Light Burst Text
Start a new document 600x400. with Black background. Use the type tool to create your text in white.
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Now apply the following layer styles to the text. -Now duplicate the text layer (right click on the layer->Duplicate
layer),
Now go to Layer->Merge Visible.
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Now go to Filter->Distort->Polar Coordinates: Select Polar to Rectangular
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- Now go to image->rotate canvas->90CW. - Filter->Stylize->Wind: Method: Wind.
Direction: From the Right. - Filter->Stylize->Wind: Method: Wind.
Direction: From the LEFT.
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Now rotate the image back: Image->Rotate Canvas->90CCW - Filter->Distort->Polar Coordinates: Options: Rectangular to Polar
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Now use the elliptical marquee tool to make an oval selection, just inside the edge of the white blast.
Then go to SELECT->INVERSE, then SELECT->FEATHER, enter amount as 20px. Now Filter->Blur->Radial Blur: Blur Method: Zoom. Quality: Best. Amount: 40
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Now CTRL+D to deselect. Now create a new Color Balance adjustment layer above this effects layer.
Double click on the color balance layer icon to adjust the colors.
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| Now do the following: - Enable/show the original text layer. (clicking on the eye icon.) - Create a new layer - Link the new layer and the original layer together. - Then go to Layer->Merge Linked.
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Now just change the blending mode of the top layer. You might like 1 mode better than the other. Here's what I set. Blending mode: Overlay Blending mode: Multiply This one I added a new layer with some Filter->Noise->Add Noise, then set the blending mode to Darken.
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