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This text effect was inspired by the many Layer Styles available on Envato
Market.
Tutorial Assets
The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial.
A bigger Radius value will make the final effect smoother and softer, while a
smaller Radius value will result in a sharper, more detailed outcome.
Step 4
Go to File > Save, to save the changes made to the Displace Map file.
In the Options Bar, make sure that the Mode is set to Color,
the Sampling to Contiguous, and the Tolerance to 100%.
Choose a very big hard round brush tip, and paint over the texture, trying not
to make multiple passes over the same area. This will change the texture's
color.
Step 2
Duplicate the Background layer, and convert the copy into a Smart Object.
4. Enhance the Texture's Coloring
Step 1
Double-click the Background copy layer to apply a Color Overlay effect
with these settings:
Color: #fde8bd
Step 3
Choose Yellows from the Colors drop-down menu, and change the values as
shown below:
Cyan: -30
Magenta: -16
Yellow: -47
Black: -21
Step 4
Choose Blues from the Colors drop-down menu, and change the values as
shown below:
Cyan: -100
Magenta: -35
Yellow: -100
Black: -16
This will soften the coloring and tone it down. You can adjust the coloring
however you like if you're looking for a different result.
5. Add the Text
Step 1
Create the text in White using the font Cookie Regular, and set
the Size to 150 pt.
Step 2
Convert the text layer into a Smart Object, and then change its Fill value to 0.
6. Style the Text
Double-click the text layer to apply the following layer style:
Step 1
Add a Bevel and Emboss with these settings:
Color: #bdadb1
Step 3
Add a Drop Shadow with these settings:
You can see that, although the fabric's folds are showing through the text, it
still looks a bit flat and unrealistic. That's what we'll work on next.
7. Apply the Blur and Displace Filters
Step 1
With the text layer's Smart Object selected, go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian
Blur, and set the Radius to 1. This will help soften the effect.
Step 2
Now go to, Filter > Distort > Displace. A dialog box will appear.
The Horizontal Scale and Vertical Scale values control the intensity and
strength of the effect. Bigger values will create bigger and wavier creases;
smaller values will create a more subtle outcome.
You might need to try a couple of different values before you get a result you
like, but the value of 15 seemed a good one to use here.
For the Displacement Map, choose the Stretch to Fit option, and for
the Undefined Areas, choose Repeat Edge Pixels, and click OK.
Step 3
When the file browser opens, navigate to the Displace Map file you created in
the beginning of this tutorial, and open it to apply it to your text.
You can see now how that creates a realistic effect, by making the text
conform to the texture and shape of the background image.
Step 4
Always keep in mind that you can double-click the Displace filter in
the Smart Filters list to re-apply it using different values until you get a result
you like.
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Then, we adjusted the coloring of the texture, and created the text.
After that, we used the Displace filter to apply the displacement map to the
text and make it conform to the fabric texture.
Please feel free to leave your comments, suggestions, and outcomes below.