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| PhotoShop Skills #1 - Grungy | |
| This skill will demonstrate how to create a text element and then use filters to make a look that is not clean. You will learn how to duplicate a layer and use filters. | |
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Make a new file in 250 pixels wide by 200pixels height. Fill the background layer in with black using the paint bucket. |
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Select the type tool and type in your name. Choose any font you want - thicker fonts work better for this example. Red looks good for this effect. Select the marquee tool to deselct your text. |
| Go to Layer menu and select Duplicate Layer... There should now be a background layer, your text layer, and a copy of that text layer. | |
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The original text layer is still text at this point. To make it useable for this skill, point your mouse to the blue part of the layer you have selected on the layer palette. Right click and select Rasterize Layer. This should change the icon on the layer and make it editable for you to go on to the next step. Note: you can not change your text after you rasterize a layer (make it into pixels) |
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From the Layer menu, select Layer Style>Blending Options. A new window will appear. From the blending options, Change the Blend Mode to Dissolve. Click OK. |
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The last step, go to the Filter menu and drag down to Blur>Gaussian Blur. Play with the radius setting until you have the right amount of grunge then click OK. A radius of 2.0 is used for the example. |
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