1. In Photoshop, create a new image. From the drop-down menu, select File>New or click Ctrl+N with your keyboard. The New Image dialog box will open. Add the following information, as also shown in Example 3 below: Name: 3x3 45 degree pattern (or whatever descriptive name you wish to use)
   Width: 3 pixels
Height: 3 pixels
Resolution: 72 pixels/inch
Color Mode: RGB Color, 8 bit
Background Contents: Transparent
   
   Click on the image to view the full version.
   Example 3: New Image Dialog Box, Photoshop CS3
2. Since we're going to create a specific pixel by pixel 45-degree diagonal scanline pattern, zoom in the view to 1600%. With your image selected, using your keyboard, click Ctrl++ (Ctrl plus the + key), holding down the Ctrl and clicking the + key about 9 times to reach 1600%.
3. From the Tools palette, select the Pencil Tool. Set the brush size to 1px.
4. Also from the Tools palette, select Black for your foreground color.
5. Now we're ready to draw the pixel grid pattern with the Pencil Tool. Using the Pencil Tool, add the first black pixel to the top left of your image. Add the next pixel at the bottom middle of your image, and the third pixel to the right middle as shown in Example 4 below:
   Example 4: Draw Each Pixel to Create the 45-degree Scanline Grid Pattern, Photoshop CS3
6. Your 45-degree diagonal grid pattern should look like this, enlarged at 1600%:
   Example 5: Pixel Grid Pattern Enlarged to 1600%, Photoshop CS3
7. Go ahead and save your image now if you wish to save it. Saving it isn't required to create a Photoshop pattern (next), but you might wish to use this image in the future for something else.
8. Create a pattern based on this pixel grid image: from the drop-down menu, select Edit>Define Pattern. The Pattern Name dialog box will then open, as shown in Example 6 below:
   Click on the image to view the full version.
   Example 6: Pixel Grid Pattern, Photoshop CS3
   You can choose to change the name if you wish, then click OK.

Apply Your New 45-degree Scanline Photoshop Pattern

1. In Photoshop, create a new image using the same settings as the 3x3 image above, except this time designating the height and width at 48 pixels. (You can use any number divisible by 3.)
2. Choose a color for your layer, and fill the layer with your chosen color. For this tutorial I'm using white. You can fill your layer a number of ways: From the drop-down menu, select Edit>Fill or press Shift+F5 to open the Fill dialog window. Alternatively, use the Paint Bucket tool to fill your layer.

   TIP:

   Use a basic color to fill your layer, such as white. Then, use Photoshop's Layer Style feature to easily change colors or experiment with color possibilities. From the drop-down menu, select Layer>Layer Style>Color Overlay.
   In addition, try adding a gradient or other effects via Photoshop's Layer Style window. If you intend to use your image as a repeating background pattern that includes a gradient, it would work well to create the image so that it will repeat horizontally using CSS, for example, by setting the gradient style to Linear, and the angle to 90° (click link to see the settings screenshot).
   Using Photoshop's layer styles makes it's incredibly easy to use this image as a template for various projects, changing colors, gradients, and other effects. For example, I used a white fill to create all the examples shown below, A Few Color Examples Using the 3x3 Grid and 4x4 Grid 45-degree Scanlines Patterns. For some of the examples, I also added a gradient effect.
   Try adding the scanlines pattern over photos and photo montages, too, perhaps using the Soft Light Blend Mode (click link to see the settings screenshot):
   
3. Next, from the drop-down menu, select Layer>Layer Style>Pattern Overlay. That will open the Pattern Overlay dialog window, as shown in Example 7 below.
4. To apply the 45-degree scanlines Photoshop pattern to your layer, select your scanlines pattern from the patterns. You'll find it at the end of the pattern thumbnails, as shown in Example 7 below:
   Click on the image to view the full version.
   Example 7: Pattern Overlay Dialog Window, Photoshop CS3
5. For this tutorial, use the settings shown in the example above, including: Blend Mode: Normal
Opacity: 40%
   Your image should then look something like this:
   
   Example 8: Background Image using 45-degree Scanlines Pattern, Photoshop CS3
6. It's a good time to save your image at this point. Save as .psd to retain your layers and layer styles.
7. To save for the Web to use as a background image, you can reduce your image canvas back to 3x3 since this is a repeating pattern. From the drop-down menu, select Image>Canvas Size. That will open the Canvas Size dialog window. In the Canvas Size dialog window, change the width and height of your image to 3 pixels, and click the top left corner Anchor box, as shown in Example 9 below.
   Click on the image to view the full version. Example 9: Canvas Size Dialog Window, Photoshop CS3
   Note that if you're saving your image from a 4x4 grid pattern described below, Create a 4x4 Grid 45-degree Scanline Pattern, that you should then reduce the canvas size to 4x4 accordingly to save as a Web page background image.

That's it! Save your image for the Web.

At first we need to find the background with the cloud. I found this one image, download it with clicking on the image and Save Image:

Step 1
Now I wanted to get more brighter colors, so get Your image settings window with Image–>Adjustments–>Brightness/Contrast. Play with the settings, I got something like this:

Step 2
Now I wanted to get wave effect, so the cloud will look like more whirlwind. Go to the Filter–>Distort–>Twirl, Zoom out a little bit to see the preview window with -/+ and use settings like mine to get this effect.

Step 3
Okay, now You must open Illustrator, to get 3D letters, You can use Xara 3D to get even better results, but although I know not many people use this program, I used Illustrator. Use light gray color and broad font, ~850pt for better results, to add 3D effect – Effect–>3D–> Extrude&Bevel.
Check “Preview” checkbox to see preview, change extrude depth to 150pt and rotate object until You are satisfied. Repeat those steps changing letters and adding different rotation settings.


Step 4
When You are finished just copy and paste letters from Illustrator to Photoshop, each letter on the separate layer.
Rename all the layers so You can easier navigate between them later. Resize letters, rotate them to look better.

Step 5
To get little more brighter colors, duplicate background layer and change blending mode to Overlay.

Step 6
Now I wanted to get more interesting and dreamy result, so follow me to these steps:
There are many ways to create this effect, but I used this one. Ok, create new layer and move it to the top.
Switch to Pen tool and create something like this:

Step 7
Switch to brush(B) tool, choose round brush with hardness 0%, then again switch to Pen tool, right click on the curve, Stroke path, use brush and simulate pressure. After that, right click on the path again and Delete path.

Step 8
Now let’s get to the exciting part:
Filter–>Distort–>Wave and use these settings:

Step 9
The next step is to swirl those bits so use again Filter–>Distort–>Twirl and use maximal angle – 999 and hit OK.
Now Change blending mode to Color Dodge and add Outer Glow.

Now You should be the same result as me:

Step 10
Ok, let’s move on, we should add colors to the letters, select letter D layer and with magic wand tool click on the white area, add new layer (CTRL+SHIFT+N),name it “D front” and fill it with color ( ALT+DELETE). We are doing this step for later use, so we could add  brushes on the front of the letter and different colors:

Step 11
Now return to D letter layer, add gradient overlay in blending options, change mode to overlay and reduce opacity, to save 3D look and shapes. Add gradient like You want, play with colors until You are satisfied.

Step 12
Now select “D front” layer, add color overlay or gradient overlay, and add similar color like You did to D letter, just little more brighter, because it’s front of the letter. In the next step we will add brushes to the letter front to get a little bit cooler result. Use Your own brushes, anything it doesn’t really matters – just do the job until it feels good. To do the trick and add brushes only to the letter front, create new layer above the “D front” and add it as layer mask. You can do it holding ALT and hovering between D front and mask layer and clicking between them.

Now with mask layer selected press F5 to get brush popup panel, press B to switch to brush, and brush something over the D letter front. Again feel free to experiment with different brushes, colors, and blending options. If You have no brushes to use check this list with 42 free nature and floral brushes.
I used white color and then added different blending options, outer glow to do the job. Repeat steps 10-11-12 to the rest of the letters, adding different settings, colors and brushes.
My result is like this, click to the image to see it full size:

Download PSD version

This is one of the things we will create here:

Step 1
1.1.Create a new document. I created 800x800px document, I suggest You to do the same if You want to get the same look as mine.
1.2. Hit D button to reset foreground/background color, press ALT+DELETE to fill in black color, so we can more easily work and see workflow.
1.3. Choose some font You want to use and type some text – I typed “COLD” and used Arial, Bold, 200pt wide, color #999999

Step 2
Lets add some blending options to the text.
2.1. Double click on the text layer to popup blending options menu:

2.2. Now press CTRL+SHIFT+N to create new layer, hold SHIFT to select both layers and then right click and choose “Merge layers” to merge them into one.


Step 3
This is where fun part starts! :)
3.1. Go to Filter –> Sketch –> Stamp, add those settings:

3.2. While still in filter panel create new layer and  add Sketch–> Chrome with those settings and then press ok:

You must be the same output as me, if You don’t, read again everything carefully.

Step 4
4.1. Lets add some layer style to get more realistic shadows – do the same settings as the picture below, shadow color is #999999:

4.2. Now We will use one of the ways, how to create 3D text look.
Press CTRL+ALT+Arrow Down, many times – I did it 15 times.

Select first layer, hold SHIFT and press on the 14. layer, right click and select MERGE LAYERS. Name that layer – “shadow”.
4.3. Lets add some more effect on that shadow – Filter–>Distort–>Glass and add the same settings:

I have this result for now:

4.4. Let’s add some color now:
CTRL+CLICK on the shadow layer to make selection and  click Image–>Adjustments–>Hue/Saturation or CTRL+U.
Use settings like this to get pale blue color:

4.5. If You want to finish, just add gradient to background color, and select radial gradient:
#cccccc
#999999

4.6. Add Filter–>Distort–>Glass to background to get more realistic frozen ice effect:

Two more works from this effect, just play with the same settings:


Natural Ice Text Image Effect
Let’s go a little deeper to get natural image effect:

So let’s download a picture from sxc.hu – here and use text effect we created above.
1. Drag and position a text into a picture You just downloaded:

2. Create new layer above image and text effect, like this:

3. Now select “background image” layer and press S to select clone stamp tool.
4. Change brush size with  [ or ] brackets.
5. Move brush somewhere where snow is and click ALT + CLICK to take a sample from it.
6. Select snow effect layer and draw with stamp tool, to add a look that letters are in the snow.

7. Repeat steps 3-6 to add this effect to all of the letters:

8. Add some more color adjustments, to make look more realistic.
I used Hue/Saturation with those settings:

Okay, now we are finished! I hope You will learn something from this tutorial too!
However if You couldn’t complete something, just ask – I am here to help!