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Ice Text

Description: 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.

User Comments

Beast4Life | Jun/22/09 13:57
I cant change the hex thing Where is it?
[X] | Jun/19/09 20:46
Its so Fkn easy!! pay atention!!!
Maicon | May/31/09 03:42
Num testei ainda mas parece ser mt showwww!!! Vlw...
Mani | May/30/09 22:54
It is very easy and nice to learn.. Thanks !
josh | May/27/09 23:06
umm i do beleive some things were skipped i try this 3 times and kept getting held up
Dig'em Smacks | May/22/09 17:24
Been photoshopping for years... Followed instructions to the "T." Couldn't get it done. Nice effect, but needs a more thorough walk-through.
Poet | May/22/09 02:03
Its easy instructions, just don't use a close together font or it gets a little clumpy
gail | May/22/09 00:34
i don understand it at all!
vin | May/14/09 16:20
i don't understand
SSxSS | May/14/09 11:08
NOOB! how are we suppose to follow something so messed up
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