A (98)

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THIRD BANNER

For the third banner, a more organic and

laid-back approach is required in order to

complement the first banner and contrast with the

second, thereby creating a complete composition.

Much like step 4, select the drape lines on the banner

by using the Polygonal Lasso (L). Cut these lines out

and paste them onto a new layer. Double-click on the

layer and select the Color Overlay tab. Select the

orangey-gold colour for these lines to help bring

depth to the banner.

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SECOND BANNER

Since the bottom edge of the ‘JUMP’ text is

straight, the second banner needs to be more

geometric. It is the tension between these straight

edges and the organic nature of the cursive text and

flourishes that will bring this image to life. For the

‘Dozy Fowls’ text, choose a bold serif font such as

Copperplate to match the linearity of the banner. Give

the text a black outline by double-clicking the layer

and selecting Stroke. Finally, give the text some

depth by following step 6.

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QUACK!

Again, to express the meaning and humour

behind the text, a cursive font such as Lobster is

required for the word ‘QUACK’. To make the text as

bold and loud as possible, fill it in with a chalk fill

effect using the process described in steps 9 and 10.

For depth, copy the layer and place it behind the

‘QUACK!’ text layer. Double-click on the copied layer

and apply a Stroke layer style in gold and a Color

Overlay in black.

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ENHANCE THE FILLS

Turn down the Opacity of the layer with all of

the fills to help blend them into the chalkboard

background. Select the Eraser tool (E) and choose

the Spatter Brush in the brush settings, changing the

size of the brush to suit the size of the fills

(approximately 150px). Lower the Opacity and Flow

settings for the Eraser to approximately 25% and

35% respectively, then gently delete some of the fills

to create an uneven and smudged chalk effect.

Lower the Opacity of the layer further if necessary.

09

FUSE FILLS

Once you have filled the boundaries in white, double-click on the layer and select Pattern Overlay.

Select the crumpled paper pattern that you defined in step 8 and press OK. Ctrl/right-click on the layer and

select Rasterize Layer Style. Go to Filter>Noise>Add Noise and change the Amount slider to approximately

35, or whatever you think is appropriate.

CHALK WITHOUT THE MESS

CREATE AN EASY BUT EFFECTIVE CHALK EFFECT

001 TEXT

The text was modified so that it fits comfortably under the curved banner,

creating a more streamlined appearance

002 HIGHLIGHTS

A crumpled paper texture was defined as a pattern and then modified to create the

fills for the highlights

003 ENHANCE

The white fills will be further modified to create a more convincing chalk effect

using the Eraser (E)

001 003

002

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