Exploding Text Your text should be centered and fill up most of the canvas.

1. Create a new file in 16 RGB mode. Create some text with the type tool. Layer>Rasterize>Type ( or, rt-click the layer itself and go to “Rasterize.” Layer>Duplicate Layer. Select the new layer as your current editing layer.
2. Edit>Fill. ONLY in the Edit>Fill menu use the following: Use: White Mode: Multiply Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur to 1.4 pixels.
3. Filter>Distort>Polar Coordinates. Options: Polar to Rectangular
4. Image>Rotate Canvas>90 CW. Filter>Stylize>Wind. CTRL + F or Filter>Stylize>Wind again. Image>Adjust>Auto Levels.
5. Image>Adjust>Invert. Filter>Stylize>Wind. CTRL + F or Filter>Stylize>Wind again. Image>Rotate Canvas>90 CCW.
6. Filter>Distort>Polar Coordinates. Options: Rectangular to Polar. Set Layer Mode (where it says “Normal” in the Layers Palette) to Hard Light .
7. Image>Adjust>Hue/Saturation. Check the "Colorize" checkbox and play with the settings of "Hue" and "Saturation" .