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How to Create a Background

Step 1

Before we set the text on fire, let's create our canvas. Press Control-N to create
a new document, and use the following settings: 1900 x 1200 px; 300 dpi.
creating a new document in Photoshop
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Step 2

Pick the Gradient Tool (or just press G) and use the following colors: #5c3d09 and
#1f1409.
setting up the gradient
Step 3

Select the Radial gradient type and create a background with our gradient. Notice
that the gradient is not centered vertically but sits toward the top. In this
image, we want the top of the text to be on fire, so the top part of the image
should be a bit more lit up.
creating a gradient background in Photoshop
Step 4

As in the grass text tutorial, once again we're going to have a textured
background. But rather than starting from scratch, I just copied the background
from the previous tutorial, merged all the layers, and desaturated to get what you
see below.
Creating a grunge texture
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Step 5

Now we set the Blending Mode to Overlay to blend the texture into the background
and voila!
changing the blending mode of the texture
Step 6

Just to add a bit more texture, though, let's create a new layer by hitting Shift-
Control-N and then Fill this new layer with this brown color: #66500f.
creating and filling a new layer
Step 7

Then go to Filter > Texture > Texturizer and use the Canvas Texture with 80%
Scaling and Relief set to 4.
adding a texturezi filter to the layer in photoshop
Step 8

Once you have your texturized layer, set the Blending Mode of the layer to Overlay.
This adds some extra fine detail to our texture, which is good because we're
working on such a big canvas for our fire lettering.
changing the blending mode of the overlay
Step 9

Next, we're going to apply a layer to slightly desaturate the bottom half of the
image. This is so that the top looks like it has a warmer glow where the flames
are, while the bottom looks a little colder.

Create a new layer and Fill it with the color #4b4f3b. Then set the Blending Mode
to Color and Opacity to 45%.
creating a new color layer
Step 10
Then add a Mask with a gradient to mask out the top and fade down.

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