Video:Adobe Photoshop Ice Effect

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Transcript:Adobe Photoshop Ice Effect

Hi, I'm Isaac Brody for About.com Computing. Today I'll teach you how to create an ice text effect using Photoshop CS2.

Start by creating a new document. Go to File, New. I'll select preset 800 X 600 to make things easy. And click ok.

Photoshop Ice Effect Step 1- Background

Now fill the background black by selecting the paint bucket tool on the left toolbar. If you can't see the paintbucket tool hold down the mouse over the gradient tool to bring up the paint bucket. And click once on the background.

Photoshop Ice Effect Step 2- Text Color

Now select the type tool on the left toolbar and switch your foreground color button to white. Now type the words ICE COLD.

Next Step for Ice Effect- Layers

Now hit the create a new layer button on the layer pallete. And hold down alt + go to Layer, Merge visible.

Creating Ice in Photoshop

Now go to Filter, Stylize, Wind. Set the Method to Wind, Direction set it From the right, click ok. Now go to Filter and you'll see wind on the top. Select it again. Now go to Filter, Stylize, Wind, set the Method to Wind, Direction set it From the left, click ok. Now go to Filter and you'll see wind on the top. Select it again.

Now go to Edit, Transform, Rotate 90 degrees CW to turn the image on its side. And again go to Filter, Stylize, Wind, set the Method to Wind, Direction set it From the right, click ok. And repeat the wind filter. And one more time goto Filter, Stylize, Wind, set the Method to Wind, Direction set it From the left, click ok. And repeat it one more time. Now go to Edit, Transform, Rotate 90 degrees CCW to turn the image right side up again.

Photoshop Ice Effect Final Adjustments

Now make sure the top layer is selected and go to Image, Adjustments, Hue/Saturation. Click the colorize box. And just the hue saturation box until you get a blue color you like. I'll use 220 for hue and 59 or saturation. Click ok.

We've just succeeded in creating a cool ice effect in Photoshop.

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