Speed Text Effect
In this Photoshop Tutorial we will show you give your type a nice feeling of speed.
Step One: Open a new document, make the background black and type your letters in white. Now press Ctrl+E to reduce the layers to the background.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxdG5P0r1PvbKeG4ryfJEpgJ82TGLXoogVd80miV_VVtJLajlFWrW1Yc_MBsDwyr8H8X13rxUHqqM5popBJEfBnV93fa1Cjnx5nTPKQMfFm9O0ufON65JuKKara8uG4hBne06txzmjBX5/s400/1.jpg)
Step Two: Now go filters> Blur> Gaussian Blur and set it between 1.0 an 1.5.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsdUa4zsRI8ZmxNvyodLjIM2hqa_g34qo3IpyXlPM86JU3PDxbSzr4Qhv-y5uNaKh1yRBKTJMwQpnHbD_12W91VkobZlQG4P5hjfBdzI-aVS0djQEoOOCKU426yDX0WIfbEeXW4y7gLjF/s400/2.jpg)
Step Three: Next we need Filters> Stylize> Solarize. Your text looks like this!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqi_MOj2Cn6LkovfEpGl6Xh-B5J0HfsIX85D8LZxeIGGvcbXasXAF-_NDObUNfVg5fEUeXJTyWm_qwqPleFO4UHJw20Zkb5PuF3U0W3X36Z2A0T8jMGi1pirUoRZPREbhVCiIqEZxs8sU/s400/3.jpg)
Step Four: Then use image => Adjustment => Channel Mixer and set the values like below.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrT6jiqjcQ_tGL59Kt3tD_pq0WF1dqIY11fVLsAg3dFbYaU4OAcqKFlfLiGXQrFn70Ou2n8JcEqOwOrfs9bYJF29zX7a0yYwadTXXY-hYq98pRGgY8p85J91_SvNPwNMuSLFyPEFX8PtP/s400/4.jpg)
After putting the values in Channel Mixer, your text looks like!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5-b9RmZJ3tYTr0Q6u4uDrCV8ls3TPpIdQCY8V4Vu2oZzLYM70uubBhkO2g_FLWWn8znEOmAgtxwZKxFkIUI1eckBnqkqhIlTY74BZ9A1COt7OiAk_yX8IvUaqhg801vZmQPGmYp6Rkh5/s400/5.jpg)
Step Five: Now go Filters> Distort > Polar Coordinates and choose the lower -Polar to Rectangular- radio button.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljd1qi7JBVABz_uoNLJvPuFC7kO4hkzyG3qqD2ZE2fUo6_vzywAvaKSSA1icsVli3AgBpvL97i_ZJ8zvMe94-YPNSmjBS05GCjRxWgNyV8A99wfmbxumQEspy30TOGAmTwzOOEVhOhHTV/s400/6.jpg)
Step Six: Now go to Image> Rotate Canvas> 90°CCW. Next we apply Filters> Stylize> Wind - from left -you may use it two times; depending on your image size.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBkHDwtcg3OvaXERIbd0rR2zkxy2pgPOM_KkcWJAHQMhSU-hVfmr3aitQGhR0vRyu8FS1uZTfMgVwkU_0kzTRmEvr47I62LiR5SyN3ZnZAeuT9xVN7eiu-bNZDeuJLW-nvWbHrOV1g64j/s400/7.jpg)
Step Seven: Then go to image-rotate canvas 90°CW. Now go again Filters> Distort> Polar Coordinates and this time choose the upper -Rectangular to Polar- radio button. And Your Speed Type Text Looks like a great effect!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jUYy3Oz0AWHUgSdKhhFKEAV0bl8ZiVM_IkA1zESLlDh_HFf-aayKLrXBlki-CbxxORMrWyJM2ZexzOJnymZqKUOqix8zaNcjPDiZSsSN7qOOVeKHH8oGHClD-1PKcqsd03i2kRnmmM6g/s400/8.jpg)
10 Comments:
wow, smart work
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Ismail, At
March 31, 2009 at 1:40 AM
Very nice aproach to do this effect
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Anonymous, At
April 18, 2009 at 4:41 PM
simple, but wooow...keep rock n roll dudu's :)
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Anonymous, At
April 22, 2009 at 12:06 AM
ang galing naman. you are a great artist. i love your work.
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Anonymous, At
May 11, 2009 at 1:14 PM
Grabe.....Galing naman.....More power to you.....
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misc, At
June 12, 2009 at 10:58 PM
Great tutorial! I found a site if you want to post your tutorials http://tutorials.extremestudio.ro/
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Anonymous, At
July 16, 2009 at 2:27 PM
Nice step by step tutorial to get the text speed effects.
By
Typing Touch, At
July 17, 2010 at 12:38 PM
Such a nice tutorial, very easy and very good to understand. I was confused with the background fill because in Photoshop CS you can not bucket fill the background.
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Web Design, At
July 31, 2010 at 8:34 AM
I am sure that following these steps and practicing will make you reach at least 50 wpm of typing speed
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typing speed test, At
September 21, 2010 at 4:31 AM
Excellent tutorial it's help me to make better Clipping path service
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March 15, 2017 at 3:43 AM
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