TUTORIALS//STARTEXT - by Jack
1 Open a new document Im using 300 x 200pixels at 75dpi.
2 Click on the text tool, at the top of the screen you shoud see this icon, click on it to select it.
3 Type in the word that you want in stars, then click anywhere on the screen, you should be faced with a selction in the shape of you word.
4 Now go to edit > fill on the top menu and choose the fill colour to be black.

 
5 Now apply the add noise filter. Filters > noise > add noise.

Select Gaussian for the distribution, also make sure that Monochromatic is checked. I used 20% for the amount.
6 OK, now we have some text that looks like stars but we need to give it a background, so deselect the Image (Select > Deselect or Control + D for pc's and Apple + D for macs) and then create a new layer.

 
7 Using the paint bucket fill in the layer, and then add the noise filter to that layer just the same as in step 5.

 
8 Now change the Brightness/Contrast, image > adjust > brightness and contrast, adjusting the brightness to about -70 and the contrast to about +55.

 
9 Select the layer with the text on it and adjust the Brightness to about -20 and the contrast to about +90 by going through the previous step again.

 
10 I then added a Lens Flare and some extras to give this Image its final look. Play with filters and you will be suprised by the results.  
 

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