Photoshop Tutorial : Wolverine Text Effect

In this tutorial I will show how to create wolverine text effects. Wolverine is one of the X-MEN movie characters that have sharp and powerful claws. Created text will get scratches from the claws of Wolverine. Let's just go ahead and get started! 

Step 1

Create a new document sized 800px width 750px height dark gray background color # 1c1c1c. Double-click on the Background layer to remove the key signature and name it Background. 

Step 2

Choose Filter -> Noise -> Add Noise -> Amount: 2.1% and add layer styles: Gradient Overlay. Set as shown below. 

Step 3

Activate the Horizontal Type Tool to type the text "WOLVERINE" set the font type: Agency FB, size 210pt. 

Step 4

Next right click on the WOLVERINE layer and select the menu Resterize Type. Activate Polygnal Lasso Tool and create selection as shown below. 

Step 5

Press the Delete key on the keyboard to delete the selected text. 

Step 6

Slide to the right of selection two times using the right arrow on the keyboard and don't forget to press the delete button. 

Step 7

Choose Filter -> Liquify and use the Forward Warp Tool to make 

claw scratches. 

Step 8

Click WALVERINE layer and add layer styles: Drop Shadow, Gradient Overlay, Pattern Overlay set like in the picture below. 

And this is the final result wolverine text effects.