The words with thorns! Photoshop makes Cactus effect word

Use Photoshop selections, layer styles, and drawing techniques to make cactus effects fonts. Reading this tutorial requires you to have a certain base of Photoshop operations.

1, create a new layer, press Q key to enable fast mask. First type a letter.

2, choose "Twist > Glass" from the filter menu. Apply the following settings:

3. Press Q again to disable fast masking. Ctrl+shift+i an inverse selection.

4, the use of green fill.

5. Double-click the layer to open the Layer style window and apply the following layer style:

6. Select Burn Tool. Adjust the design from the top option bar as follows. Apply the tool to create a dark spot on a filled text layer.

7, from the "Select" menu point select "Color range." Use the Eyedropper tool to click to create a selection.

8. Press Ctrl+j to copy and paste the selection into a new layer. Double-click the layer to open the Layer style window. Apply the layer style settings as shown in the figure.

9, use the oval-shaped tool to create a small oval.

10. Use the Pen tool to create a shape like the one shown below.

11. Double-click the layer to open the Layer style window. Apply the layer style settings as shown in the figure.

12, create more "thorn" copy layer and put it in the appropriate position as shown in the figure.

　　

13, apply the same technology to other letters.

14, copy all layers, select and merge the copied layer. Enable "lock transparent pixels" on the layers panel. Use a black fill. Press Ctrl+t. Right-click the layer and select the Distort adjustment node to create a perspective shadow effect. Reduce its opacity.

15. Fill the background with a gradient.