
My text does not look the same, Why?
joe
20/08/2010
The only thing that is I cant figure out is how to get the little box with color in it under where is say preview (in the Layer style menu) to look glossy. How do I do that? Everything else is correct.
fify
28/08/2010
merciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Mamta
29/09/2010
it’s very useful…. thank you so much
Eran
02/10/2010
I got some improvements.
Check out what I made…
http://erandarki.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2ye9h0
php görsel eğitim
06/10/2010
wOw.this is great!!!
Nadia
30/11/2010
great tutorial!!!!!!
white
06/12/2010
i like the color
Juls
07/12/2010
amazing:) really thanks.
good tutorial ^^
Reklam Ajansı
28/12/2010
interesting..
thank you
Danush
14/02/2011
Thanx So Much : ]
gabriel
24/04/2011
where I get Object> Blend> Blend Options
spencer
27/05/2011
very nice …..
i like it …
will study
abhi
04/08/2011
Thnx for help.
Asath
18/08/2011
Thanks…… by tamil
photoshop
20/12/2011
Thanks wonderfull lessons.
juned
22/05/2012
creative and interesting tutoria