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Hello friend!
Today i want to show you a cool fire effect.
1. Make a new layer with a black square…. BACKGROUND LAYER
2. Make a new layer with a text “FUEGO” fire in spanish and the style Futura Md BT, color RGB 240;70;44 …….RED LAYER
3. Duplicate this layer and make text white…….FIRE BOTTOM
Select layer FIRE BOTTOM and Edit - Transform - Rotate angle 90 degree. We will add a Wind Filter and that filter only works on horizontal. We will rotate this layer back.

For FIRE BOTTOM layer go to Filter - Stylize - Wind , select From the Left option. Apply this filter twice or three times it is up to you.
You should have something like this

Now rotate the layer back to horizontal.
Go to Filter - Blur - Gaussian Blur and choose 1,7.
VERY IMPORTANT
!!!!!!!!!!!Merge the FIRE BOTTOM with the BACKGROUND layer
Now go to Filter - Liquify and with the Turbulence Tool size 7; density 100; pressure 49 and from left to right start making waves.

Lets add some color. Select Image-Adjustments-Hue/Saturation and select Colorize so we can fiddle with the color. Bring Saturation up to 100 and set Hue to about 40.
Duplicate this colorized layer and select this duplicate in the layers palette. Select Image->Adjustments->Hue/Saturation again, this time with Colorize off. Set the Hue to -20 to make the flames red. Set the Blending Mode of this duplicate layer to Overlay. Now we’ve got some nice looking flames:

Now bring to front the RED Layer and right click on the layer name and choose Blending options:

Now Image - Transform - Scale a little the text
Now go to Filter - Liquify and with the Turbulence Tool brush between 4 and 7 and play with density , pressure , rate to see whici is the best for you.
Now you can burn with the Burn Tool, Dodge etc the two colorized layers and also you can liquify more for give another shape to the flames.
The final result

johnika
May 21st, 2009 at 2:13 pm
WOW! it’s smoking! very very nice!
you are gooood
Selma
May 22nd, 2009 at 6:22 am
Hi,
i will probably use this effect on my new design
i really like it
thanks
Cadnentee
June 30th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
i love it!
thanks
Collin
July 1st, 2009 at 7:28 am
I like this tutorial !
spuddyCop
July 3rd, 2009 at 1:19 am
Very nice! An old and well known effect with a nice improvement!
aoc gold
July 22nd, 2009 at 9:17 am
This is a great article. I’m new to blogging but still learning. Thanks for the great resource.