[A] Realistic Icy Text (Photoshop)

[Stevo]

heres a tutorial thats very useful and actually looks like what its suppost to!

Step 1
Make a new document with a white background. Click the type tool (or Ctrl+t) and write your desired text in black.


Step 2
Right Click on that layer in the little layer window and select Rasterize Layer.

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Step 3
Merge the text image with the background image by hitting "Ctrl+E" Then go to Filter--> Pixelate--> Crystallize. Set the Cell Size as "3".




Step 4
Go to Filter--> Stylize--> Find Edges. Then go to Filter--> Blur--> Gaussian Blur. Enter 1.0




Step 5
Go to Image--> Rotate Canvas--> 90° CW. Then go to Image--> Adjustments--> Invert (Ctrl+I). Then Filter--> Stylize--> Wind. (make the method is "wind" and the direction is "from the left")




Step 6
Image--> Rotate Canvas--> 90°CCW. (this should turn it back round so you'll know if its upside down!)




Step 7
Then go to Image--> Adjustments--> Hue/Saturation (Ctrl+U). Check the "Colorize" option, and input these numbers.






...and your finished making your text icy! Below is the finished product.



Before someone says i nicked it of ZD i wrote it and submited it there aswell.

[IIGHT]

thats cool man props

[Ghost]

That's awesome. I especially like the fact that it ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE ICE. Really, really cool. I'll definately use that more than once.

[Avtar]

Hey pretty nice work mate. [/b]

[Eric]

I've seen a couple somewhat like it, but there's a few different steps, good job.

[[ƒA§T]ER 3200+]

I wouldn't say it is realalistic, but it does look nice... GJ (goes British/Australian/Like Reedy for a second) Mate!