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Title: Spark Text Effect
Post by: XTO -- on June 21, 2008, 07:58:45 AM

Hey guys... now im going to show you how to do a spark effect on a text...

-First open a new project, any size BUT MUST FIT THE TEXT SIZE

-Now change the background color to black.

-Type ur text in white, with any font.

-Now... This part is very important, go to filter, stylize, wind and choose wind option 100% right

-Now Ctrl+F to Double it

-Do the same to the left side.

-Now go to image, Rotate image, and put 90° to any side.

-Press Ctrl+F two times to do the same as u did.

- go to filter, Stylize, Wind, now do it to the otherside.



IT ILL LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS:
(http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/4282/tutorial1ce1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)


-Now go to filter, Distort, and select waves (i don't know if its the same name because my photosop is in portuguese soo ill post a menu pic)

THIS IS THE FILTER MENU
http://img514.imageshack.us/my.php?image=menuwd3.jpg (http://img514.imageshack.us/my.php?image=menuwd3.jpg)


THIS IS THE EFFECT MENU
(http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/6971/efeitomenuxu6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)



-Now do it 100%, medium size, it will look something like this:
(the text will distort too, dont worry with that)
(http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/3711/efeitoxp0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)


Now its allmost finished.

-Press ctrl+E to Merge with the background.

-Press ctrl+U to open the colorize menu, check the colorize box

Here i Did with a strong blue, u can use light blues, or what ever u want... (blue's pwn the other colors on this effect xD)

It will be something like this:
(http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/4640/itwilllooklikethiswc5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)


Now create a new text layer, type the same text u did at the beggining with the same font, BUT THIS TIME BLACK


-Place the new text right above the other one...

And ull have something like this:
(http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/1161/aiuhdsiudhasifamz2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)





All the tutorial credits goes for me...
I don't know the first person that made this effect first time...

Title: Spark Text Effect
Post by: KIDwild on June 22, 2008, 02:59:43 AM

WOW nice!!!!!!!! trying now!


EDIT:
excellent tut man!

Title: Spark Text Effect
Post by: Flat Face on June 22, 2008, 03:42:32 AM

seen a tut like this before, nice though

Title: Spark Text Effect
Post by: XTO -- on June 22, 2008, 09:48:49 AM

Quote from: KIDwild

WOW nice!!!!!!!! trying now!


EDIT:
excellent tut man!

Thx dude xD trying my best for he forum  

that wave part... what u didnt understood?

Title: Spark Text Effect
Post by: Davve on June 22, 2008, 09:52:29 AM

wow thanks man, I g2 try this now!

Title: Spark Text Effect
Post by: impulse on June 22, 2008, 11:28:41 AM

Cool tut,

Added to the database!

Title: Spark Text Effect
Post by: Adonai on July 04, 2008, 02:04:06 AM

This is an old method. BTW, you don't need to type it one more time in black color. Just Ctrl+click on text layer (it will select you text) and press Delete.

Title: Spark Text Effect
Post by: GT-7 on July 04, 2008, 02:29:56 AM

This is very old method.. but still it's new to somebodys.

Title: Spark Text Effect
Post by: Adonai on July 04, 2008, 05:16:14 AM

I discovered it myself 3 years ago

Title: Spark Text Effect
Post by: Enough on July 04, 2008, 06:30:13 AM

Cool