Yesterday I showed you some layouts with the new airbrushing trend (go here to see the article).  Designers are actually selling paint splatter clusters.  I think it's ridiculous to buy them because they are so easy to do yourself.  Especially digitally.  And I'll let you in on a secret: you can find thousands of FREE airbrush and paint splatter Photoshop brushes online.  For today's tutorial, you will need to go to http://chriswahlartbrushes.blogspot.com/ and download his free brushes. There will be four parts to this tutorial (I will cover the bold ones in this post):
cutting text out of splatter
cutting shapes out of splatter

cutting splatter out of text
cutting splatter out of shapes

cutting out text

1. load brushes

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While on the brush tool, click the double arrows to find this menu. Select "Load Brushes".
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This menu will pop up. Find where your brushes are saved. Select the brushes and click "load".
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2. paint splatter

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Always create a new layer when you are using the brush tool! Otherwise it will paint over whatever layer is selected. I used two different brushes in two colors.

3. type text

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This works best with a large, thick text.

4. simplify text and merge text and splatter layers

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Right click to bring up this menu.
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Hold down the shift or control key to select both layers. Then right click to bring up this menu.

5. use magic wand to select text

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If your text is not connected, you will have to select each letter.

8. delete text by pressing the "backspace" key

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Tada!
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I used this method for the title on this layout.

cutting out shapes

1. paint splatter

2. draw shape(s)

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Make sure that the shapes are exactly where you want them

3. merge shape(s) and splatter layers

(see step 4 above)

4. use magic wand to select shape(s)

5. delete shapes

Su Hall
6/14/2016 08:56:08 am

The website link you give for the brushes says you can't access unless invited. Just thought I would let you know.
Thank you!
Su

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