Photoshop tutorial

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. For the pattern, choose the grunge pattern from the download. You should end up with something like this. Not bad for just a few layer styles, right? 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. Your text should now look similar to mine. Step 3 – Final Touches For some final adjustments, I rasterized the text. Then I used a brush from the  Free Dust...

Close-up For Mac users: ctrl=cmd Step 1 Create a new document in Photoshop. The size I’m using is 1920×1200 pixels. Fill the background with a color of your choice. I want to create a grunge background for the text. There are several ways to create a grunge background. I generally use a texture set on overlay, with the layer immediately below filled with a dark color, as you can see in  this tutorial . Today, I will use a pattern. In  my last tutorial  I explained how to create a custom grunge pattern from scratch. For the background of this tutorial I’m going to use use a dark pattern from the  Tileable subtle grunge patterns  set. Just double click on the background layer to open the layer styles window, click on “pattern overlay” and select the pattern you prefer. If you don’t like the patterns visible in your library, click on the arrow near the pattern thumbnail and select another set from one available in the library. If you want to ins...

Here is the final image that we will be creating from scratch using layer styles and filters: Resources Used In This Tutorial rock texture Step 1: Please create new document. You can do this by pressing Ctrl+N. Use 1200 px as a width and 800px as height. Use dark grey for a background. To do this press Shift+Backspace, and from the dropdown menu choose color. and choose 353535 from color window. Step 2: Select Horizontal Type Tool and type what you want, with desired font. Font I used is New Athletic M54. Color of the type is not important for now. Step 3: We will use Layer Styles to style the layer. Inner Shadow: Color: fbf504 Blend Mode: Normal Opacity: 100% Angle: 120 degrees Distance: 0px Choke: 100px Size: 3px Noise: 0% Outer Glow: Color: bd6401 Blend Mode: Normal Opacity: 100% Noise: 0% Technique: Softer Spread: 100px Size: 3px Range: 50% Jitter: 0% Inner Glow: Color: 876a00 Blend Mode: Multiply Opacity: 23% Noise: 0% Techn...