Photoshop Tutorials > Text Effects

Ghostly Text

1. New document (i used 430 x 130 & i filled with black for tutorial purpose) or open your image.

2. Type your text. ( i used a size of 30)


3. Layer > Rasterize > Layer

4. Image > Rotate Canvas > 90CW

5. Filter > Stylize > Wind


6. Filter > Stylize > Wind


7. Image > Rotate Canvas > 90CCW

My Final:



Advanced Ghostly Text


1. New document (i used 430 x 130 & i filled with black for tutorial purpose) or open your image.

2. Type your text.


3. Layer > Rasterize > Layer

4. Filter > Blur > Radial Blur


5. Filter > Blur > Radial Blur (with same settings)


6. Type your text (this time make the font size just a bit smaller than last time, i used a size of 24) & center as best you can over the blur.

7. Layer > Rasterize > Layer

8. Image > Rotate Canvas > 90CW

9. Filter > Stylize > Wind


10. Filter > Stylize > Wind


11. Image > Rotate Canvas > 90CCW

Now you have added and advanced ghostly effect to the text.