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Technique 47: Going Up in Flames

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Liquifying type

Burn, baby, burn! Fire is such a primeval force. Volcanoes erupt spewing rock that’s so hot it’s literally on fire. Lava and fire glow red and yellow; they radiate heat. Lava drips, oozes, and melts things.

What can you do to create type that looks like it’s on fire or dripping with lava? You can’t make type literally radiate heat (unless your computer CPU is having a meltdown!), but you can make the type glow and look like it’s flickering like flames.

This technique takes a look at creating two kinds of hot type: type that looks like it’s on fire and type that appears to be melting under the heat of dripping lava. First, you create fiery type by applying the Neon Glow and Sprayed Strokes filters, and then you add a red glow by using layer styles. Next, you move on to creating type that drips and oozes with lava. You use the Liquify filter to stretch the type, and then add a lava layer by creating a path with the Freeform Pen tool. After filling the path with red, you apply layer styles to make the lava lumpy and the type glow. To see the full effect in color, take a look at Color Plate 47-1.

So pull out your fireproof mitts and start handling burning type!