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Free Tutorials » Adobe Photoshop » Lava Text

Create this stunning unique "lava" type effect for your text.

Step 1

Make a new document, big enough to hold your chosen font and size. I chose the font "Ethnocentric", you can download it from the Zymic font section.

Type out your text in any colour.

Step 1 diagram

Step 2

Bring up the blending options and firstly choose "Outer Glow".

Step 2 diagram

Step 3

Inner Glow

Step 3 diagram

Step 4

Bevel & Emboss

Step 4 diagram

Step 5

Satin

Step 5 diagram

Step 6

Colour Overlay and then press OK!

Step 6 diagram

Step 7

Your text should look like below:

Step 7 diagram

Step 8

Now you can simply add gradients and various other effects like I have done below (click to enlarge):

Step 8 diagram

Tutorial comments

11.11.2008 -

jesperl96 says …

My doesnt look like that >.

24.05.2008 -

v0van says …

where do you find blending options im new

04.04.2008 -

youpi says …

merci beaucoup waw

15.12.2007 -

Sokrates says …

Nice tut

28.10.2007 -

sagm999 says …

moonwind & brad-ov-sedgy: You find the blending options by either right clicking on a layer and choosing "Blending Options..." or marking a layer and clicking the small F in the bottom of the layers window.

spartanious: You dont have to use the exact colours in this tutorial, try out your own instead. I made mine with a green colour theme and it looked awesome.

Anyways, great tutorial!

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18.12.2004
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Zymic
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