Create a Simple Fiery Text

Effect in Photoshop

Ill show, how to make this fiery text effect like in the hollywood
posters. Ill show how to transform stock images and how to play with
blending options in Adobe Photoshop. You will learn, how to make
simply background with gradient and grunge effect.

What youll be creating

You will create simply fiery text effect. You will start with making really
hot shape of desired text, then You will add some stock images and
You will create burning text effect. You will need Adobe Photoshop CS5
or newer.

Tutorial Resources
Image 1, Image 10, Image 12 in medium sizes cgtextures
Texture grunge vignette Pixabay
TrajanPro font fontplace.com

Step 1
Create new file, 12801024 size. Choose File > New (Ctrl + N).

Tutorial Resources
Image 1, Image 10, Image 12 in medium sizes cgtextures
Texture grunge vignette Pixabay
TrajanPro font fontplace.com

Step 1
Create new file, 12801024 size. Choose File > New (Ctrl + N).

Step 2
Place texture-318913 stock to your file. Choose File > Place, select
texture-318913, and transform it, then click Place.

Step 3
Create new adjustment layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer >
Brightness/Contrast) or use shortcut. Set Brightness to -125 and
Contrast to -11. Click this layer with right mouse button and choose
Create Clipping Mask.

Step 4
Create new adjustment layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels
or use shortcut). Set middle level to 0,52. Click this layer with right
mouse button and choose Create Clipping Mask.

Step 5
Create new adjustment layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color
Balance or use shortcut).
Set Shadows:
Cyan-Red +13
Magenta-Green -3
Yellow-Blue -13
Midtones:
Cyan-Red +34
Magenta-Green 0
Yellow-Blue -36
Highlights:
Cyan-Red +20
Magenta-Green 0

Yellow-Blue -37.
Click this layer with right mouse button and choose Create Clipping
Mask.

Step 6
Click white canvas next to this layer (layer mask). Choose Gradient
Tool (G) and pick radial gradient. Use black and white gradient in the
layer mask:

Step 7
Duplicate Color balance layer. Drag it and drop to the Create a New
Layer button or go to Layer > Duplicate layer. Decrease its opacity to
50%.

Step 8
Use Type tool and type your text. Use Trajan Pro 3 Bold font, 238,5 px.
Use #ff6c24 color. Duplicate this text layer (Layer > Duplicate layer),
then disable it.

Step 9
Click created text with right mouse button. Choose Blending
options. Choose Inner glow. Set blending mode to Screen, use
#ffa024 color. Set elements size to 10px.

Step 10
Choose Outer glow and set its opacity to 36%. Change color of glow
to #ff6c24. Set Elements size to 9px.

Step 11
Choose text layer. In layer box set fill to 0%.

Step 12
Below text layer, add new adjustment layer with solid color (Layer >
New Fill Layer > Solid color), set #000 color.

Step 13
Select Text layer and Solid Color layer (Ctrl-click (Windows) or
Command-click (Mac OS) them). Then click one of selected layers with
right mouse button and choose Convert to Smart Object.

Step 14
Now choose Filter > Filter gallery >. Choose Distort > Glass. Set
Distortion to 6, Smoothness to 8. Use Frosted texture.

Step 15
Change blending mode to Screen.

Step 16
Duplicate this layer (Layer > Duplicate layer)..

Step 17
This step is optional. Youll create bigger glow of your text. Duplicate
Text copy layer, which You created in step 8. Drag it to the top of
layers. Disable Inner glow and Outer glow (click an eye symbol).

Step 18
Then, click this layer with right mouse button. Choose Blending
options. Choose Color overlay, set #5f2409 color and change
blending mode of overlay to Screen.

Step 19
Choose Drop Shadow. Change Structure blending mode to Screen,
set color to #ffa71c, change its size to 57%.

Step 20
Now its the most boring part. Youll create fiery shape. Place
Flames0027_1_M to your file and transform it by using warp mode.

Step 21
Change blending mode to Screen.

Step 22
Place Flames0027_10_M to your file. Use warp mode and change
blending mode to Lighter Color.

Step 23
lace Flames0027_1_M, use warp mode and change blending mode to
Screen.

Step 24
Now E letter. Place Flames0027_1_M, apply transform and change
blending mode to Screen.

Step 25
Duplicate this layer and transform (Ctrl + T) it.

Step 26
Place Flames0027_10_M to your file. Use warp mode and change
blending mode to Screen.

Step 27

Place Flames0027_12_M to your file. Transform (Ctrl + T) it and

change blending mode to Screen.

Step 28
Now X letter. Place Flames0027_12_M to your file. Use warp mode
and change blending mode to Screen.

Step 29
Place Flames0027_1_M, use warp mode and change blending mode
to Screen.

Step 30
Duplicate fiery layers with T letter. Select layers by holding down Ctrl
(Windows) or Command (Mac OS). Drag it and drop to the Create a
New Layer button. Drag duplicated layers to the top.

Step 31
Transform layers (ctrl+T). You are done! :)

Final Results