Adobe Photoshop Tutorials - Colorful Light Burst Text Effect

Photoshop Tutorials: Colorful Light Burst Text

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Step 21: Apply A Gradient Fill Layer To Add Color

Click on the New Fill Or Adjustment Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers palette:

Photoshop Text Effects: Click the New Fill Or Adjustment Layer icon
Photoshop Tutorials: Click the "New Fill Or Adjustment Layer icon.

And select "Gradient" from the list:

Photoshop Text Effects: Select the Gradient fill layer option

Photoshop Tutorials: Select a Gradient fill layer.

When the Gradient Fill dialog box pops up, click inside the gradient preview area at the top:

Photoshop Text Effects: Click inside the gradient preview area

Photoshop Tutorials: Click inside the gradient preview area.

This will bring up the Gradient Editor dialog box. Click on the gradient swatch in the top left, the black to white gradient first, and this will make sure that both colors on either side of the gradient have their opacity set to 100%:

Photoshop Text Effects: Select the black to white gradient in the top left

Photoshop Tutorials: Select the black to white gradient swatch in the top left to make sure both colors are set to 100% opacity first.

Then set your gradient colors to whatever you like. I've set the color on the left to a reddish-orange, and the color on the right to a yellowish-orange:

Photoshop Text Effects: Set your gradient colors.

Photoshop Tutorials: Set your gradient colors.

Exit out of the gradient dialog boxes once you've chosen your colors.

Step 22: Change The Blend Mode Of The Gradient Fill Layer To "Color"

With the Gradient fill layer selected, go back to the blend mode options in the top left of the Layers palette and change the layer's blend mode to Color:

Photoshop Text Effects: Change the blend mode to Color

Photoshop Tutorials: Change the blend mode of the Gradient fill layer to "Color".

The image is now colorized with the colors from the gradient:

Photoshop Text Effects: The image is now colorized

Photoshop Tutorials: The gradient colors are now applied to the image.

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