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Marble Text Effect Tutorial
Having more fun with grunge brushes. This tutorial will lead you through the steps to make a very nice marble text using Photoshop. Do yourself a big favor at the end of the tutorial and save the effect as a layer style - the entire effect will save in the style. Grab some grunge brushes to use in this tutorial here.
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Beginner |
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5-10 Minutes |
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New Canvas
Open a new canvas (File, New or Ctrl+N). The one I'm working with is sized at 247 x 214 pixels, with a white background.
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Brush
Grab a soft pastel color - the precise color is up to you. Then, load a few grunge brushes and go wild. Make sure everything stays "soft". Do your brushwork right on your background layer - don't create a new layer for the brush work.
Then, click "Edit" and choose "Define Pattern". Name the pattern "Marble" and click OK.
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Text
Create a new canvas and write your text on it. Go for a fat, thick font to make this effect look clear - it looks great on a thin font as well, but the settings will change in the next step.
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Layer Styles
Hit your layer styles (the lil "f" icon in the bottom left of your layers palette) and go to "Stroke". Go through the following styles and apply the settings shown:
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All Done
Experiment with the background color - light colors will show off the drop shadow effect, but dark colors make it look more like marble.
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