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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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User Comments

ur mum Sep/01/2010 12:28this is gayyy hahahahaha nd i can t do it coz i cant nd dnt get step 1
BigBlackSexyMama Aug/26/2010 23:34Help! I'm stuck on step 1!
amiel Aug/18/2010 09:36cant you have a video of this??
SHIVA Aug/11/2010 21:02i cannot understand because i don't know about PHOTOSHOP
Sachin Jul/20/2010 15:54I dnt understnad
rajendra Jul/16/2010 16:28very nice..
gabby Jul/11/2010 13:42"create new channel" icon. This will not be Alpha 1 copy. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????/ What are you talking about This will not be Alpha 1 copy it is going to be a copy
dd Jun/27/2010 11:00num intendi poor@de nada
shamnad Jun/22/2010 00:50i love it
Quinn Jun/16/2010 17:21Absolutely fantastic... The frost looks realistic! I was inspired by the effect. It simply looked awesome. I did give this link to my graphic designer from LogoDesignStation as a reference to how I wanted my business card to look like. Surprisingly, the design came out better than expected! It was really good all thanks to you! Even my friends were impressed...
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santo Jun/03/2010 03:19is very beatiful
sandy shekhar Jun/01/2010 18:39nice
jakazulham May/26/2010 13:19cool :)
Lo Apr/23/2010 21:06this sucks it didnt work
?? Apr/23/2010 18:52the hue saturation bit didn't work for me?? :S i couldn't click on it!! lame.. what did i do wrong??
shehzy Apr/19/2010 19:20Its good and very easy
shehzy Apr/19/2010 19:20Its good and very easy
wholesale shoes Apr/09/2010 12:39Wow, thanks for the insightful post. I look forward to reading more from you.
Debi Prasad Feb/28/2010 00:56Thank's for this effect
Lucas Feb/26/2010 09:29This is stupid. Well not really. What it seems like happened was you were doing great. All excited and pepped up to write a good tutorial, and then you slacked off. Not explaining anything and leaving out lot's of details.
fareedquraishi Feb/23/2010 00:50Great tutorials, i was looking for good effects for my forum, i will definitely try. Moreover all of you graphic lovers, please do show your work on my forum, my forum is www.ezcool.net , i can make a special section for all of graphic lovers
Gayle Feb/19/2010 15:06Thanks, a fun tutorial
ALİ Feb/18/2010 19:51FHUHLJL
hemraj Jan/16/2010 18:52yor animition complitly bay for comeent go to may email address hemrajv.324@gmail.com
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