how to make light burst effect in photoshop

One of the best ways to make a statement is with out-of-this-world text. Try kicking your designs into warp speed with this light-burst effect. After you learn the basic steps, this technique can be adapted for many different uses.
Step 1
Create a new document that’s 600px by 400px.

Step 2
Using the Text Tool (T) create the text you want to work with. Bold, blocky fonts will work best to capture this effect in the final product. Here, I’m using Impact in 120 point. Make sure your text is large enough to fill most of the workspace, with room on all sides for the light-burst effect to shine through.

Step 3
To make the text workable, we’ll need to rasterize our text layer, turning it into a pixelated image instead of a font. To do this, go to Layer > Rasterize > Type.
Now that the text is image-based, hold down the Command key and click on your text-layer thumbnail in the Layers Panel. You should see a dotted selection line appear around your text. In the Select menu, choose Save Selection, and click OK. You can see the selection is now saved in the Channels panel as a new channel.

Step 4
Click Ctrl+D to deselect the text area. With your text layer still selected, go to Edit > Fill. Set the Contents to White and the Mode to Multiply, then click OK to apply.

Step 5
Next, we’re going to apply a blur to our text layer. From the Filter menu, select Blur > Gaussian Blur and set the Radius to 5.0 pixels.

Step 6
Again in the Filter menu, select Stylize > Solarize, and you’ll see that the image becomes a negative of itself. To make the text more visible, go to Image > Adjustments > Levels and slide the white marker on the right-hand side of the chart down to 110.

Step 7
Duplicate the text layer by clicking Ctrl+J. For Steps 7 through 16, we’ll be working on the duplicate text layer.
With the duplicate layer selected, go to Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates. Switch the selection to Polar to Rectangular and click OK to apply. You’ll see that the text balloons up toward the top of the workspace, and your second line of text is split apart.

Step 8
Click Ctrl+I to invert the colors in your document.


Step 9
In the Image menu, select Rotate Canvas and select 90° CCW.

Step 10
Now, we’re going to start creating the rays of light that will build to our final product. In the Filter menu, choose Stylize > Wind. Set the Method to Wind, and set the Direction to From the Left. Click OK to apply this setting. You’ll notice small lines beginning to drag their way through the text. Press Ctrl+F twice to apply the Wind filter two more times, making the effect more dramatic.

Step 11
Press Ctrl+I to invert your image colors once again. Then apply additional wind by pressing Ctrl+F three more times. Your image should now be distorted beyond readability, with streaks running completely throughout your text.

Step 12
Once again, go to Edit > Adjustments > Levels to brighten the text. Drag the white marker on the right-hand side down to 150 this time.

Step 13
Now, we’ll go to Image > Rotate Canvas and select 90° CW to rotate your text back to its original orientation. We’ll also reverse the effects of our previous Polar Coordinates to start putting the text back together. Go to Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates. Switch the selection to Rectangular to Polar and click OK to apply. You should be able to see a faint image of your original text again.

Step 14
In the Layers Panel, switch the copy text layer from Normal to Screen in the drop-down menu.

Step 15
At the bottom of the Layers Panel, click on the New Fill or Adjustment Layer option, and select Gradient from the drop-down menu.

In the window that appears, click in the Gradient rectangle to open the Gradient Editor. Select two bright colors for your gradient. Here, I’m using #1c8005 and #faf716 for a green and yellow gradient. Click OK on both of the gradient windows to apply, and you’ll see a gradient now covers your entire workspace.

Step 16
With the gradient adjustment layer selected, switch the layer setting from Normal to Color in the Layers Panel drop-down menu. When you choose this, you’ll see your light rays take on a colorful new look.

Step 17
You’re finished working with the text copy layer, and can switch back to the original text layer. With that layer selected, go to Filter > Blur > Radial Blur. Set the Amount to 65, Blur Method to Zoom, and the Quality to Best.

Step 18
In the Channels panel, find the saved selection you created earlier. Hold down the Command key and click on the saved channel. You should see a selection appear on your workspace that outlines the text you created in Step 2. In the Layers Panel, select your original text layer. Use the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to fill this selection with black. Press Ctrl+D to deselect the text area.