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Burned Edge


  1. Type the text with a background.
  2. Draw the shape to be burned with marquee tool.
  3. Quick Mask.
  4. Filter > Pixelate > Crytalize (cell size=10).
  5. Switch back to Normal Mode.
  6. Select > Save Selection.
  7. Select > Modigy > Expand (=5).
  8. Quick Mask.
  9. Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur.
  10. Switch back to Normal Mode.
  11. Select > Load Selection #4, and use Subtract Mode.
  12. Image > Adjust > Hue/Saturation.
  13. Check Colorize. This step very important as it will give you the burned colors.
  14. Voila! Actually my example is not that great at all :(
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