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700x400px with blue HEX: #043A79
background. |
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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
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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) |
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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:

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Go to Image->Rotate Canvas->90CW |
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Go to Filter->Stylize->Wind
Method: Wind
Direction: From the right |
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Go to image->Rotate Canvas->90CCW |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Go to Filter->Sketch->Chrome
Set:
Detail: 3
Smoothness: 3
You can play around with this to get different effects. |
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Apply Inner Glow layer style to
this chrome layer. (Blue used: #39C5FF
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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. |
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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. |
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Go to Image->Rotate Canvas->90CW.
Go to Filter->Stylize->Wind.
Method: Wind
Direction: From the right |
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Go to image->rotate Canvas->90CCW. |
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Now your ice text can be place on
any colored background.
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