Photoshop Tutorial

Ice Text

In this tutorial, i'll show you how to make your text freezing cold. This tutorial will also show you how to use this ice text on any colored background..

	Start a new document 700x400px with blue HEX: #043A79 background.
	Switch over to the Channel's Pallete and create a new channel. (if the channel pallete is not visible, go to "Windows » Channels". While still in the channels pallete and with the new channel (Alpha 1) selected, select the Type Tool and type your text. Make it as big as possible.
Pixelate » Fragment Pixelate » Crystalize	Now duplicate this new text channel, to do this, drag the channel into the "create new channel" icon. This will not be Alpha 1 copy. Go to Filter » Pixelate » Fragment. Repeat this step for 3 times. Then go to Filter » pixelate » crystalize. Enter 6. (This depends on the size of your text. play around)
	Go to Select » Select All, then Edit » Copy Then go back to the layers pallete. Then Edit » Paste Then go to Image » Adjustments » Hue/Saturation. Match the following settings:
	Go to Image » Rotate Canvas » 90CW
	Go to Filter » Stylize » Wind Method: Wind Direction: From the right
	Go to image » Rotate Canvas » 90CCW
	Go back to the Channels Pallete. and click on the original text channel (Alpha 1) to select it. Then go to Filter » Blur » Guassian Blur. Enter: 8.0
	Go to Image » Adjustments » Levels Input Levels: [ 0 ] [ 0.15 ] [ 60 ] CTRL+Click on Alpha 1 (the original text channel) to make a selection around the text. Then go back to the Layer's Pallete
	Create a new layer. Press D and X on the keyboard to reset the colors back to default white and black. Go to Filter » Render » Clouds
	Go to Filter » Sketch » Chrome Set: Detail: 3 Smoothness: 3 You can play around with this to get different effects.
	Apply Inner Glow layer style to this chrome layer. (Blue used: #39C5FF )
	Change the blending mode of the chrome layer to overlay, and set the opacity to about 80% Now you are done, but what if we want to place our text on another color background? we cant, because it is already on a colored background. The following steps will show you how to overcome that.
	Go back to the Channels Pallete, CTRL click on Alpha 1 to select the original text channel, then go back to the layers pallete. Go to Select » Inverse, then hit delete to delete, then deselect.
	Go to Image » Rotate Canvas » 90CW. Go to Filter » Stylize » Wind. Method: Wind Direction: From the right
	Go to image » rotate Canvas » 90CCW.
	Now your ice text can be place on any colored background.

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hemraj Jan/16/2010 18:52yor animition complitly bay for comeent go to may email address hemrajv.324@gmail.com

velvet Jan/15/2010 01:13Having read through many comments, I do not, as an intelligent, educated human, appreciate people with more KNOWLEDGE of photoshop calling those with a bit less knowledge stupid. THAT is simply not helpful and downright insulting. Explaining difficult steps to the less informed would be far more helpful and probably make you nicer human beings. I will find another way to make the text I want and stop wasting my time looking for answers on here.

Velvet Jan/15/2010 00:57help! stuck at the go back to channels, edit, paste. Cannot make this bit work, cannot open image/adjustments layer. More specifics needed here please.

GR1MM Dec/15/2009 02:14this tutorial works just fine. if it didn't work for you, either you didn't use the right size font or you're just a flippin idiot. im new to photoshop and i finished this thing in ten minutes, no problems. learn how to follow simple directions.

Randolf Richardson Nov/17/2009 19:52This is a very nice effect.

CRYSTAL MORALES Nov/17/2009 05:25 THIZ thing LOOKS SO COMPLICATED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bayouroads Nov/15/2009 11:32Sooo "cool"!! I enjoyed doing it but did stumble at first on the alpha channel dupe :/ It was fun!

Shur'tugal Nov/06/2009 06:04Mm, it doesn't look like yours. Need better explaining.

xD Nov/06/2009 05:48(Sorry if have english mistakes, i'm brazilian, and i'm learning english already, i'm just trying to help you) Well, I finally done this tutorial, and i saw that lot of people had some problems (as me) with channels, so I decided to help you: Before creating a new image, you must change the background color in the tools box (its a black square behind a white square), Click on it and put in the box with a '#' the number 043A79, click OK. Now click on File => New, put the correct width and height. In "Resolution" put "72" "pixels", "Color mode" put "RGB Color" "8 bit", "Background Contents" put "Background Color". Click OK. Go to the channels pallete and create a new channel. Now click on your keyboard the letter "T" and write your text (Time News Roman, 300). Now duplicate the channel "Alpha 1" and put that eye only in the new channel box "Alpha 1 copy". Now click on the menu "Select=>Deselect". Then you fragment and crystalize as the tutorial said. Now comes that part where everybody get stuck. Click on the "Alpha 1 copy" channel and "Select=>All", now press Ctrl C, go to the Layer pallete, create a new layer and then press Ctrl V. Then go to Image => Adjustments => Hue/Saturation, Clicl in the "Colorize" box an then put: Hue:227 Saturation:50 Lightness:27. Then press Ok. I think the rest is easy, but if you have any doubt Leave A Comment. (Sorry if have english mistakes, i'm brazilian, and i'm learning english already, i'm just trying to help you)

sexsu emo13 Nov/05/2009 04:55this still looks complicated

farshad Nov/04/2009 00:37its good

Brakers Oct/05/2009 02:08I am not an amature in photoshop and not a expert but know it fairly well but I got Stuck at the channels copy and paste I think it needs better expalanation or there is something wrong with your instructions. They need to be revised

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brian Sep/24/2009 02:08this piece of shit is the worst crap i have ever read, you seriously need to filling your brain with shit and stop been a NOOB!!!

\/!$}{@L Sep/11/2009 23:31It is Very nice

\/!$}{@|_ Sep/11/2009 23:24Very Interesting thanxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

កើយ ចិត្រា Jul/20/2009 16:24I'm a new in photoshop. so this lession is good for me. Thanks

Diamondflame Jul/18/09 20:15I followed all of them and it still doesn't look quite right...although it looks good enough. I think u should include a bit more explaination in your instructions.

Bharath Jul/10/09 18:49very easy thanks

PICNIC Jul/9/09 21:10Pretty good except I couldnt do the chrome filter for some reason

csw Jul/9/09 20:13how to change the blending mode of the chrome layer? i cant find the layer

Beast4Life Jun/22/09 13:57I cant change the hex thing Where is it?

[X] Jun/19/09 20:46Its so Fkn easy!! pay atention!!!

Maicon May/31/09 03:42Num testei ainda mas parece ser mt showwww!!! Vlw...

Mani May/30/09 22:54It is very easy and nice to learn.. Thanks !

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