Start with a new RGB image (white background, black foreground). Using type tool type some text.



Now save the selection (while the text is still selected). Select/Save Selection.... We will need it later
Now make a copy of that image by duplicating it. Image/Duplicate. Ok, you got 2 images called Untitled-1 and Untitled-2. Switch to second image and blur it - use gaussian blur with setting 2.0 on it.Filter/Blur/Gaussian Blur/2.0.



Rotate in 90 degrees clockwise. Image/Rotate/90 CW. Then go to Filters/Stylize/Wind... and use it with settings Wind/Right. Now Filter/Stylize/Diffuse with default settings. Fine. Rotate it 90 degrees CCW. Image/Rotate/90 CCW.
Image/Map/Invert



Image/Calculations...
Use following settings:



Now it should look like this:



If you don't want to have sharp edges then go to colorizing step now, if you do want it, then Select/Load Selection/#4
Select/Invert. Now fill it with black or whatever you want (Edit/Fill...) And colorize it a little. Go to Image/Adjust/Hue/Saturation... and click Colorize checkbox. Then set Hue to -92, Saturation to 11 and Lightness to -5.

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