Open a new document by pressing CTRL + N

Make 6 or 7 layers,

Brush over the 1st layer with black, then the second with white, press d to reset your colours, press x to switch between the colours.
Repeat until the 7 layers are brushed, set layers to overlay, darken or lighten.
If you need brushes search "Photoshop Brushes" on Deviant Art
Once you have done that you should have something like this:

Get a render, i will be using Sonic the Hedgehog
Copy it into your signature, and rename it original.
Size it down to your liking and place it in somewhere.

Duplicate the layer and Set the blending mode to soft light, Go to Blur, Gaussian Blur, set to 3.0, rename it depth and hide the layer.
Duplicate the original again, Filter, Blur, Motion Blur, Angle = -45, Distance = 40 px.
Duplicate this layer about 4 times, position them like this,
Set them to overlay, then duplicate the original layer again, go to Filter, Blur, Motion Blur, angle= -60, distance= 40
Set them to overlay again and
Position them like this.

Put all the brushed layers on then make a new layer, get up the paint bucket fill the new layer with black, set of soft light and put it under Original and depth.

Duplicate the original again CTRL + CLICK on the small thumbnail part, Press CTRL + ALT + D and enter 15
Add a layer mask and duplicate the masked layer twice.

Go to layer, new adjustment layer, colour balance, 3 times, change them to your liking, click the second top colour balance layer and go to filter, render, clouds, repeat with the top colour balance layer. You should have something like this:

Make a new layer, CTRL + A, then Edit, Stroke then apply these settings:



Set the border layer blending mode to overlay.
You should have something like this:

You can add a pixel stretch in. Duplicate the original render again.
Pick Single Column Marquee Tool

and select a colourful part of the render. Press CTRL + C, CTRL + V, CTRL + T, drag it along both ways.
Set the blending mode to overlay and put it just above the brushed layers.
Now click the text tool, I will be using a font called Triforce, you can download it from www.dafont.com.
Write your text, then click on this button

Use these settings:

Right click the text layer and go to blending options.
Use These Settings:



Final Result:

Post your results!
ihatecrazyfrog creations 2006©
Edited by i_hate_crazy_frog, 03 August 2006 - 10:17 AM.
