In this tutorial I am going to create an awesome water text effect in Photoshop that is sure to catch your eyes. This tutorial requires some basic knowledge of Photoshop and how to work in it's environment.
This tutorial is consists on only 8 steps, but most useful techniques and blending modes will make your text look more beautiful. I hope you will like this fantastic Photoshop tutorial. Feel free to share your comments with us.
Create a Splendid Water Text Effect in Photoshop - Final Preview
Final Preview
Lets start to create our splendid water text effect in photoshop.
Step 1
Create a new document (Ctrl+N) with 800x600 of size.
Create New Document
Step 2
First of all applying background color #779cf0, then create a new layer (Shift+Ctrl+N) select Brush Tool from tool panel select any soft brush with (100px) of size and paint it with this color #182bb5.
Paint With Brush
After paint go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and set Radius (250px).
Gaussian Blur
After applying Gaussian Blur we get a new result.
Get a New Result
Step 3
Select Text Tool and type some text with (130px) of size applying white color #ffffff, here I am using Good Times Font you can chose your own choice of font.
Type Some Text
Set Fill (0%) of this text layer.
Set Fill Zero Percent
After set fill of text layer now I am going to applying some Blending Options on this text layer.
Go to Layer > Layer Style and applying these Blending Options.
Drop Shadow
Drop Shadow
Inner Shadow
Inner Shadow
Bevel and Emboss
Bevel and Emboss
After applying these layer styles we get awesome effect on text layer.
Get Awesome Effect
Step 4
Now in this step applying Zigzag Filter on this text layer.
Go to Filter > Distort > Zigzag set Amount (3) and Ridges (8) and Style (Pond Ripple).
Zigzag Filter
After applying zigzag filter we get a cool effect on text layer.
Get Cool Effect
Step 5
Select Ellipse Tool from tool panel and create a small circle with white color #ffffff.
Create a Small Circle
Set Fill (0%) of this circle layer.
Set Fill of Circle Layer
Now go to the Blending Options and applying some Layer Styles on this circle layer.
Go to Layer > Layer Style and applying these Blending Options.
Inner Shadow
Inner Shadow
Bevel and Emboss
Bevel and Emboss
After applying these layer styles we get a new effect on circle layer.
Get New Effect
Down Opacity (50%) of this circle layer.
Down Opacity of Circle Layer
Now duplicate circle layer many times and set them as like in preview.
Duplicate Circle Layer
Step 6
In this step I am going to add Water Image in photoshop.
Add Water Image
After add image transform it (Ctrl+T) and set it whole canvas as like in picture below.
Transform Water Image
When we set water image we get this result.
Get This Result
Set Blend Mode to (Color Dodge) and Opacity (70%) of this water image layer.
Set Blend Mode and Opacity
After set blend mode and opacity we get new effect as like in preview.
Get New Result
Step 7
Now add Fish Image in Photoshop.
Add Fish Image
Rasterize it, select Eraser Tool from tool panel and erase the sides area of fish image layer as like in preview.
Erase Sides Area
Now Transform fish layer (Ctrl+T) minimize size and rotate it.
Transform Fish Image Layer
After transform fish layer set it bottom of all the other layers.
Set Bottom of All Layers
Now duplicate this fish image layer four or five time and adjust them as like in picture below.
Duplicate Fish Image
Step 8
Now I am going to add Dolphin Image in photoshop.
Add Dolphin Image
Select Eraser Tool and erase sides of dolphin image layer as like in preview.
Erase Sides Of Dolphin Image
Transform it and minimize the size of dolphin image.
Transform Dolphin Image
After minimize size of dolphin image set it bottom of all layer and upper area of text layer as like i preview.
After Transform Get Result
After this struggle here we get our splendid water text effect in final preview.
Final Preview
