Colorful Glow Text Effects In Photoshop

In this Quick Tip tutorial, you will learn how to create a glowing text effect from a scratch in Adobe Photoshop CS3 using Layer Styles.

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Start working by creating a new document (Ctrl+N) in Adobe Photoshop CS3 with the size 1900px by 1200px(RGB color mode) at a resolution of 72 pixels/inch. Use the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to fill with black color thenew background layer.

On a new layer (Create new layer) we’ll select the Soft Round brush.

Use this brush to represent a spot on the central part of the canvas. The brush’s color is #007EC7

Apply the next filter for the layer containing the spot: Fitler>Distort>ZigZag

We’ve got the next result:

Set Fill to 54% for this layer.

Next we’ll choose the Rectangle Tool (U) to represent three white lines which must be turned over with Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command.

Combine in a group all three layers with the white lines (press CTRL button to select the necessary layers and hold on the left mouse’s button while dragging the selected layers on Create a new group icon from bottom part of the Layers panel).

Select the group now and then press CTRL+E to Merge Down. On the rasterized layer we’ll apply the next filter:Fitler>Distort>Wave

We’ve got the next result:

On the same layer we need to apply also Filter>Blur>Gaussian blur

We’ve got the next result:

Set Fill to 44% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Overlay. Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Drop Shadow.

Add Outer Glow:

We’ve got the next result:

Make a copy of the recently made layer and choose Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to turn over the copy the same way demonstrated on the picture.

Now we need to create a new layer, select here Soft Round brush.

Use this brush to paint the new layer in two colors (on the top part we’ll choose the green color, on the bottom – the blue one) (Opacity – 10%).

On the next new layer we’ll paint again with Soft Round brush brush of white color andOpacity – 30%.

We’ve got the next result:

Set the Blending mode for this layer to Overlay.

For the next step we need the Adobe Illustrator. Create a new document and use the Pen Tool (P) to draw two lines of black color.

Select now the Direct Selection Tool (A) to select both lines and apply the next option: Object>Blend>Blend Options

Apply next Object>Blend>Make

Select the wave’s lines and press CTRL+C to Copy. Then pass to Adobe Photoshop. Press CTRL+V and selectPaste As: Smart Object.

Press CTRL+I to Inverse the layer’s color.

Set the Blending mode for this layer to Overlay.

Make a copy of the recently made layer and choose Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to turn over the copy the same way demonstrated below. Set for the copy’s layer Blending mode to Soft Light.

Insert the mask on each layer containing the wave’s lines by choosing Add layer mask on the bottom part of theLayers panel and choose the Soft Round brush of black color (set Opacity to 20% in Options bar).

Paint in the masks using this brush to clean out the wave’s edges.

Select the Horizontal Type tool (T). Select a font, size and color in the Character panel.

Click in the canvas and type “Colorful”. Press Enter to apply the text.

Set Fill to 0% for this layer and click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel to Drop Shadow.

Add Inner Shadow:

Set Inner Glow:


Apply Bevel and Emboss:

Settings for Bevel and Emboss>Contour:

Add Satin:

Apply Gradient Overlay:

Click in the color bar to open the Gradient Editor and set the color stops as shown. Click OK to close theGradient Editor dialog box.

Add Stroke:

We’ve got the next result:

Create a new layer and select the Soft Round brush of white color (Opacity – 50%).

Use this brush to represent many dots.

Set the Blending mode for this layer to Overlay.

Make a copy of the last made layer:

Make one more copy of the last made layer and choose again Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to turn around its axe the copy’s layer. Set the Blending mode for this layer to Normal.

Make a copy of the last made layer, selecting here the next filter: Filter>Blur>Radial blur

We’ve got the next result:

Set the Blending mode for this layer to Overlay.

Next we need to represent a highlight on the text, choose the Pen Tool (P), set the drawing mode on Shape Layers in Options bar and draw the next shape as shown.

Now press Ctrl button and click on the text’s layer in Laters panel. In this case we’ll get the next selection.

Select the highlight’s layer and click on the bottom part of the layers’ panel on Add a Mask.

Set Fill to 0% for this layer and change the Blending mode for this layer to Linear Light.

The final result!
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