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Select the Horizontal Type tool .
If you want to enter vertical type, select the Vertical Type tool instead.
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In the options bar, make sure that the Create a Text Layer button is selected. Select a font family and a font size. |
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Click in the image window and enter the type you want. Then click the OK button in the options bar to commit the text. |
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Choose Layer > New > Layer to create a new layer. |
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In the dialog box, set the Mode to Hard Light and the Opacity to 80%, and click OK. |
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Select the Rectangular Marquee tool . |
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Click and drag to create a rectangular selection approximately the same size as your type. |
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Select the Gradient tool . |
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Choose Window > Show Swatches to show the Swatches palette, and choose yellow as the foreground color. |
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Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) in the Swatches palette to set red as the background color. |
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Position the cursor at the bottom of your rectangular selection. Then click and drag from bottom to top to create a gradient. |
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Choose Layer > Group with Previous to make the gradient visible only in the text. |
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Choose Select > Deselect to remove the marquee selection. |
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Choose Filter > Distort > Ripple. |
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In the dialog box, drag the slider to a high setting, and click OK. |
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Choose Filter > Blur > Motion Blur. |
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In the dialog box, set the Angle to 90 degrees, and drag the slider until you are satisfied with the result. Then click OK. |
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Select the Move tool . |
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Adjust the position of the flames inside the text as desired. |