Creating an Embedded Concrete Effect Using Layer Styles Only
First up, you’ll need this texture pattern to follow along with the tutorial. Download it here.Double+click the .pat file to install it.
Here’s a look at what we’ll be creating.
Step 1 – Creating the Background
Create a new document. Mine is 558×600 72 dpi. On a new layer, fill with any color you choose. Then double+click the layer to open the layer styles window. Apply the following settings.
![concrete-img2](https://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/concrete-img2.jpg)
![concrete-img3](https://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/concrete-img3.jpg)
![concrete-img4](https://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/concrete-img4.jpg)
For the pattern, choose the grunge pattern from the download.
![concrete-img5](https://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/concrete-img5.jpg)
You should end up with something like this. Not bad for just a few layer styles, right?
![concrete-img6](https://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/concrete-img6.jpg)
Step 2 – Adding and styling the text.
Next, we need to add some text. Any text will do. In my example I used Impact for the font. I also tilted it a little bit to the left. Once you’ve entered your text, apply the following layer styles.
![concrete-img8](https://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/concrete-img8.jpg)
![concrete-img9](https://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/concrete-img9.jpg)
![concrete-img10](https://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/concrete-img10.jpg)
![concrete-img11](https://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/concrete-img11.jpg)
![concrete-img12](https://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/concrete-img12.jpg)
![concrete-img13](https://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/concrete-img13.jpg)
Your text should now look similar to mine.
![concrete-img14](https://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/concrete-img14.jpg)
Step 3 – Final Touches
For some final adjustments, I rasterized the text. Then I used a brush from the Free Dust Particles Brush Set as an eraser to remove some portions of the text.
![concrete-img15](https://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/concrete-img15.jpg)
Last, I used another brush from the set, and applied a single click on a new layer above all others. Then I copied the layer styles applied to the text by Ctrl+Clicking the layer and selecting “Copy Layer Style”, then Ctrl+Clicking the brush layer and selecting “Paste Layer Style”. I wanted to give the particles the same inset look of the text.
![concrete-img1](https://wegraphics.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/concrete-img1.jpg)
I hope this quick and simple tutorial has given you a bit of inspiration to experiment with layer styles to see what kind of effects you can create!
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