Step 1:
- Use the Gradient provided in the resources section above to create a Radial Gradient for the Background. Then, create your text using the color #fcf133. the font is Aller Light, and the size is 325px.
- Set the Foreground color to #e89819 and the Background color to #fddd03, and create a new layer on top of the text layer.
- Right click on the text layer and choose Create Work Path, then click on the "Layer 1" once again to make it active.
Step 2:
Choose a soft brush, then open the Brush panel (Window - Brush) to modify the following settings:
- Under Brush Tip Shape, change the Size to 30px, and the Spacing to 25%.
- Under Shape Dynamics, change the Size Jitter to 100%.
- Under Color Dynamics, change the Foreground/Background Jitter to 100%.
Finally, check the Wet Edges box. This will give the brush a more liquid effect.
- Once your brush is ready, grab the Direct Selection Tool and right click on the work path, choose Stroke Path.
Choose Brush from the Tool drop-down menu, and make sure the Simulate Pressure box is un-checked.
You should end up with something like this.
Step 3:
Double click on "Layer 1? to apply the following styles:
- Outer Glow: Change the Blend Mode to Overlay, the color to #e1e1e0, and the Range to 100%.
- Inner Glow: Change the Blend Mode to Overlay and the color to #d1a6b4.
- Bevel and Emboss: Change the Size to 16, the Gloss Contour to Ring - Double, the Highlight Mode to Vivid Light and the color to #ffbd49, and the Shadow Mode color to #e4cc2d.
- Contour: Just choose Guassian - Invert.
The text will have a nice glow now.
Step 4:
Duplicate "Layer 1?, and change the copy's Blend Mode to Color. The text should look super bright!
- Right click on the text layer and choose Rasterize Type.
- Go to Filter - Blur - Gaussian Blur, and change the Radius value to 2.5.
The blur will soften the text's harsh edges and make it blend with the brush stroke.
Step 5:
- Create a new layer on top of the Background layer and call it "sparkles". Set the Foreground color to #fddd03, and use the Sparkles Brush to draw some sparkles around the text, but don't over do it.
- Go to Filter - Blur - Gaussian Blur, and set the Radius to 0.5 to soften the sparkles.
- Finally, open the image Clouds by ~Durianssmellnice, and place it on top of the Background layer and under the "sparkles" layer. You can resize it to fit the document, then change its Blend Mode to Soft Light, and its Fill value to 75%.
The blue colors will blend nicely with the red ones, creating a nice Background for the final effect.
