Make Text Glow in Photoshop
You’ll design bold glowing text by starting on a black background, setting white type, and using Outer Glow for the bloom and Inner Glow for color inside the letters. Adjust a few key settings to control glow intensity and color.
Step-by-step instructions
Create a new document with a dark background
Go to File → New and choose your desired size.
Set Background to Black (or fill the background layer with black using Edit → Fill → Black).
Click Create.
Add white text
Select the Horizontal Type Tool (T).
Click on the canvas and type your text (e.g., “Glow”).
Press Ctrl+A inside the text box and set the color to White.
Set Size to about 300 pt and center the text with the Move Tool (V).
Add Outer Glow for the main bloom
In the Layers panel, double-click the text layer to open Layer Style.
Enable Outer Glow.
Set Opacity to 100%.
Increase Spread to intensify the edge and Size to expand the glow.
Under Quality, set Range to 100%.
Click the color swatch and choose your glow color (e.g., blue), then click OK.
Add Inner Glow for colored fill
In the same Layer Style dialog, enable Inner Glow.
Set Blend Mode to Normal.
Click the color swatch, choose the same glow color (e.g., blue), and click OK.
Increase Size to tint more of the letter interior.
Under Quality, set Range to 100%, then click OK to apply.
