Hi. This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV.
I'm going to show you how to create this spooky text effect.
Create a new document
by pressing Ctrl + N on a PC or Cmd + N
on a Mac. Make the size 1920
by 1080 pixels and a resolution of 150 pixels per inch.
Click OK or press Enter or Return.
We'll fill it with black.
If your foreground and background colors
aren't black and white respectively, click the small, double-box
icon or press the letter "d" on your keyboard.
To fill it with the foreground color. Press
Alt + Delete on a PC or Opt + Delete
on a Mac. To fit it out your screen
press Ctrl or Cmd + 0. Next,
we'll brush in a dark blue color across the center
of your document. Click on the foreground color
to open the Color Picker. Type in
0 C 1 F 5 3.
Then, press the Enter or Return. Open your Brush Tool.
Make the Size, 1000 pixels
and the Hardness, 0%, The Blend Mode
is Normal and the Opacity & Flow are a 100%.
Go to the left-center of your screen
and brush across the color. We're ready to add the text.
Open your Horizontal Type Tool
and choose a font. I'm using Helvetica Neue.
If you don't have this font, just pick one
with the similar heavy weight. The Size is 225 points,
Smooth and Center Alignment.
Click on the color box and pick
white. Type out your text.
To move it, open your Move Tool
and move it to the center. Go to Filter,
Blur and Gaussian Blur.
Click OK to rasterize the text.
Make the Blur Radius, 10 pixels.
Next,
we'll distort the shape of the text. Go to Filter,
Distort and Wave. Make the Number of Generators, 4...
the Wavelength, 113
and 271... the Amplitude, 5
and 35... the Scale 100%...
"Sine" and "Repeat Edge Pixels".
Next,
we'll smudge the text with the Smudge Tool.
For this example, I'll make the size 300 pixels.
If your text is a different point size,
experiment with the Smudge amount to get the results you want.
Make the Hardness, 0% and the Strength,
50%. Drag out the edges of your text to make it look more
ethereal. Continue until you're happy with it.
To reposition it, press
"V" to open your Move Tool and move it. Next,
we'll create the foggy atmosphere. Press
"D" to revert your foreground and background colors to black and white.
Click on the New Layer icon to make a new layer.
We'll fill it with black and since black is the foreground color,
press Alt or Opt + Delete. Go to Filter,
Render and Clouds. Change the Blend Mode to Color Dodge.
Click on the thumbnail up the text layer to make it active
and reduce the "Fill" opacity. I'm reducing it to 60%.
Change the Blend Mode to "Subtract".
Make a composite snapshot of your image by making your top layer
active and pressing Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E
on a PC or Cmd + Shift +
Opt + E on a Mac.
I'd like to make the entire image brighter, so I'll open my Levels window
by pressing Ctrl or Cmd + L.
I'll drag the Input white level to the left to brighten it.
My white input level is186.
Next, we'll give the image "forced perspective" to enhance its
other-worldly look. Go to Filter,
Distort and Spherize. Make the Amount, minus 50%.
We'll intensify the light source with subtle, beams of light.
Go to Select and Color Range.
Select "Sample Colors" and make sure
"Localize Color Clusters" is unchecked and "Selection" is highlighted.
Drag the "Fuzziness" to 82. Then, click OK.
We'll fill the selection with white, but first,
click on the New Layer icon to make a new layer.
Since White is the background color,
press Ctrl or Cmd + Delete.
To delete the slection, press Ctrl or Cmd + D.
Go to Filter, Blur
and Radial Blur. Make the amount, 100,
the Blur Method, Zoom and the Quality, Best.
Change the Blend Mode to Overlay
and reduce the Opacity to 50%.
I want to adjust the color of the radial light,
so I'll double-click on its thumbnail to open its Layer Style window.
Click "Color Overlay" and the color box.
I'll type in A E F 5
F F. Then press Enter or Return.
Change the Blend Mode to "Soft Light".
This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV. Thanks for watching!