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Roger's Woodgrain Tutorial
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Roger's Woodgrain Tutorial
Created by: Roger
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New image 200 X 200.
Black Background with 16.7 million colors
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Click on the TEXT TOOL
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Type some text. I used the font Harrington.
Leave your text selected.
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Selections>Save to Alpha Channel.
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You can name your selection or just click on OK.
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Deselect the text.
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Image > Blur > Blur
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Image > Other > Dilate - Do this 3 times
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Selections>Load from alpha channel.
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Select your saved image and click OK.
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Colors > Adjust > Brightness/Contrast
Brightness = 20
Contrast = -10
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Deselect your text.
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Selections > Select All
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Change the Background color to black.
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Selections > Modify > Transparent Color
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Transparent Color = Black
Tolerance = 10
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Image > Effects > Cutout
Fill Interior with color = Unchecked
Shadow Color = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 10
Vertical = 7
Horizontal = -7
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Make your Foreground color white.
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Image > Other > Hot Wax
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Colors > Adjust > Brightness/Contrast
Brightness = 20
Contrast = 10
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Colors > Colorize
Hue = 30
Saturation = 240
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Deselect Text.
Image > Sharpen > Sharpen More
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Click on the Background color and select white.
Click on Foreground color and enter
Red = 168
Green = 92
Blue = 30
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Open a NEW image.
Size 200 X 200
White Background, 16.7 million colors
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Select the Paint Brush.
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Use these settings in the Tool Options box:
Shape = Square
Size = 75
Hardness = 100
Opacity = 100
Step = 25
Density = 100
On the second tab use these settings:
Paper Texture = Woodgrain
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Brush the image using 3 strokes.
Do NOT over do it.
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Image > Other > Hot Wax Coating
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Switch to your original image.
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Selection Tool
Selection type = Rectangle
Feather = 0
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Draw a selection around your type.
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Edit > Copy
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Switch back to your woodgrain image.
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Make Background color Black
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Edit > Paste > As Transparent Selection
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Center your text.
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Deselect your text.
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Using your Selection Tool set to:
Rectangle
Feather = 0
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Draw a rectangle around your text.
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Image > Plug-In Filters > Eye Candy > Inner Bevel
Use these settings:
Bevel Width = 20
Bevel Shape = Rounded
Smoothness = 5
Shadow Depth = 50
Highlight Brightness = 80
Highlight Sharpness = 40
Direction = 135
Inclination = 45
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Selections > Invert
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Change your foreground color to a color of your choice.
I used (231, 181, 90)
Fill Style = Solid Color
Blend Mode = Normal
Paper Texture = None
Match Node = RGB Value
Tolerance = 100
Opacity = 100
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Flood fill with your color.
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