gr8 tutorial m8, I've learned alot. but i think that the smoke may be a little bit bright.
(245 days ago)Step 1
First open a new document in Photoshop with the following size

Step 2
Select the gradient tool with type as radial gradient and the starting color as #054f7c and end color as #0497c8.

Step 3
Draw the gradient from the center of the document to the top such that you get this background

Step 4
Select the text tool and type "psd" with a bold faced font.

Step 5
To get a slanting effect, the perspective option will not be available when the text is non rasterised,so hold down Ctrl key and click over the thumbnail of the text layer in layers palette,the text will be selected.
Now create a new layer above the text layer and fill it with white.
Now hide the original text layer.
Then press Ctrl+T on the keyboard to go for the transform options.
Right click inside the area and select perspective.

Step 6
Now press Ctrl+T and transform it by pulling down the right bottom box in the selection area

Step 7
Likewise perform the above steps to change the rest of the text

Step 8
Now transform the letter s.

Step 9
Select the letter D and click on perspective

Step 10
And transform it as shown.

Step 11
Apply the following layer styles for the letter p.

Step 12
Select drop shadow and change its values as shown

Step 13
Select gradient overlay and apply its values as given

Step 14
Copy the layer style from the letter p by right clicking on the layer palette and paste it to the other two letters.you will get a result like this.

Step 15
Now duplicate all the three layers and apply the blending modes as follows.

Step 16
To apply the gradient overlay select the range of colors as
#121212 #2d2d2d #000000 #4c4c4c #676767 #4c4c4c
(starting from left to right).

Step 17
Select each individual layers and move them back from the original layers, so that you get the following 3d effect.

Step 18
Create a new layer and now Ctrl click over all the thumbnails of the front letters and the back letters so that it gets selected like this.

Step 19
Fill the new layer with white color

Step 20
Go to Filters->Blur->Radial Blur and apply the following values to it.

Step 21
Now move this new layer behind all the current layers and place it before the background layer and u will get an effect like this

Step 22
Select a smoke brush( if a smoke brush is not available with you,download it from the internet,a lot of websites provides free brushes) and paint it in the middle of the document.

Step 23
As you have done it before,hold down the Ctrl key and click over the blue filled letters layer.select the ctrl+shift+I to invert the selection and erase the rest of the areas with the eraser tool

Step 24
Again press ctrl+shift+I to invert the selection and make the opacity of the layer as follows.

Step 25
select some designer brushes and paint it in the same layer as shown.Note that these designs must be painted at the back of all the text layers

Step 26
Now create a new layer and fill it with black,and go to filters->render->clouds,again go to filters->render->difference clouds, and change the mode of the layer as screen,so that u get this effect

Step 27
Erase some of the lightning over the unused area in the picture such that u get the lightnings only over the letter layers

Step 28
Now select the text tool and type the word geek.

Step 29
Apply the blending effects as follows

Step 30
You will get this effect.

Step 31
Now create a new layer and fill it with black.go to filters->render->lens flare and apply the third option,now change the blending mode to color dodge and transform it and warp it and place it near the letter p

Step 32
Repeat the step to create a flare and place it for the other letters too

Step 33
Create a new layer beneath the background and fill it with black, Select the background layer and click mask option at the bottom of the layers palette and fill the mask layer with a black and white gradient of type radial.

Step 34
This is the final result

37 Comments:
vauuuuuuu i cant do it cry
it's great. i like it.
good job.
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Nice one 
i like it so much .. well done ^^
(233 days ago)gr8!!!!!!!!
(231 days ago)very nice
(231 days ago)This is nice tuts, I'am very glad with this post.....
(230 days ago)yay you sir
(230 days ago)Hey Tanx a lot
(229 days ago)fantastic done
(229 days ago)man its long u can do it in few steps
(228 days ago)it is so cool . thnx
(224 days ago)Just wondering, where can you download the brush, that you have behind your text?
Btw nice tut.
Boring
(209 days ago)cool!!!!
(201 days ago)Looks Kewl but I don't know.........
Give it 10 to 10. Amazing.... 
wat a fucking tutorial for noobs,its to hard to understand for beginner like me
(194 days ago)good or excellent
(192 days ago)chehal
(192 days ago)good or excellent
(192 days ago)that good but i whan psd plzz
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AND I WANT PSD 
good job,like it
(163 days ago)thank you so much it was very helpful this tutorial
(160 days ago)very great tutorial
thank you!
WELL ... this is not at all for beginers. need to excplane a lot more. just being honist
(155 days ago)Its very easy = = just practice =)
(154 days ago)what brushes did you use?
(106 days ago)Pretty bad tut, explained nothing at all.
(87 days ago)huh i lost my day here but it is amazing...........
I want download
I want down load file PSD
(64 days ago)im stuck @ step 18 i cant select it all,. but i can select 1 by 1,
(60 days ago)bravo................its funn
(18 days ago)
i will give a 8 out of 10
(256 days ago)