Explosive Type

This tip is a little more involved. If it doesn't work out, make sure you didn't miss a step. If you did, it won't work.

1. Start out with a new image, make sure it is square. We used 375x375. With a background of white and a fore ground of black, Create your text layer and position it in the middle of the image. For 5.0 and above user, you need to render the text layer by selecting Layer/Type/Render Layer.

2. Now duplicate the layer containing your text. Layer/Duplicate Layer/'Return' or by dragging it to the new layer button on the Layer palette. Now choose Edit/Fill/Background Color using Multiply mode. Not much to see yet...

   

3. Now choose Filter/Gaussian Blur, we used a radius of 2.

4. Next, choose Filter/Stylize/Solarize. Then Image/Adjust/Auto Levels (CTRL+SHIFT+L). Now duplicate this layer, Layer/Duplicate Layer/'Return'. You should look like this at this point.

   

5. Here is where it starts to look wierd, but stay with me. It works. Choose Filter/Distort/Polar Coorinates; polar to rectangular.

   

6. Now choose Image/Rotate Canvas/90 degrees Clockwise. Then Image/Adjust/Invert (CTRL+I).

   

7. Next, choose Filter/Stylize/Wind;Wind,Left. Apply this a total of three times (CTRL+F). Then Choose Image/Adjust/Auto Levels (CTRL+SHIFT+L).

   

8. Next choose Image/Adjust/Invert (CTRL+I). Then apply the wind filter three more times as above Filter/Stylize/Wind;Wind,Left.

   

9. Now Image/Rotate Canvas 90 degrees Counterclockwise, and now for the magic. Select Filter/Distort/Polar Coordinates; Rectangular to Polar.

   

10. Now to give it a little color. Choose Image/Adjust/Hue-Saturation; Check colorize and Hue 45, Sat 100, Lightness 0.

11. Now for the final step. Take the layer just below the one you're working on(it should be called 'Explosive Copy or whatever text you are using copy) and move this layer to the top. Then Set the blending mode in the layer palette to Overlay and set the opacity to about 75% and there you go!