Meltin' Chocolate Letters - Create a chocolate logo

In this tutorial we'll create a logo for a chocolate company and will give an effect of melting chocolate using third party plugins.

Start by creating a new file and filling the background with a solid color. Type the company name "meltin' pleasures" with chocolate color.

Ctrl+click to create a selection of the text.

Enable quick mask for this selection.

From filter menu select distort>>glass. Apply settings as shown.
Disable quick mask to see the selection of the distorted text. Hide original text layer. In a new layer fill this selection with chocolate color.

From filter menu apply alien skin eye candy 5: nature>>drip. (download this plugin here). This will create a melting chocolate effect.

Use drip settings as shown.

 

Double click to open layer style window for this layer. Enable bevel & emboss and use settings as shown.
Create a new layer below meltin' pleasures layer. Draw an ellipse covering the logo using ellipse tool.
Double click ellipse layer and apply layer styles as shown.
This will create a nice frame surrounding ellipse.
Use text tool, click on elliptical path and type "Assorted Chocolates".
Apply stroke to Assorted Chocolates.
Fill the background layer with a nice radial gradient.
Our tempting chocolatee logo is ready to relish.