Image/Mode/Grayscale and hit ok make some text that sez what you want it to say, big size font and big text make sure you have a white background w/ black text oh yeah.. when making ice.. it's better to bold the text go to Select/Load Selection/ then hit Ok your letters should be selected now hit Control+e (merge layers) Filter/Pixelate/Crystallize/ and use a setting of 8 hit ok Filter/Noise/Add Noise, use value of 70/Gaussian it should only be screwing up the text.. the bg should still be crystal clear white Filter/Blur/Gaussian Blur with value of 2.0 ***get file that im sending you***(curves.acv) go to Image/Adjust Curves now load that file i sent you now hit "ok" go to Select/None Image/Adjust/Invert now its black bg and like whitish text Image/Rotate/90 CW Filter/Stylize/Wind..., use Left Image/Rotate/90 CCW Image/Adjust/Hue/Saturation put a check mark in "Colorize" change the mode to RGB first and set your color to..put hue on like 158 and play around somewhere in there until u find a good tint and after you get it where u want it.. hit OK and your done