Create a Spectacular Flaming Meteor Effect on Text.pdf

CREATE A SPECTACULAR FLAMING

METEOR EFFECT ON TEXT

Tutorial from

http://psd.tutsplus.com/

Compiled by <<coldbing>>

INTRODUCTION

Take typography one step further by having text falling from the sky in a burning inferno. Yes, this

is the text-on-fire tutorial to end all tutorials. It uses a little Illustrator for the text and a lot of

Photoshop to burn up the screen! I will show you how to create a fire effect similar to when a

spaceship or comet enters the earth's atmosphere. The image we'll be creating is inspired by a Nike

Ad I saw some time ago. I'm not sure what the URL is. It's always a good idea to keep your eyes

open for inspiration for effects and designs no matter what you are doing. Graphics are everywhere

and you can learn a lot by looking at what other people do. Now on to the tutorial!

Step 1:

First create a new document and fill it with a dark grey.

Step 2:

Create a new layer, call it "Clouds," and using the Lasso Tool (L) , make a selection similar to the

one I've shown below. Set your background color to a 50% grey and the foreground to a dark grey.

Go to Filter > Render > Clouds and, holding the Alt key, create clouds. After that go to Images >

Adjustments > Levels , and change the input levels and output levels until you make the clouds

neither too dark nor too light (see the image shown).

This layer will be on top of the others.

Step 3:

Create another layer and repeat Step 2 , but this time, just change the background color from 50%

gray to a blue or green color. This will create a small cloud, lighter than the big one.

Step 4:

Now we'll switch to Adobe Illustrator to create some text. I used Times New Roman for the font.

After that, go to Effect > 3D > Extrude and Bevel . Now we will create the 3D text. Rotate the

object and change the perspective. You can use the same values as I did (shown below).

Step 5:

1. Copy the 3D text and paste it in Photoshop.

2. Place it in the center and add some Noise ( Filter > Noise > Add Noise ).

3. Now let's change the Layer Style. First add Bevel and Emboss.

4. After that, let's add a Gradient Overlay.