Head up to File - New.
Width: 1280 Pixels by Height 720 Pixels.
Then hit Create.
Head back up to File - Open.
Locate your Mud background.
Double click to open.
Using your Move Tool (V) Drag and drop onto our project.
CTRL + T to select the background.
Then CTRL + 0 to zoom back out.
Be sure to hold ALT + SHIFT while resizing.
Hit ENTER when you're done.
Head over and select the Horizontal Type Tool. (T)
Font - Arial.
Style - Black.
Size - 100 pt.
Change the text color to white.
Then press OK.
Click near the center.
Type what you want. I will type FOREVER.
Hit Enter, Second word I will type Design.
Highlight the bottom text.
Increase the size to about 200 pt.
Then select your Move Tool. (V)
Position the text in the center.
If you want to rotate your text. Hit CTRL + T.
Head to a corner. Click and drag to rotate.
Hit Enter when you're done.
Head up to 3D - New 3D Extrusion from selected layer.
If you're new, don't worry. It's not complicated.
I'm going to change the Extrusion Depth to about 1.541.
Click on the text color option.
I'm going to set my color to an off red.
Then hit OK.
Click on the Shape Presets tab.
I will select this one. (Bevel with Contour)
Uncheck both shadow options.
Click on Extrusion Material.
Click on Diffuse.
Choose a color that's darker then your main text color.
I will select a darker red color.
Then hit OK.
Then click on Specular.
Change this color to a darker then the last.
Then hit OK.
Then click on our text layer.
Then hit Render.
If you don't see it. Head up to 3D - Render 3D Layer.
The rendering may take awhile. Depending on your PC.
When it's done rendering. Click on the Layers tab.
Right click on our text layer - Convert To Smart Object.
Head down and create a new layer.
Click and drag it below the text layer.
I will rename this to Shadow1.
Make sure you're on the shadow layer.
Hold CTRL + click on the text layer to make a selection of it.
Then head up to Edit - Fill.
Content: Black, then hit OK.
CTRL + D to de-select.
Select the Move Tool. (V)
Move the Shadow downwards and to the right.
You can use the arrow keys on your keyboard.
Head up Filter - Blur - Motion Blur.
Angle: -43 | Distance: 10 Pixels.
Then hit OK.
Duplicate the Shadow layer. Drag it onto "Create a new layer."
Have your Move Tool Selected. (V)
Drag the shadow to the right and downwards.
Then head up to Filter - Blur - Gaussian Blur.
Blur Radius: 6.0 Pixels.
Then hit OK.
Select the top text layer.
Make sure your foreground is set to black.
Create a new adjustment layer > Gradient.
Click to choose a gradient.
Make sure it's black > Transparent.
Then hit OK.
Style: Radial.
Then check reverse.
Scale about 180%.
Then hit OK.
Have the top layer selected.
CTRL + SHIFT + ALT + E to merge all visible layer.
I'm going to rename this layer to Blur.
Then head up to Filter - Blur Gallery - Tilt-Shift.
Drag the top guide to the top of the image.
Then drag the bottom guide to the bottom of the image.
We want to bring focus to the text, without blurring it.
Blur: 15px.
Light Bokeh: 55%.
Left slider: 83 and the right slider about 101.
Once you're done, hit OK.
I'm going to add some dust particles.
Using your Move Tool. (V) drag and drop onto our project.
Position as needed.
Head down and create a new layer.
I'm going to rename this layer to More Light.
Hold down i + click to sample a color of the text.
Then select your Brush Tool.
Add light to the center.
Change the Blending Mode to Screen.
Then drop the opacity to about 35%.
Create a new Adjustment Layer > Color Lookup.
Select a nice one. I will select FoggyNight.
It's overwhelming, so I will drop the opacity to about 15%.
That's it! I hope you liked this tutorial.