Start a new document 500×200 pixels, pick to colors one for your forground and one for your background, im using to types of blue, then goto “filter > render > clouds>”, then select the text tool and the color white then type what ever it is you want to pixelate, heres how mine looks.
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Now duplicate your text layer and drag your duplicated layer underneath the original and goto “filter > blur > guassian blur” photoshop will tell you that the text layer needs to be rasterized just click ok, now guassion blur it by 4 pixels, heres how mine looks.
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Now goto “filter > pixelate > mosiac” and type in 12 click ok. looks abit blurry so we need to sharpen it, goto “filter > sharpen > sharpen” do this twice.
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Now add a small drop shadow under your original text layer. DONE!
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7 Responses to “Pixelated Text Tutorial”
nkhat Says:
i like it taht
thank yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooou
vitor Says:
the best site of tutoriais of ps for create templates.
vale mesmo.
mj Says:
it’s so simple but looks good!
darkone2k4 Says:
Amazing tutorial!!!
but…. where did you get the font?
ADMIN Says:
cant remember the font, was a while ago when this tutorial was written
Artem Says:
Awesome effect!
Turkish Man Says:
Great tutorial but font problem?
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