I’ll show, how to make this fiery text effect like in the Hollywood posters. I’ll show how to transform stock images and how to play with blending options in Adobe Photoshop. You will learn, how to make simply background with gradient and grunge effect.

What you’ll be creating

In this tutorial, you will create a fiery text effect. You will start with making really hot shape of desired text, then You will add some stock images and You will create a burning text effect. You will need Adobe Photoshop CS5 or newer.
final-results

Tutorial Resources

Step 1

Create new file, 1280×1024 size. ChooseFile > New (Ctrl+ N).
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Tutorial Resources

Step 1

Create new file, 1280×1024 size. ChooseFile > New (Ctrl+ N).
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Step 2

Place “texture-318913” stock to your file. Choose File > Place, select “texture-318913”, and transform it, then click Place.
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Step 3

Create new adjustment layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Brightness/Contrast) or use shortcut. Set Brightness to -125 and Contrast to -11. Click this layer with right mouse button and choose “Create Clipping Mask”.
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Step 4

Create a new adjustment layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels or use shortcut). Set middle level to 0,52. Click this layer with the right mouse button and choose “Create Clipping Mask”.
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Step 5

Create a new adjustment layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance or use shortcut).Set Shadows:Cyan-Red +13Magenta-Green -3Yellow-Blue -13Midtones:Cyan-Red +34Magenta-Green 0Yellow-Blue -36Highlights:Cyan-Red +20Magenta-Green 0Yellow-Blue -37.Click this layer with the right mouse button and choose “Create Clipping Mask”.
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Step 6

Click white canvas next to this layer (layer mask). Choose Gradient Tool (G) and pick radial gradient. Use a black and white gradient in the layer mask:
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Step 7

Duplicate “Color balance” layer. Drag it and drop to the Create a New Layer buttonor go to Layer > Duplicate layer. Decrease its opacity to 50%.
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Step 8

Use the Type tool and type your text. Use Trajan Pro 3 Bold font, 238,5 px. Use #ff6c24 color. Duplicate this text layer (Layer > Duplicate layer), then disable it.
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Step 9

Click created text with the right mouse button. Choose “Blending Options…”. Choose “Inner glow”. Set blending mode to Screen, use #ffa024 color. Set elements size to 10px.

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16 responses to “Create a Simple Fiery Text Effect in Photoshop”

  1. MeDoes Art Avatar
    MeDoes Art

    this tutorial is so fire

  2. TWIST Avatar
    TWIST

    Twist

  3. Ecommerce Image Solution Avatar
    Ecommerce Image Solution

    For the enthusiast’s graphics designer, you share the very sophisticated tutorial. Every graphics design needs to know how to create simple text effect with Photoshop. I think your tutorial will help to improve skills as a professional artist. I believe that it would be very helpful, at least for me!

  4. Dilatasyon Avatar
    Dilatasyon

    Now choose Filter > Filter gallery… >. Choose Distort > Glass. Set Distortion to 6, Smoothness to 8. Use “Frosted” texture.

  5. Benjamin Avatar
    Benjamin

    Very cool text effect. thank you for sharing!

  6. Lucas Campau Avatar
    Lucas Campau

    Exactly what I was looking for, thanks for sharing this!

  7. Ahmed Avatar
    Ahmed

    kudos

  8. vendle Avatar
    vendle

    This tutorial could not have come at a better time. This type of effect is perfect for my latest blog!

  9. Anthony Scott Avatar
    Anthony Scott

    I must be doing it wrong because every time I get to the create smart object part I can’t do it. Bummer.

  10. raihan Avatar
    raihan

    thanks your post

  11. maihoangphuc Avatar
    maihoangphuc

    Thank you. Your documents very good, too. Hope you’ll have more for us

  12. Ruth Miller Avatar
    Ruth Miller

    wow thank you ! this is really nifty..

  13. Brian Moarini Avatar
    Brian Moarini

    Amateur stuff.

    1. Cyra Avatar
      Cyra

      That’s the point. A lot of us /are/ amateurs. We have to start somewhere

  14. Sheila Renee Avatar
    Sheila Renee

    Kevin Rice, I’m sure you already know how to do this.

  15. Ines Martinez Avatar
    Ines Martinez

    Hermoso

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