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Ok, lets start a new document size around 700px by
500px.
Press "D" on the keyboard to reset the color pallete to
black and white.
Then go to
Filter->Render->Clouds |
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Now choose your "type" tool and type in your text.
Choose a bold font, and make it BIG, I chose IMPACT font
and size 240px. |
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Now we need to load the text as a selection. Move your
mouse over the "T" icon of the text layer in the layers
pallete, then hold down CTRL and click on the icon. this will
create a selection around the text.
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Now you need to delete the text layer, just right click on
the text layer, and choose "Delete Layer", this will leave you
only the background layer with the cloud filter, and the text
is gone, just the selection of the text.
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Now go to Select->Feather and enter 10
for radius.
Note: i enter 5 for this image, but if your text is
smaller, use a smaller value.
Now go to Filter->Render-> Difference
Clouds.
Press CTRL+F two times to reapply the
filter.
Now you can deselect the selection, press CTRL+D |
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Now go to Filter->Stylize->Glowing
Edges.
Width: 5 Brightness: 7 Smoothness: 8 |
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Apply Filter->Artistic->Plastic
Wrap
Highlight Strength: 10 Detail: 9 Smoothness: 3
Press CTRL+F to reapply the filter. Depending on how much
details/guts you want on it, you can press CTRL+F several
times to reapply the filter. |
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Now to colorize the image, go to
Image->Adjustments->color balance.
Shadows: [ +80 ] [ 0 ] [ -25 ] Midtones: [ +80 ] [ 0 ] [
-25 ] Highlights: [ +80 ] [ 0 ] [ - 25 ] |
Heres my final
It doesnt have to be red, here's 1 in green
1 Way to use this effect
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