Electric Shock Text
Electric Shock Text EffectIn this tutorial, you will learn how to use wind effect in four directions to create a cool electric shock effect. It's just a simple trick but makes awesome effect!

Step 1:  Create a 400x400px document,  fill your background with black by choosing Edit > Fill and use Black

Step 1

 Step 2: Select Horizontal Type Tool(T) and use white color to write anything you want, like this:

Step 2 - Electric Shock Text

 Step 3: Now right click on the "text layer" and choose "Rasterize Type" to make it become a real layer

Step 3 - Electric Shock Text

 Step 4: Duplicate that layer by right click again on it,select "Duplicate Layer", press OK.

Duplicate Layer

Step 5: Select Filter > Stylize > Wind and click on "From the Left" option

Wind option

Step 6: Press Ctrl-F twice to make this effect stronger

Step 7: Now selct Filter > Stylize > Wind again, but we click on "From the Right" option

Wind Effect - From the right

Step 8: Again, press Ctrl-F twice to make it stronger! Here is my image at this time:

Wind - Left and Right

Step 9: Select Image > Rotate Canvas >90o CW to rotate our image

Rotate

 Step 10: Now use the Wind Effect (repeat from step 5 to 8), select Image > Rotate Canvas >90o CCW to rotate it to normal state:

Rotate again

 Step 11: Now right click on current layer, select "Layer Properties" (or simply double click on that layer). In "Layer Style" box, choose "Color Overlay" and choose red color:

Color Overlay

 Note: make sure to put your layer with effects under original layer or you will not see your white text

Sort layers

 And now you can see our result!

Result

Hope you enjoy this tutorial!