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› › HOW TOStep 21: As a final touch, add a
new layer between the Mist and Text
Base layers, and use a large round
brush with a soft edge at around
50% Opacity to lightly paint black
areas behind the letters to help them
stand out from the background.
Then sit back and soak in the nostal-
gia with your Dark Crystal-inspired
text treatment!Ultimately, the strength of this
technique lies in the ability to skill-
fully shape the letterforms as vector
shapes and to craft multiple layer
styles on multiple layers. Don’t ever
feel restricted to using fonts just
as they type out, or layer styles in
their default state. Explore the end-
less possibilities of customizing the
shapes and styles to achieve the
effect you want. n