Hi everyone,
in this tutorial I will learn you how te create something like this:
or this:

PART 1
step 1:
create a new document 800x800 with a black background.

step 2:
type your text (T). I used broadway.

step 3:
duplicate both layers.
merge the 2 new layers.

step 4:
go to image > rotate canvas > 90 CW
then go to filter > stylize > wind
tick from the left
then click Ctrl + f 3 or 4 times.
then go to image > rotate canvas > 90CCW

step 5:
go to filter > blur > Gaussian blur

step 6:
go to Hue/saturation (ctrl + U), check colorize!!

duplicate "willem copy" and go to hue/saturation (ctrl + U), do NOT check colorize!!

step 7:
select the top layer ("willem copy 2" ), go to blending options > general blending options > blend mode, change it to color dodge.

step 8:
merge the 2 top layers

step 9:
select the merged layer (the top layer) and go to liquify (Ctrl + shift + X) and model your flames with a brush size of about 20 / 25.

step 10:
get the textlayer to the top.
go blending options > gradient overlay with this settings:

step 11:
merge all layers until now (ctrl+e) (3 in total)

PART 2(only if you want to have "van oort" underneath "willem" )
step 12:
get down the 2 letters ("w and the m" ), by selecting the rectangular marquee tool and select the letter, then press ctrl + T. Press the down and repeat the same for the letter 'm'.

step 13:
now, fill the part that was just made transparent.

step 14:
type "van oort" in between the w and the m.

step 15:
make some blending options you like..... I used:
outer glow;
bevel and emboss;
gradient overlay;
stroke;
satin.

PART 3 (reflection)
step 12:
merge all layers
duplicate the layer ("van oort" or "willem" ).

step 13:
go to edit > transform > flip vertical
You will not be able to see the 1st "willem" any more, so delete that black part

step 14:
go to blending options and set opacity to 10-30

final result:

I hope you understood everything, reactions are always welcome!

Very interesting tutorial, though I think I've seen a similar tutorial elsewhere. Is this your own, or have you modified someone else's? No offence intended, but I had to ask.

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Well, I actually learnt it from some other tuts, 3 or 4 I think, and mixed them together....

There is a fire tutorial somewhere on these forums I think, I remember seeing it... but it goes into more detail about using the liquify effect.
 
Not a bad tutorial, with a nice effect - slightly more cartoonish than realistic I think Might be helpful to go into more detail with the liquify effect, though it's good for people to have a play
 
Perhaps also using a fading reflection - personally I don't like solid ones, just because I've never really seen any in real life, would have to be one spookily shiny surface

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can you give me the URL to it, then?

Wow, well I'll get back as soon as I find it

EDIT: I can only find two, and in the French section

http://www.crystalxp.net/forum/fr/ [...] 0423_1.htm

http://www.crystalxp.net/forum/fr/ [...] 3380_1.htm

I would have sworn blind there was an English one

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I like mine better because these tuts have no text and I don't understand french very well...  
any results??

Your images are broken.

 
Yup.

RDXDukeOfHazard, your signature is too big.

I'm sorry, I'll solve it as fast as I can!

EDIT: I solved the problem, results are always welcome!

hey almost got it except part3
and mixed up alot on my own

sorry for the late reaction...
That's a cool one !!