Adobe Photoshop Tutorials
Swirl Text
Learn how to create this Swirl Text Effect:
Step 1
Create a blank document, size depends on the size of your text, I made it 300*250px.
Set background to black.
Add your text in white.
Apply some Gaussian Blur (Filter --> Blur --> Gaussian Blur) to the text.
Hit CTRL-E to merge down the layers.
Step 2
Go to Filter --> Stylize --> Solarize.
This is how your soon to be swirl text will look now:
Step 3
Now use Filter --> Distort --> Polar Coordinates (Polar to Rectangular)
Apply the wind filter (Filter --> Stylize --> Wind) once.
Use Filter --> Distort --> Polar Coordinates (Rectangular to Polar this time)
Step 4
Use Filter --> Distort --> Pinch and choose a value of -31 percent or less
Step 5
Now just hit CTRL-U, pick a nice color and that's it, your colored swirl text: