Shocking text

Step 1 - Preparing the Text

Create a new image 400x400px with a “transparent” background. Rename the only existing layer “back”.

Fill (Edit > Fill) layer "back" with black (Hex #000000). Using the Horizontal Type Tool, write some large text in white (Hex #FFFFFF).

For this tutorial, I wrote “N-sane” in 80 pt with the font Impact. Rasterize the text (Layer > Rasterize > Text). Rename the layer that has the now rasterized text “Text”.

Step 2 - Vertical Wind

Duplicate layer “Text” and rename the new layer “Text 2”. Hide layer “Text 2” by clicking on the eye to the left of it on the Layer Palette.

Activate layer “Text” on the Layer Palette and merge all visible layers (Layer > Merge Visible).

Transform the image 90 degrees clockwise (Edit > Transform > 90 degrees CW )

Apply the Wind filter (Filter > Stylize > Wind) with the method “Wind” and the Direction “From the Right”. Repeat (Ctrl-f ) this filter.

Now, apply the Wind filter (Filter > Stylize > Wind) again except this time, use the Direction “From the Left”. Repeat (Ctrl-f ) this filter.

Step 3 - Horizontal Wind

Transform the image 90 degrees counter-clockwise (Edit > Transform > 90 degrees CCW ). We are now going to apply the Wind filter again except this time, only once in each direction.