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IIn this tutorial we will make a grunge text effect like in a logo
of Getaway
TV series. You can find the original Getaway logo here: www.thegetaway.co.uk
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Using Type tool create your text. Select it with Selection tool and
convert into outlines (Type > Create Outlines). Fill the text with
red for now (easier to see against white background), no stroke color.
Name this layer Text. |
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We can make rough speckled texture using Filter > Pen & Ink
> Hatch Effects. There are several preset hatches like Cross, Wood
Grain and Stitch, but none of them resembles speckled texture of the
Getaway logo. So we have to make a new Hatch.
a) Make a new layer.
b) Using Pen tool make some roundish speckle shapes.
c) Select the artwork with Selection tool.
d) Choose Filter > Pen & Ink > New Hatch.
e) Click New. Enter a name for the new hatch (like Speckles1)
and click OK.
f) Make one more New Hatch with different shape (paint spatter)
of speckles (repeat steps a-e). Name it Speckles2.
g) Delete or hide layers with initial hatch speckles.
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Copy your Text layer two times. Name the top layer Dirt1, middle layer
Dirt2. Text layer should be at the bottom. Select both Dirt layers
and fill them with black. Hide Dirt2 layer. Select Dirt1 layer and
choose Filter > Pen & Ink > Hatch Effects. Turn on preview
and try different settings.
Here are the setting for our example:
Hatch – Speckles1;
Density – 100%;
Dispersion – 102-163%, random;
Scale – 10-104%, random;
Rotation - -70-+105%, random;
Fade none.
Click OK. You’ve got your black roundish speckles evenly spread
across the text. Now we need some spatter stains.
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Hide the Dirt1 layer and reveal Dirt2. Select it and apply Hatch Effects
with different settings.
The settings for Dirt2 for our example:
Hatch – Speckles2;
Density – 50%;
Dispersion – 102-163%, random;
Scale – 10-104%, linear;
Rotation – 0-28%, random;
Fade none.
Click OK. Reveal Dirt1 layer.
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To make the texture more believable you can copy your text layer and
apply Hatch Effect with different settings couple more times.
Or you can further refine Dirt1 and 2 layers. If you take a close
look at them you’ll see that they contain of groups of speckle
shapes with applied clipping paths (in a shape of original text).
You can Release Clipping Path for each letter, ungroup, and move your
speckles by hand, concentrating some of them in a corners of letters.
Group and apply clipping path again. A little bit tedious but gives
more realistic results. You can play with speckles opacity settings
as well.
Color your text yellow. For a background place a black rectangle underneath
the logo. Group everything and scale it to the desired size and your
grunge text is ready.
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