HELP create Distressed Type

Silvia from London, using Photoshop CS with OSX, writes in with:

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How can I make my type look like its been screen printed, degenerated or photocopied over and over?

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[JJ]

hi,

Here's possibly ways to do this - to have a faux grunge look.

A)
1. Type your text

2. Create a layer mask (circle with box around it in the Layer's palette)

3. Choose a brush that has some texture to it (Photoshop I believe has some supplied brushes you could use / example load the "natural brushes")

4. Increase the brush size a bit...then brush and dab away. Think of the brush as sponge with paint on it that you're dabbing here and there
(I hope you know how to use the layer mask - black to mask white to reveal or vice versa)

B)
1. Type your Text

2. Select your text, so "marching ants" are around it (For ex. use the wand on the text or double click on the layer while holding ctrl - PC? or apple - Macs)

3. create a new layer (still have the marching ants)

4. Pick a brush with texture (see above)
5. then Brush on the new layer you created.
(the marching ants keep the paint from overflowing out of the text)

6. You can also use the Threshold adjustment layer to add more.

7. Then merge when done. You'll have to Rasterize your Text layer to Merge meaning it will not be editable any more.

Hope that helps.
JJ

[SHampton]

Too often we resort to the computer to short cut what we can do in real life. If you're going for a distressed look or something worn, why not make it and wear it out.

It's much more fun to create and scan, then to sit at a computer all day. There's copy machines, fax machines that copy, sandpaper, your teeth, whatever you have to use to make that paper rough, do it. Have fun damnit!

If you're trying to recreate the photocopy look:

1. Oganize text in illustrator, photoshop, etc.
2. Print out.
3. copy in copy machine
4. take the results and copy again
5. Play with contrast and brightness on the copier
6. scan back into the computer.
7. adust your colors accordingly

Now you have an image that is grainy and not pixelated.
Don't recreate life behind a computer screen, live it!

[Tyler Dockery]

I think you should physically distress it, but try without leaving your house:

Print a copy out and tear away the ink with tape.
Crumple and uncrumple the paper
fold and unfold the paper
drop a few random drops of water (ring from the bottom of the coffee cup might be too much)
scrape with scissors or X-acto knife.
scrape with steel wool or scouring cleaner

Then scan back in.

If that won't work, or perhaps you have an inkjet, use splatterings of white-out, or place white-out of edge of circular object and run over your materials repeatedly.

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