MLS-NET | Photoshop Tutorials
 

 

 
Create a blank image with 500X370 pixels in size (You may set any size you like). Press D on your keyboard and fill the background with black (Alt+Delete).
Press X on the keyboard (to flip colors) and then select the Text Tool, type whatever you want, press OK.
Duplicate your text 'Fire' layer, rename the copy to 'Fire Word' and hide it for a while. Go back to layer 'Fire'.
Now press Ctrl+E to merge the text layer into the background one.
Duplicate the Background layer, and go to Edit> Transform> Rotate 90 CCW
From your menu use Filter> Stylize> Wind with the settings "Wind" and "from the left".
Press Ctrl+F to apply the same filter over again.
Now use Edit> Transform> Rotate 90 CW in order to straighten your work up.
Apply Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur with a value of 2.
Go to Image> Adjust> Hue/Saturation... Check the Colorize option and use 50 for Hue and 100 for Saturation
Duplicate the layer and go to Image> Adjust> Hue/Saturation...again. Check the Colorize option and use 0 for Hue and 100 for Saturation
Set the layer to Color Dodge. Now press Ctrl+E to merge it with the layer behind. Name the new layer with 'Flame'.
Apply Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur with a value of 1.
Using the Smudge Tool with the settings of:Brush Options (Diameter: 50, Hardness: 0) and Pressure=80%. Now start dragging upward from the shape edges.
After you shape the fire flame using the brush size of 50, now change it to a smaller one with the same settings above, but brush size of 35, 30, 20 now.
In step we have duplicated the text layer 'Fire', got 'Fire Word' layer and hid it, remember? Now activate this layer and drag it to the top of layers palette (Ctrl+Shift+]). Fill it with Black.
Dupliacte the layer 'Flame' and drag the copy layer to the top of layers.
Press on Add layer mask button . Now Press G on your keyboard for gradient tool. Use the Linear Gradient Tool . While the mask is still active, press D on your keyboard for default colors, fill the layer dragging from the top to the bottom, as shown below.
Here is what you get.
Using the paintbrush tool hide and unhide flame areas. Paint over the mask of this layer.
To add the heat effect, duplicate the 'Flame' layer and apply Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur with a value of 11 and drag it above the 'Fire Word' layer.
Add a reflection to the artwork.
 
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