GRAPHICS AND TYPE
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ADD TEXTURE TO THE TEXT
To create a subtle painted effect for the lettering, drag in the
paint texture again into the canvas. Follow Step 13 to create enough
paint texture so that it covers the lettering. Place this layer directly above
the lettering layer in the Layers panel, right-click on it and select Create
Clipping Mask. The paint texture will now be clipped by the lettering
layer. Set the blend mode for the paint texture layer to Linear Light and
lower the Opacity setting to below 40%.15
CURVES ADJUSTMENT LAYERS
To correct the washed out effect that the paint textures create, click on the circular
icon at the bottom of the Layers panel and select Curves. This creates a Curves adjustment
layer, which will adjust the tones and contrast in the image. Place the Curves adjustment
layer above the clipped paint texture layer and slowly but surely, change the RGB, Red,
Green and Blue curves in the Properties panel until the contrast looks correct. Use the
suggested values in the screenshot as a basis.12
MAKE THE BACKGROUND
Fill the Background layer in black. Drag in the repeating timber
planks texture and copy it repeatedly, tiling it systematically as you go to
fill the entire canvas. Merge the timber texture layers together and drain
the colour out of it by selecting Image>Adjustments>Desaturate. Place
the layer at the top in the Layers panel and select Hard Light as the
blending mode. The text should now show through the texture as
though it has been painted on top of it. Lower the opacity setting of the
texture layer accordingly.13
PAINT TEXTURE
Drag in the paint texture into the canvas. It’s likely that the Paint texture image will
not fill up the entire canvas. To extend the texture, select the layer and draw a boundary
using the Polygonal Lasso tool (L) in the areas where you would like additional paint.
Select Content-Aware under the Fill command (Edit>Fill) and Photoshop will add additional
paint areas using the current image. Place the layer below the timber texture and change
the blend mode of the layer to Screen and lower the Opacity to below 20%.