1. Create a new 165×165 pixel document with a resolution of 100 and name it Icicles.Now press D and fill the document (with Black). Then create a new layer. Next, create a horizontal type mask, press X and then fill (with white). Load the selection of the layer wit the text on it. Show channels and create a new channel. Press D and then X on keyboard to reset colors to white and black. Fill the selection with white. Show layers and select the text layer and merge the layers.

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2. Show Channels, then load the selection from the ‘alpha’ layer you made earlier. Show layers then inverse the selection. Next apply a crystalize filter with settings [Cell Size: 10]. Keep the selection for next step.

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3. Now inverse the selection again, and apply a noise filter with settings [Amount: 10-20%, Distribution: Uniform, and ‘Monochromatic’ checked]. You can change the amount of noise depending on how chunky you want your ice to look. Next, apply a gaussion
blur with settings [Radius: 1].

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4. Next you deselect, then adjust the curves and make it very similar to THESE SETTINGS. Or download icicle.zip which contains a premade curves file.

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5. Now rotate the canvas 90° CW (clock-wise). Then apply a wind filter with settings [Method: Wind, Direction: From the Right].

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6. Finally rotate the canvas 90° CCW (counter clock-wise). You can add color to the image by, creating a new layer and filling it with a color of your choice. Then set that layers blending mode to ‘Color’.

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There you have it, a cool icicle text effect, which can be used on interfaces and graphics as well. For another neat effect, try putting the text on a tilt then adding the icicle, it gives cool effect.