Create a Wild Fire Text Effect

Fire text is one of the most classic technique that you can see in Photoshop tutorials. I am trying out another version here using some real fire images, mix with filters and blending methods. Here we go..

Create a document of a reasonable large size with black background. Using Type tool, with size 280pt and Trajan Pro font, type a number “1″.

Right-click on the type and choose Blending Options. Check on Outer Glow and key in the following settings.

Check on Color Overlay and key in the following settings.

Check on Satin and key in the following settings.

Check on Inner Glow and key in the following settings.

Right-click on your type layer again and choose Rasterize. Using the Eraser tool with size 200px, fade off the top portion of the type.

Go to Filter > Liquify. Select the Forward Warp Tool and key in the following settings. Using the Forward Warp tool, create some waves on the border of the type.

Download the free Fire image from >>>HERE<<<. Go to Channels tab and select the Green layer. Ctrl + left click on the Green layer to load selection of the highlight areas.

Go back to Layers tab and use the Move Tool to drag any part of the selected area into the document with the “1″ you done earlier. Place the fire above the type.

Using the Eraser tool with 15px, erase all the excessive fire, leaving only those parts that is waving around the type.

Duplicate the fire layer. Set the Opacity of the original fire to 30%. Set the Blend Mode of duplicated fire to Overlay.

Repeat the processes to cover the type with more flames. And there you got your first flaming type!

Create more flaming letters according to your own preferences like this-

Download Premade Background from >>>HERE<<<. Resize and place the image into the document as shown below.

And thats all,  I will love and appreciate if you post a link to this tutorial on your site to share with your readers. Thank you...


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