Blinking Text

In this tutorial you'll learn how to make a simple layer-style for your pimping' text in Photoshop.

Step 1 –  Choosing the Text

Start a new document and type a text with a thick font (our example file is 500x500 pixels). Don't use a small font like Arial Narrow. It won't work on a small font.

Step 2 – Setting Up the Style

Go into your text layers Blending Options (Right Click Layer > Blending Options).

Apply the layer effects shown below, making any modifications as needed.

Step 3 – Rasterize

The copy the layer and "Rasterize" it (right-click on the layer and choose the rasterize option):

Step 4 – Reducing the Height of Rasterized Layer

Then reduce the height of the rasterized layer (CTRL+T)

Step 5 – Adjusting the Layer

Delete the layer styles from this rasterized layers, so the black text remains. If the text is not black, you have to make it black first (CTRL+U -> Saturization 0):

Step 6 – Apply Gaussian Blur

Then move the layer with the back text underneath the layer you created first (drag it in the layers panel) and apply a Gaussian Blur van 3,2. Move the blurred text behind the layer with the layer style. Align it like this:

Step 7 – Final Touch

Choose a white, star-shaped brush (comes with Photoshop).

Make a new layer above all others and apply the star-shaped brush on the edges (don't use it to much!).  Finish…. But much more possibilities are still there depends upon your skill.