How to Get the Ice Cube Effect on Photoshop
If it is winter and a local ice skating rink needs promotional materials, using the ice cube effect on Photoshop is a perfect way to write a poster's heading. The Adobe Photoshop ice cube effect is used to make text look like ice. Text with the ice cube effect can capture peoples' attention and make them want to read the material.
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Instructions
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Open Adobe Photoshop. Click "File" in the toolbar and select "New."
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Enter a name for the file and then alter the size if the file, if needed. Click "OK" to continue.
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Click on the Gradient Tools icon on the left side of the screen. The icon features a square. Select "Gradient Tools" from the icon's menu.
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Select the color that you want to use in the ice effect from the Gradient Tool. Click "OK" to continue.
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Press "Shift" and then drag a line on the background of the blank file to make the background your selected color.
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Click on the Text "T" icon on the left side of the screen. Type the words onto the colored background.
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Click "Filter" in the toolbar and select "Liquify."
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Click the Forward Warp Tool icon, which is the top icon on the left side of the screen. The cursor will turn into a large circle that can be used to change the shape of the text.
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Right-click and move the cursor over the edges of the lettering to give them a warped and curved effect, like a melting ice cube. Click "OK" when you are finished to return to the main screen.
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Click on "Filter" in the toolbar, select "Render," and then "Clouds." The text will have a cloud-like effect.
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Click on the name of your current file on the right side of the screen. Press the "x" next to "Lock" to lock that file. Press "Control" and "J" simultaneously to duplicate the text's layer. A new file name will appear on top of your first file. Give the new file a name.
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Click on the name of your first file on the right side of the screen. Click "Filter," "Artistic," and then "Plastic Wrap." The text will have a plastic-like effect on it now. Click "Ok" to return to the main screen.
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Click on the name of the new file on the right side of the screen. Click "Filter," select "Sketch" and select "Chrome." Click "OK" to return to the main screen.
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Click on the first file name on the right side of the screen. Click on the drop-down menu just above the file names and select "Overlay." Repeat this step on the second file name.
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Click on the first file name, and then press "Control" and "J" to duplicate it. Click on that new file so it is highlighted. Click on the drop-down menu and select "Soft Light."
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Change the "Opacity" percentage located above the file names to make the lettering see-through in areas to give the text a more ice cube effect. Now the text looks like ice and will give any brochure, poster or other document an interesting effect.
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