Fire 1.0 (Photoshop 5.0)
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Start with an RGB image with a black background and add white text on a new layer. Rename this new text layer as "firetext". Load the text layer (ctrl+click on the layer). Select the background layer and invert it. Deselect the selection (ctrl+d) (ctrl+i) |
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With the background layer still active rotate the canvas 90 degrees CW. Apply the WIND filter with these
specs. Method:-blast Direction :-right apply the RIPPLE filter with the following specs. Ripple Size:- 9 Ripple Magnitude:-9. apply the WIND filter again with the same specs. Rotate the canvas 90 degrees CCW. |
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Apply the GLASS filter with the following specs.
Distortion:-1 smoothness :-3 Texture type:-frosted Scaling:-100 Without Invert Texture Apply a Gaussian blur of 1.5. Go to Image>Color Balance (ctrl+b) and use the following specs. Shadow Levels:-10,15,-11 Midtone levels:- 100,0,-100 Highlight Levels:-44,-21,-46 With preserve Luminosity |
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Select the firetext layer and render the layer (Layer>Type>Render). Apply a Gaussian Blur of 0.6. Reset the colours to black and white.
Use the PLASTER filter with the following specs. Image Balance: 20 Smoothness: 2 Light Position: bottom Go to Image>Color Balance (ctrl+b) and use the following specs. Shadow Levels:-20,21,-24 Midtone levels:- 75,0,-61 Highlight Levels:13,0,-68 With preserve Luminosity |
