blazing image effect by H-Sauce
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1.ok first you need to start with your image. it does not matter what it is, as it is almost unrecognisable
now set a motion blur so that the image looks similiar to this.
![](https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi282.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fkk244%2FhSaUcPkEeRr%2Fstepone.png&hash=c6b23833a7082d998c45efb1f29426f528bbc7dd)
PLEASE NOTE: this next part is for the text. if it is just for the image, skip to step 4
2.now put the blurred image and text on seperate layers
make your text white
now add an outer glow with the following properties
![](https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi282.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fkk244%2FhSaUcPkEeRr%2Fsteptwo.png&hash=2d99a5e3a54e2e02786933655b47ae03f3f09ef0)
3. now grab your smudge tool, here we can have some fun
![;)](http://acidmods.com/forum/Smileys/default/w1nk.gif)
. set hardness to 50 and set master diameter to test out your text. when you find a good size, start bluring like i have.
![](https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi282.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fkk244%2FhSaUcPkEeRr%2Fstepthree.png&hash=b51738c8bf10a0b68e204b9e4ed38e4223ae22e8)
![](https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi282.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fkk244%2FhSaUcPkEeRr%2Fstepfour.png&hash=c9e7309c7b02d4234287a3e80727da994090cb5a)
i ended up with this
![](https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi282.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fkk244%2FhSaUcPkEeRr%2Feg2.png&hash=5e49c0db5dea41524641b5b989f77c994c70d1db)
now duplicate your smudged layer. set a radial blur to this layer with the following properties:
![](https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi282.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fkk244%2FhSaUcPkEeRr%2Fstep5.png&hash=11bfbb2f0fc92340f6d0b8810808c6bdbed70a76)
after this, press Ctrl+F to double the effect
4. now to colour the image. first go to Image > Mode > Grayscale
say yes to discard information.
now go to Image > Mode > Indexed Color and click yes to flatten layers.
![](https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi282.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fkk244%2FhSaUcPkEeRr%2Fstep6.png&hash=36e6f718337fd27eb785e21c105cad6ceba78520)
LAST PART!!
go to Image > Mode > Color Table and select black body from the drop down
![:)](http://acidmods.com/forum/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
![](https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi282.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fkk244%2FhSaUcPkEeRr%2Flaststep.png&hash=a65278fa2aa004406504bbb13a398862a023d787)
and your good to go!
![](https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi282.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fkk244%2FhSaUcPkEeRr%2Fendresult.png&hash=ab2437aebe90a4b98d8dc922e5d04b4252215010)