In this Photoshop tutorial we will learn that how to create 3d volcano text effect. The techniques I used in this tutorial, some various image adjustment tools, filters and a pretty good harry porter font. This tutorial is very easy and short. You can easily make your design more perfect to follow this tutorial. Enjoy!
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Tutorial details:
- Program: Adobe Photoshop CS5
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Estimated Completion Time: 30 Mins
Create a 3D Volcano Text Effect in Photoshop – Final Preview

Tools and Resource


External Resource
Photoshop Tools
- Text Tool
Lets start to create our 3d volcano text effect in photoshop.
Step 1
Create a new document (Ctrl+N) with 800×500 of size.


Step 2
Set background color black #000000, now select Text Tool and type some text with (150px) of size applying white color #ffffff on text. Here I am using Harry P Font you can use your own choice of font.


Step 3
Now press (Ctrl+J) to duplicate text layer.


Select original text layer and background layer, press (Ctrl+E) to merge both layers in one layer.


Step 4
Now hide duplicate text layer, select merge layer and applying Wind Filter on it.
Go to Filter > Stylize > Wind.


Wind penal opened, now set Method (Wind) and Direction (From The Right).


After set wind we get a cool effect on merge layer.


Press (Ctrl+F5) to repeat this step then we get more wind on text.


Step 5
Now again applying Wind Filter on this layer.
Go to Filter > Stylize > Wind.


Wind penal opened, now set Method (Wind) and Direction (From the Left).


After wind settings we get a new result as like in preview.


Press (Ctrl+F5) to repeat wind step ones again, then we get more wind on text as like in picture below.


Step 6
Now I am going to applying Cloud Filter on this layer.
Go to Filter > Render > Deference Clouds.


After applying clouds we get awesome effect as like in preview.


Step 7
Now unhidden the duplicate text layer.


Down Opacity (60%) of this duplicate text layer.


After set opacity we get preview something like shown below.


Step 8
Now in this step select both layers, right click and select (Merge Visible) option or press (Ctrl+E) to merge both layers together in one layer. as like in preview.


When we select merge visible option we get all layers in one layer.


Step 9
select merge layer and applying Extrude Filter on it.
Go to Filter > Stylize > Extrude.


Extrude panel opened select Type (Blocks) Size (2px) Depth (20 Level Base) and Solid Font Faces.


After set extrude settings we get a new result.


Step 10
Go to Image > Adjustment > Invert then we can see the effect changed.


Step 11
Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Color Balance.


After set color balance settings we get a nice effect.


Step 12
In this step ones again set Color Balance.
Go to Layer > New Fill Layer > Color Balance.


After set these settings we get change result.


Step 13
Last time set Color Balance of this layer.
Go to Layer > New Fill Layer > Color Balance.


When we set color balance we get fantastic result.


Step 14
In this step set Curves of text layer.
Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer Curves.


After set curves we get a new result.


Step 15
In this last step set image Hue Saturation.
Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue Saturation.


After set hue saturation get result.


When we complete all steps we get our 3d volcano text effect in final preview.
Final Preview



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