Photoshop smoke typography looks very interesting, beautiful and amazing. Today, i am going to share Photoshop Smoke Text in 10 easy steps within a short span of ten minutes only. I hope, you will enjoy it with a new edge of learning.
Photoshop Smoke Text Tutorial Final Preview
Photoshop Smoke Text Tutorial
Tools and Resources
Tools and Resources
We will use following tools and resources to complete this tutorial.
QBrushes Smoke Brush Set
Type Tool
Brush Tool
Smudge Tool
Dodge Tool
Eraser Tool
Photoshop Filters
Let's start to create our stunning smoking text.
Step 1
Open Adobe Photoshop, and create a new Photoshop document. I am going to create a new document of 520 x 500 px with white background.
Photoshop Smoke Text Tutorial
Step 2
Create a new layer and name it "Smoke Back". Fill it with the color #000000 and apply the following blending options to this layer.
Gradient Overlay
Blend Mode: Normal
Opacity: 100%
Gradient: #223f59 (Location: 0%), #120a0a (Location: 100%)
Style: Radial
Angle: 90
Scale: 100%
Gradient Overlay
Step 3
Let's write some text. Text tool will create a new layer above the "Smoke Back" layer. My text settings are,
Text Tool
Font: Myriad Pro
Weight: Regular
Size: 120 pt
Smoke Text
Step 4
I am going to "Rasterize" text layer in order to apply some effects. Let's have the following steps.
Rasterize Type
Right Click on text layer.
Click on "Rasterize Type". It will rasterize type layer. You can make duplicate of this layer as a backup because you will be unable to edit text after rasterizing.
Motion Blur Filter
Apply Motion Blur Filter: Filter - Blur - Motion Blur
Angle: 90
Distance: 10
Motion Blur Filter
Step 5
I am going to apply Wave Filter to give a realistic smoke effect,
Wave Filter
Apply Wave Filter: Filter - Distort - Wave
Number of Generators: 5
Wavelength: Min. 10, Max. 250
Amplitude: Min. 5, Max. 15
Scale: Horiz. 100%, Vert. 100%
Wave Filter
Step 6
Create a new layer above the "SMOKE" layer. Name this layer "Clouds". Let's proceed to complete Step 6.
Clouds Filter
Apply Clouds Filter: Filter - Render - Clouds
Blending Options: Color Dodge
Clouds Filter
Step 7
Now we will create some smokes by using "Qbrushes: Smoke Brush Set". Create a new layer above the "SMOKE" text layer. Name this layer "Smoke Brush", and try to create the following smoke effect as close as possible. I have used "150 - 300 px" different brush strokes to create the following effect.
Smoke Brush
Step 8
Select the "Dodge Tool", and apply it on the adjacent places of text and smoke. You can also apply some dodge effect on the tips of smoke. Here is the preview of Step 8 after applying Dodge Tool effect.
Dodge Tool
Step 9
Create a new layer above the "Smoke Back" layer. Name this layer "Texture". Fill this layer with #000000 color and do as follows,
Grain Texture Filter
Grain Texture: Filter - Texture - Grain
Intensity: 50
Contrast: 40
Grain Type: Vertical
Set the Layer Opacity to 20%
Grain Texture
Step 10
Let's make our text more Smokey. Select the "SMOKE" text layer and do as follows.
Tool: Eraser Tool
Brush Type: Soft Round Brush
Size: 30 px
Carefully erase the text to bring a more smokey effect. We have done our Photoshop Smoke Text Tutorial in 10 easy steps.
