Crystallization Effect in Photoshop 7

July 12, 2004 · Filed Under Text Effects · Comment 

In this Photoshop tutorial you will learn how to apply a crystallization effect to your text.

Step 1.
Create a new 250X400 pixels document with the black background. Choose the Horizontal Type Tool and type your text. Now rotate an image (Image > Rotate Canvas > 90 CW) and apply Filter > Stylize > Wind with the following settings: Wind->ON, From the Right (two times) and From the Left (two times). And you’ll get an image like shown on the pic. 1.

Step 2.
Rotate an image back (Image > Rotate Canvas > 90 CCW) and apply Filter > Stylize > Wind with the following settings: Wind->ON, From the Right and From the Left.

Step 3.
Now apply Layer > Layer Style > Inner Shadow with the following settings:

Step 4.
Apply Layer > Layer Style > Outer Glow with the following settings:

And that’s it. The Photoshop tutorial is over and you have your text crystallized.

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