Select Horizontal Type Mask Tool, type 'text' with arial black 100 pt font.
Create a new layer by pressing shift+ctrl+n together. Fill the selection with linear gradient (the first gradient) selecting # DC0000 as foreground and # 850002 as background color :
Go to edit>stroke and add 1 pixel black stroke :
Go to Select>modify>contract and contract the selection by 2 pixel :
Create a new layer and fill the selection with white color :
Select the eraser tool and select this brush :
Erase most of the layer leaving the portion as shown :
Group and merge these two layers. Again go to edit>stroke and this time change the stroke color to white and width to 2 pixel :
Select this layer again by pressing control key from the keyboard and clicking on its layer name in layer palette. Now, go to select>modify>expand and expand the selection by 3 pixels. Create a new layer and fill the selection with #9F2108 . Also send this layer backward :
Keep the selection active and move it as shown :
Press ctrl+alt from the keyboard and click on its layer name in layer palette to have a selection like shown :
Create another layer and fill the selection with # CA4B06 :
Group and merge all the layers :
Press control+t to transform the layer as shown :
Press control+j to duplicate the layer. Go to filter>distort>ripple as shown :
Press control+f key for 6-7 times :
Press shift+ctrl+u to desaturate the layer :
Go to filter>blur>gaussian blur as shown :
Change the blending mode to Vivid Light :
Apply pattern overlay in it as shown :
Now, press alt from the keyboard and click in between two layer names in layer palette to have a clipping mask. Now merge these two layers.
Duplicate this layer again. Select smudge tool and this brush type :
This is the setting of smudge tool :
Drag the brush over the layer to have this kind of effect :
Apply gradient overlay as shown :
Erase the part of the layer which is covering the first layer as shown with soft brush. Our war text is ready :)
