Fire in Text
Create a flaming background for type.
1.
Select the Horizontal Type tool
.
If you want to enter vertical type, select the Vertical Type tool
instead.
2.
In the options bar, make sure that the Create a Text Layer button
is selected. Select a font family and a font size.
3.
Click in the image window and enter the type you want. Then click the OK button
in the options bar to commit the text.
4.
Choose Layer > New > Layer to create a new layer.
5.
In the dialog box, set the Mode to Hard Light and the Opacity to 80%, and click OK.
6.
Select the Rectangular Marquee tool
.
7.
Click and drag to create a rectangular selection approximately the same size as your type.
8.
Select the Gradient tool
.
9.
Choose Window > Show Swatches to show the Swatches palette, and choose yellow as the foreground color.
10.
Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) in the Swatches palette to set red as the background color.
11.
Position the cursor at the bottom of your rectangular selection. Then click and drag from bottom to top to create a gradient.
12.
Choose Layer > Group with Previous to make the gradient visible only in the text.
13.
Choose Select > Deselect to remove the marquee selection.
14.
Choose Filter > Distort > Ripple.
15.
In the dialog box, drag the slider to a high setting, and click OK.
16.
Choose Filter > Blur > Motion Blur.
17.
In the dialog box, set the Angle to 90 degrees, and drag the slider until you are satisfied with the result. Then click OK.
18.
Select the Move tool
.
19.
Adjust the position of the flames inside the text as desired.