Photoshop Tutorial - GLOWING

Hey there!
Some of you asked me whether I could create a tutorial for that artwork.
Well, ok! Here it comes..
Step 1: Getting the stuff you need
To create the artwork you will need the following resources:
- Brushset No.14
- Nightsky Brushes - I couldnt find the author’s name. Please tell me if it’s yours, I will credit it.
- (3D program like Cinema 4D - If you want to use 3D text-objects)
Step 2: Let’s start

Create a new file (I took 800×600) and fill it black.
Step 3:

Take the gradient tool and draw a vertical line (colors: black and darkgrey). Black at the top, darkgrey at the bottom.
Step 4:

Create a new layer, foreground color: #3a3a3a, background color: #dedede and use render -> clouds. Then set the layer on ‘overlay’.
Step 5:

Insert your object you want to give the burn effect. I took a 3D text object, which I’ve created with Cinema 4D.
Step 6:

Now create a new layer, take the last brush of the Brushset No.14 (brush size: ~700px) and click into the picture (foreground color has to be white!). Now transform the brush until you get a result like I got.
Step 7:

Use the eraser (soft pencilbrush) and erase some parts of the brush. Your result should look like this.
Step 8:

Create a new layer below the object-layer. Take the nightsky brush (called sampled brush #12) and create a starry background.
Step 9:

Duplicate the star-layer and use gaussian-blur (~10px).
Step 10:

Create a new layer (at the top again). Take the same brush (brush-size: ~100px) and form it like it is shown in the picture.
Step 11:

Duplicate the layer and form a crescent. Use Crtl+E to merge the layers. (Don’t worry, the other layers are just hidden.)
Step 12:

Place the crescent on the tip of your object and create a new layer. Then use the a pencilbrush (~40px) and draw another crescent above the other one (see picture).
Step 13:

Use gaussain-blur (~9px)
Step 14:

Duplicate the drawn-crescent and paint it orange (Crtl+U ; Color: 16 ; Saturation: 100 ; Brightness: -50).
Step 15:

Set the layer on ‘color dogde’.
Step 16:

Duplicate the layer and use gaussain-blur (~20px) and set the oppacity of the layer to ~90%.
Step 17:

To add some more color duplicate the brush-layer (first brush) and paint it yellow (Crtl+U ; Color: 45 ; Saturation: 100 ; Brightness: -40). Move the layer 3px to the right and to the bottom. Then erase the marked areas with the eraser (soft pencil, ~100px).
Step 18:

Create a new layer below the object-layer and take the pencilbrush (~120px). Choose an orange color and draw a bold line. Then choose a blue color and draw a line below the orange one (Attention: Both lines are in the same layer!).
Step 19:

Set the layer on ‘overlay’.
Step 20:

Create a new layer (at the top again), fill it black and set it on ‘color dogde’ (It should look like nothing has happened). Take a soft pencilbrush (~80px) and click on the marked areas (foreground color has to be white!). Set the layer’s oppacity to ~80%.
Step 21:

Final result
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Great Tutorial, i go to make the tuto with my text and i publish my final result en my webpage.
Thanks
Gorgeous effect and not really hard to make! Thank you very much, yo are a genius!
very good Tutorial =) thx for that
thanks for the tutorial
Some nice info here, keep up the good work
Really beautiful text result. No excuses for bad font layouts!
Great tuto…Thanks
Hey r0man.de das is doch eigentlich fast das gleiche wie der effekt von abduzeedo oder?!
step 14 doesnt work for me..:S, i tried the CTRL+U thing but the color wont be there, any1 know why?
Nice tutorial, simple to follow, great results, and easy to adapt to your own design.
@ Jakob - Make your you check the box –> []Colourize
Thanks , your tutorials are very useful.
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Brilliant tutorial. Photoshop is a goldmine of productivity if you can use it properly!
Well worth a re-tweet
Nice.. I like it
Great Tutorial and effect, only problem is that I can’t DL Nightsky Brushes because the website that’s hosting the file removed it due to Copyright Infringement, is there anyway that you could email me the files?
O_O wow lol
today i feel i know photoshop lol
Thank you so so so so soso much