Misery

Original tutorial written by Beba
at bebagraphicx

Translation done by RapaNui, for RapaNui's Art Studio,
With written permission from Beba
All Rights Reserved, Oct 30, 2007


Material
Tube, Textures, Brushes & font

Filter
AAA Multi-filter <<Texture>>

1.- Open a new canvas of 430 x 600 px. Fill with white color.
Apply AAA Multifilter >> Texture >> Settings 100, 100.

2.- New raster layer, fill with black color. Blend mode MULTIPLY, opacity 73%.

3.- Merge visible. ADJUST >> SHARPNESS >> SHARPEN. X2

4.- New raster layer, fill with black color. Blend Mode MULTIPLY, opacity 73%.

5.- New raster layer, fill with texture given, Blend Mode LUMINACE, opacity 34%

6.- Open tube provided, copy & paste as a new layer on our working canvas, move it a bit
to the left, Blend Mode DODGE, Duplicate this layer.

7.- On our duplicate layer, change the Blend Mode yo DODGE, opacity 36%, duplicate.

8.- Now move the duplicate layer we just create to the right, Blend Mode SOFT LIGHT, opacity 100%

9.- Open the misery_brushes tube, copy & paste as a new layer on our canvas.

10.- New raster layer, Font BRUSHED, Foreground - texture - Background #788c8b, size 120 px, write "MISERY"
ADJUST >> SHARPESS >> SHARPEN. X2. Blend Mode DODGE, opacity 65%

11.- New raster layer, Font DUCKY, Background #788c8b, Size 72px, "Your name"
Apply a drop shadow of 1,1,100,1. Apply a new drop shadow, 2,2,100,12 x2

12.- Merge Visible

13.- Add a simetric border of 3 px, #2f2f2f

14.- Save as jpg