Easy Brush Text Nature Effect: Tutorial
Step 1
Open Photoshop and create a new document 1000x800px. Use radial gradient to add background as the picture below.
Use RGB color : #051601 and black #000000.
Step 2
Now write some text in the center of the document, I used verdana font,207pt, text “Natural” – no matters which color You use, we won’t be using it anyway, just shape of it. After that increase tracking between the letters, by selecting all text and using CTRL+ Right arrow or CTRL + Left arrow to decrease. We do this so later we could more easily see the text, while it’s covered with brush.
Step 3
So let’s use now letter shapes and convert it to path. You can bring up paths panel – Windows–>Paths. Right click on the text layer and choose option Create Work Path. Hide now Natural text layer, create new layer with commands CTRL+SHIFT+N. Your result should look like the same as in the image below.
Step 4
Ok, now select brush tool, I wanted to create natural effect so pick any of those natural and floral brushes, I used Suddenly Spring beautiful brushes, download them, just double click on the *.abr file to get brushes loaded into the photoshop. Now press B(brush) and F5(to get brush panel). I added roundness so the brush would rotate along the path. Use brush size ~60px
Step 5
And now with the new layer selected brush stroke the path. After that with CTRL+H switch off path outlines.
You should be result like mine, so in the next step in the blending options we will be changing colors to get natural effect:
Step 6
In the blending options select Gradient Overlay, change rotation angle to 0 and add gradient with these options:
Your outcome should look like mine now, looks pretty cool already? :) :
Step 7
In paths panel, delete natural text path or just create new path.
Now lets add some more effects, select pen tool and create path through the letters like me:
Now switch to the brush panel pressing B button and then F5 to get brushes panel.
Use 7px soft mechanical brush and add the same settings as in the images:
Okay, now again switch to Pen tool(P) and right click on the path–>stroke path:
Now right click again on the path and click delete path.
Step 8
Change the color and add outer glow in the blending options, to maximize the effect. I used these settings:
Outer glow: #45ff13
Color Overlay: #d1fad1
Step 9
Select Eraser tool (E) and erase parts like in the picture below:
Step 10
Download this grass image and paste it in the document above the background and set blending to overlay, resize it to fit Your needs.
This is finished result, I hope You will find this tutorial and method useful for Yourself.
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