Photoshop Tutorial - Burst Text

Light Burst Text

In this tutorial, i'll show you how to make a text effect with a light burst coming through from behind..

Start a new document 600x400. with Black background.

Use the type tool to create your text in white.

Now apply the following layer styles to the text.

-Now duplicate the text layer (right click on the layer » Duplicate layer),
-hide the top layer.
-select the bottom text layer as the working layer.

Now go to Layer » Merge Visible.

Now go to Filter » Distort » Polar Coordinates: Select Polar to Rectangular

- Now go to image » rotate canvas » 90CW.

- Filter » Stylize » Wind: Method: Wind. Direction: From the Right.
Press CTRL+F 2 more times to reapply the filter.

- Filter » Stylize » Wind: Method: Wind. Direction: From the LEFT.
Press CTRL+F 1 more time to reapply the filter.

Now rotate the image back: Image » Rotate Canvas » 90CCW

- Filter » Distort » Polar Coordinates: Options: Rectangular to Polar

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

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.

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.

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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User Comments

eagle matt Nov/11/2009 03:14lol haha

hi hi Nov/11/2009 03:12you all r a bunch of fuck nuggets who are trying this. I tried this and I took like a year to finish this shit. That is all I have to say.

Silvia Sep/30/2009 12:44The tutorial is not terrible. I have no formal photoshop training and even I thought that nothing in this tutorial was hard to find or figure out.

nani Jul/16/09 09:44I doesn't work!!!!

hidayath Jun/2/09 01:02dhamaka boss

Gnarizard May/10/09 05:05I donno what you guys are whining about, I followed the tutorial and got exactly the same thing (different words obviously, though). If you don't know where something is, take a look around, and if you don't know what "hide/show layer" is or how to use blending properties, or at least to create a new layer, stop using Photoshop, 'cause you could be using MS Paint.

jpeg21 Mar/14/09 21:36shweet

rt Feb/18/09 09:19Great effect. I learned more about coordinates.

Noobie Feb/6/09 05:28Good final product, terrible tutorial. Author assumes we know too many things, if we new Photoshop well, we wouldn't need a tutorial. It would be nice to know all the settings, step by step. Thanks for posting however. Its still good to know what is possible.

rob Feb/5/09 11:14Once again . Would be nice if in the tutorials we got told what text they use so when we try and do the tutorial are result is correct . HArd when you have to use a different text and results look different .

joe Nov/23/08 08:17how do u link the layers?

the guy who's hot Nov/18/08 02:15this is so awesome and tried it and its so fun!

brix Nov/12/08 14:19whatnis the color adjusment?

Phoenix Nov/5/08 05:44awesome !!!

blob Oct/25/08 03:39awseme

Mr. COol MaN Oct/24/08 04:48Nice

sungelo Oct/12/08 03:07nice effects.. thank you for the tutorial..

aaaaaaaaaaaaaa Sep/23/08 05:25sweet

naty Sep/22/08 00:25very nice

sergio Sep/19/08 00:19OHHHHHHHH man teach m i from moz

pop9cf Aug/15/08 07:38gooooooooooooooooooooood man i think its favourite text method to all designers thanxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx again

DAR Aug/14/08 19:16PODA PANNI