In this tutorial, I'm going to show the procedure to make this simple text design.

First, I inserted a background image

To insert it, simply click on the image and drag the cursor onto the canvas; the area where we draw, and it will automatically be placed. Some images are very large, but we can move them as we wish.

Add Text and Choose Font Type

To add text, we will use the Text tool (T) which is usually in the toolbar on the left side of the screen. We can also press the T key.

When the tool is selected, a menu will appear on one side with all the properties we can give to the text, such as font, size, etc.

On a new layer, above the image; we are going to write the text. In this case, I chose the font "Segoe Script" but you can choose the one you like.

Duplicate Layers

I wrote the word 'awesome' in black and then I'm going to duplicate the text layer three times.

To duplicate the layer, right-click on the text layer, and after a menu appears, choose the option "Duplicate Layer". We do the same three times. In the end, we will have four layers with text.

Change Text Color

Next, we are going to change the text color for each of the duplicated layers. The original text layer should remain black, then red, blue, and white.

 

You can change the red and blue to your liking.

NOTE: To change the text color in each layer, we must have the Text tool (T) selected.

 

Then we select each layer, one by one, double-click on the text and select the color. In my case, I have the colors on the left side, but they might be on the right side for you.

If you don't have much experience using layers, I recommend that when changing the color, you start with the topmost layer to see the difference, or hide each layer as needed.

To simplify the process a bit, we can name each layer. I named them according to their color.

 

Move Text

Next, we are going to move the red and blue text layers a bit. So that they protrude from behind the white text and also reveal the other color. The black one doesn't matter for now.

To move the text, click on the layer you are going to move with the text tool (T) selected. Move the cursor close to the blue box bordering the text, and the cursor arrow will change to an arrow with a cross with arrows at each tip LOL. Then click, hold, and drag the text manually until you see the layer, which in my case is the "blue" layer, behind the "white" one.

then, click on the next lower layer, which in my case is the "red" one, and repeat the procedure.

you can move the layers as you wish

TIP! Zoom in and out of layer

You can zoom in or out on the image relative to the text using the "Navigator" bars located in the upper right part of the screen.

In the navigator, you can move the red box with the cursor to position yourself anywhere on the layer.

With the upper bar, you can zoom in or out on the layer.

With the lower bar, you can rotate the layer.

You can also change the values by double-clicking on the numbers.

If you don't have the "Navigator" active, you can activate it in the "Window - Navigator" menu.

Blur "text"

Convert Text to Image

We are going to duplicate the "white" layer once.

and then; on the duplicated layer, right-click and choose the rasterize option from the dropdown menu that appears.

Now we have a layer with the word we wrote but without the "Text" property.

Blur Filter

To add the filter, it is advisable to have all layers visible.

Now, from the menu bar, we are going to select the option "Filter - Blur (B) - Radial blur...

 

after a menu opens, we can choose the blur distance, as well as the direction and method.

if you notice that the blur is not enough, you can repeat the process

 

You can also try other blur variants such as motion blur, Gaussian blur, etc.

Shadow

Now, finally; we are going to work with the "black" layer.

Select the black text layer, right-click on it, and select "Rasterize".

 

If you want to keep the text for future editing, you can duplicate the layer, hide the original, and rasterize the copy; which is the one we will be working with.

Then, select the rasterized layer and press the Control key and the T key (CTRL+T).

Immediately, a blue box will appear that allows us to modify the background word.

on the left side, in the toolbar. We have a menu to choose how we want to transform the black text that is beneath all the letters. Even if it's not visible.

I chose "Free Transform" mode and "Free Position" as the center of rotation. But you can choose the one you like best.

Then, with the cursor, we select one of the bottom corners and drag it down and slightly outward to give the text a shadow effect.

If you don't like the result, press CTRL+Z to revert to how it was before.

When you're done, press accept and VOILA! =)

If you want, you can add some rectangles, on a new layer.

They are in the toolbar.

when choosing the figure tool (U), a properties menu appears that we can give to the figure. To create the rectangle, make sure the "Corner Roundness" option is inactive.

It also gives the option to make the line, the fill, or both the fill and the line. In my case, I activated the "line" option. The options are the three blue fan-shaped icons.

TIP! Move group of layers

If you want to move the text layers and the rasterized ones, just press and hold the Ctrl key while selecting each of the layers you want to move. Then press CTRL+T and a blue box will appear, allowing you to move the layers as a group.

 

If you make a mistake selecting a layer, just click on it again. When they are selected, they change color slightly.

Export the image

To export the image, follow this sequence: Menu "File - Export (single layer) - .png (PNG....)" then select the location where the image will be saved and give it a name.