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 A Plasma effect logo is very cool looking, and is very easy to create. Lets start by opening up Adobe Photoshop.
Im using Photoshop CS3.
Once open, create a document 600px wide, by 600px high. When working with graphics ...
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A Plasma effect logo is very cool looking, and is very easy to create. Lets start by opening up Adobe Photoshop.
Im using Photoshop CS3.
Once open, create a document 600px wide, by 600px high. When working with graphics like this, its always best to create the initial image bigger than you need, as reducing the image later wont degrade its overall quality.
Fill the image with the color #000000 (black). This will help make the plasma look more defined.
Ensure that the the foreground color is set to #000000 (black) and the background color is set to #ffffff (white).
You now need to create a new layer. Do this by clicking Layer on the top toolbar, and New Layer, then click OK. The new layer should be highlighted.
In the toolbar at the top, click the filter tab, select the Render menu. On the new menu that appears, click Cloud.
This will create a cloud effect over the entire layer. You now need to create a chrome effect on the same layer. So with the same layer selected, Click the Filter tab in the toolbar again, now click the Sketch menu, and click Chrome.
This will open up a new window. You don't really need to change anything here, so simply click the OK button.
In the layer window (if the layer window isnt already displayed, press F7 (on windows) to open it), select the layer you've just created, change change its type to Color Dodge.
You should be presented with your black screen again.
Now, select the Text Tool, and click the center of the image. This will allow you to enter some text. Enter whatever you want, its best to keep it short and simple.
In this example, I have entered the text "CybanWorld". You may want to use a futurist font. Im using Futura Bk BT, and the size 60pt.
You need to rasterize this layer now. So click on the text layer, right click and select Rasterize Type.
You now need to duplicate this layer 3 times. You can do this by either clicking Layer in the menu bar, and Duplicate button, or holding down "Ctrl" and "J".
This is the step which will ultimately make that plasma glow effect work. You should have 4 rasterized text layers now. You will only need to blur the top 3 layers.
Select the very top layer. Click the filter tab on the menu bar, click the Blur menu, and select Motion Blur.
You should see a new window appear. For this first layer, enter the values as shown in the image below.
Click Ok, and you should have something that looks like this:
Now, click the layer below the one you just blured, and do the exact same thing.
However, with this one, change the angle, to 45 degrees and click OK.
Again, click the last of the duplicated text layers, and motion blur it. Except this time, the angle should be -45 degrees. Click Ok.
This is what the image should look like now:
Merge the top three layers you've blurred. Do this by holding the "Ctrl" button and clicking on each of the layers. With these layers all highlighted, right click on them and select Merge Layers.
You should now have a total of 4 layers. The black background, the layer containing the cloud and chrome effects, the master text layer, and the blurred text layer.
Select the blurred text layer. You will need to blur this again slightly to make it less rigid, and to make it flow more. This time, we wont be using a motion blur, but instead, a gaussian blur. So, with the layer seleted, click the filter tab again on the main menu, click the blur menu, and select Gaussian Blur.
Again, you will be presented with a new window. In the Radius input box, enter 2.5, and click OK.
Now, you need to re-arrange the layers. Go back to your layers window. Select and hold the mouse button down on the layer which contains the chrome and cloud effects. Drag this layer to the very top of the layers window:
Once you've rearranged your layers, your image should look like this:
You're almost there.
Some minor adjustments need to be made. To make the main text stand out, we'll fill it with the color black. Select the top layer of your rearranged layers.
This should be the original text layer. Right click the layer, and select blending options.
On the new window that appears, select Color overlay, and in the color box that appears, select black.
Click OK to commit to the changes. Still, its slightly too bold. We'll need to reduce its opacity. Click the text layer you just edited. In the top right corner of the layers window, change the opacity percentage from 100% to around 75%. You can change it depending on your particular needs. This will allow the plasma effect to "seep" through the text.
Now, the plasma is still slightly vivid. We'll add an inner shaddow to reduce it slightly. On the layer you previously merged, the one with the 3 blurred texts, right click, click blending options and select inner shaddow. Edit the settings to match the ones in the image below.
Before you close the window, we'll also add some color to the image. In the same blending options window, click the color overlay tab. In the color box, select any color you want.
If you want, instead of creating a color overlay, you can create a gradient overlay, and have a range of different colors.
In my example, i've chosen the color #9cff00. I personally like bright greens!
Click OK to commit to the changes.
The very last action to take, is to reduce the edge of the visible text. This is optional, however, it does look good.
Select the very top layer. This should be the visiable text layer. Click the filter tab, select Blur, and click Gaussian Blur.
The text doesnt need to be blurred that much, only enough to take the solid edge of the text. In my example, i've blurred the text by 0.3 pixels.
Thats your plasma text completed! Theres many more changes you can make to it if you want, but I prefer it like this personally.
Hope this helps with your photoshopping!
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