How to add a glowing ripple effect to your text

Final image Preview

Step 1

Go to File > New
Change the Width to: 800
Change the Height to: 600

Then click OK

Step 2

Use the paint bucket tool and make a black background.
In white write some text. Text must be with caps lock on and font size 172.

Step 3
Right click on the text layer and click on duplicate layer then click OK to the message that appears.

Step 4

On the first (not the copied one) text layer go to Filter > Distort > Ripple

Change the amount to 100% then click OK. Now push Control + F to repeat the ripple again.

Step 5

Go to the duplicated text layer then go to Filter > Stylize > Wind

Change the Method to: wind
Change the direction to: From the Right

Click OK.
Then push Control + F to repeat the wind effect.

Then go to image > rotate canvas > 90 CW

The push Control + F twice

Then go to image > rotate canvas > 90 CW

The push Control + F twice

Then go to image > rotate canvas > 90 CW

The push Control + F twice

Then go to image > rotate canvas > 90 CW

Step 6

Go to Filter > Distort > Ripple then click OK.
Now push Control + F to repeat the ripple effect

Step 7

Go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation

Click the colorize button
Then change the hue to 60, saturation to 100 and the lightness to -45
And make sure to click the colorize button.
Then click OK.

Step 8

Bring the original text layer to the top and the duplicated layer to the bottom

Step 9

On the original text layer Go to Filter > Distort > Ripple then click OK.

Then push Control + F to repeat the ripple effect.

Step 10

Right click on the original text layer and click on blending options

And click on outer glow then click OK.

Final Image

We hope this tutorial was helpful, why not check out some of our other Tuts.

How to add a glowing ripple effect to your text, 10.0 out of 10 based on 1 rating