What we will be making in this tutorial:
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Step 1: First, well need something written in 3D. We have two possible variations:
If you prefer a bit of Mac spice, use the command Extrude and Bevel in illustrator. This tutorial from PSDUTS may help you through it.
If you swing more toward a Windows flavor, Xara3D is another. If you dont have Xara 3D, have no fear. We always come prepared: click on the thumbnail below to download a sample.

Step 2: Place the 3D text and rename it as 3D Text. Then, with the Magic Wand Tool select the face of the letters and cut that part as you can see from the screnshoots below.


Step 3: With me so far? Now comes the fun part. Make two copies of this layer, one for backup (3D Text Copy) and another one (3D Text Blur). Set the backup copy aside to cool for a bit (aka, Hide). Leave the other two layers (3D Text and 3D Text Blur) on the fire and easily accessible. Turn down the heat a bit on 3D Text Blur; let it simmer for a while and come back to it later.

Step 4: Next, create a new layer group, rename it Effects, and change the blending option of this group to Color Dodge. Now, being careful not to disturb the other layers, reach inside this new layer group and, with a flick of the wrist, create a new layer, applying the filter Clouds (Filter -> Render -> Clouds) to give it that nice, puffy consistency that weve all come to know and love.


Step 5: Dropping just below that group in your palette, create another group, this one named Colors. Remember that little wrist-flick technique from Step 4? Didnt get it quite to your satisfaction the first time? Well, were going to give it a go again. As before, within this new group youll need to create a new layer; add a sprinkle of pink, and with the gradient tool (in Radial Mode) draw a soft edge glow. After that, set the layer blending mode to the Low mixer setting, or Soft Light.

At this point, you might see a strange pink cloud, but dont worry. All part of the plan.

Step 6: Repeat the previous step with two other bright colors, but placed differently.


Step 7: Now, for the secret ingredient.
Do you remember the 3D Text Blur we set aside way back in Step 3?
Well, its been simmering long enough! Select it now and apply a Gaussian Blur of 13 pixel radius (Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur)

Step 8: Now the creative part. Add a new layer in the Effects group, immediately above the Clouds. Download a cool brush from DeviantArt and use white to trace around the inside face of each the letters.


Step 9: Still with me? Were almost there! Carefully slide yet another new layer between the two groups (Effects and Clouds).
Reach for your trusty Gradient Tool (this time in Linear Mode), choose White and, holding down the Shift key, drag the Gradient tool from the outside edges of the canvas to the middle of the image.
Set your blending mode to Saturation and see what happens


Step 10: Ready for another layer? Well need a new one in the Effects group; name it Abstract Lights.

Step 11: Then ctrl-click (command-click for you Mac lovers) the 3D Text layer icon in the layers palette and paint inside the new selection with a custom abstract brush as we did in Step 8 (remember, use WHITE).

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Step 12: Youve made it. The final step. The icing on all of these layers. Createonelastlayer above the White layer we just did.
Use a nice LARGE custom brush, like this, and draw a single Cloud above the text. Apply a Motion Blur (Filter -> Blur -> Motion Blur) with an Angle of -11? and a distance of 200? pixels.
Change the Opacity to 30% and apply a gradient overlay with the following settings:


Voila!
There you have it. A quick, easy way to spruce up any old 3D text into something to set anyones mouth watering. Serve hot or cold to your friends, and watch em drool
Enjoy!

For a bit of a twistif youre feeling a bit adventurousabove all the layers, try new custom brushes (like smoke) and repeat the last step to apply cool lights. Experimenting can be fun!

Heres another example from my portfolio.