That is what i was going to suggest, a burnt outline around the text itself.
Nice Rob!

Is this mo bedder gooder?

See what you started jfish!

That's the effect I was looking for RobA, very real

I just had to have a go at this. I found it very difficult to come up with a convincing representation of a burnt image such as would be made with a branding iron (letters or logo).
The burnt imprint should appear beneath the surface. So it must have slight indents "walls" inside the print but there should not be a very big difference in colour as the walls are burnt almost black or very deep brown, as is the bottom . The differences in colour should be minimal yet convey a feeling of depth. At the top there will be minimal lateral burns in the grain of the wood. There will also be a slight discolouration around the shape as the heat burns sideways as well as downwards. And generally there will a larger area that will be discoloured from smoke and heat.

I tried to keep these criteria in mind but I am not that happy that I achieved what I wanted. Anyway here is my interpretation of a burned imprint.

That's a pretty convincing wood burn Wbool.

Thank You Erisian

That does look pretty darn good wbool63. I tend to agree with your thought process and Rob As' interpretation is valid as well. One point to consider is the implement doing the branding will make a big difference in hte appearance of hte end result. Whether it is a solid or 'filled' letter or just the outline. The outline would render more of the effect like you got whereas mine and Rob As' looks more like flat metal letters were used to do the branding. Just a thought.

I still think this would be a great script either stand alone or as an option in another script like 'logo workshop' perhaps. I have no idea how the script would have to be written to add the random smoke though.

Very nice wooble, you always put a lot of thought in your creations

I gave it a go myself.

I thought maybe a bit of a bevel would do it but with both of these I used the tutorial in this thread and thought they didnt really look authentic