Advanced_Photoshop_141_-_2015_UK_

CREATE YOUR OWN TEXTURES FOR TYPE ON FILESILO

CREATE YOUR OWN

TEXTURES FOR TYPE

FOIL AND PAPER TEXTURES

HOW TO CAPTURE FOIL AND PAPER TEXTURES FOR USE OVER TEXT

SANDY GRITTY TEXTURES

HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH SAND AND GLITTER TO USE AS A TEXTURE

text contains a different set of problems. You have to

consider how large the text is going to be, what font

family you will be laying these textures over and what

effect you’re trying to achieve. While gold glitter

sounds fancy, it may look cheap over text, but

aluminium foil could be sparkly and not too

02

CRUMPLE IT UP

To get the maximum amount of texture from

your foil and paper, crumple them up and then stretch

them out. The size of the text you’ll be applying this

over determines how small the crinkles should be.

02

SET UP THE TEXTURE

Place the sand on a white background. Tape

a piece of white paper perpendicular to that piece to

reflect light and soften harsh shadows. If you choose

to use a flash, diffuse it first for best results.

03

SCAN IT

Lay your texture on the scanner and scan

it. Re-crumple and scan again. Scan multiple

versions and multiple pieces so you have textures

for a variety of uses. Scan the edges of the foil as

well, those can be useful too.

03

SHOOT IT

Take multiple pictures with the sand or

glitter in many arrangements. You can even make

letters or shapes with it to be used later in

Photoshop. Also use different amounts of

substances to achieve both thick and thin textures.

01

THE SET UP

Start by getting your textures and your

scanner ready. If the scanner isn’t high quality, it

won’t work. You can photograph the textures as

well if you don’t have a scanner.

01

FIND SPECIAL SUPPLIES

Since sand can get everywhere and make a

mess, you can use mouldable craft sand instead. This

sand will hold its shape and stay together for easy

clean up. It also appears wet without making a mess.

FIND OUT HOW TO MAKE TEXTURES FOR ENHANCING YOUR TYPOGRAPHY

T

extures can be used for virtually everything in

Photoshop, from distressing images to

faking a painting. Combining text and

textures is rarely thought of, but can create

interesting images. Photographing textures is pretty

straightforward, but shooting textures for laying over

distracting. Another consideration when

photographing textures for text is edges. If you

photograph the edges of your paper or foil you can

then create a brush from this to make the edges of

the text more realistic. Use your imagination and use

unusual substances to enhance your text projects.