![]() Here, you can see the chalk effect outlining the shape of the letters. When the Stroke Path dialog appears, choose Brush from the Tool pop-up menu, make sure the Simulate Pressure checkbox is turned off, and click OK. With the path layer selected in the Paths panel, from the panel's flyout menu (in the upper-right corner), choose Stroke Path. Go under the Window menu and choose Paths to open the Paths panel. Then, click on the Create a New Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers panel to create a new blank layer over the Background layer (our background texture). Now, delete the black-filled layer by clicking-and-dragging it on top of the Trash icon at the bottom of the Layers panel. It's not part of the effect.) STEP EIGHT:Ĭlick on the Foreground color swatch in the Toolbox and, when the Color Picker appears, set the RGB numbers to R: 247, G: 148, B: 29, and then click OK. I have the path on a black layer here, just so you can see the path. ![]() I then modified the paths and distorted the shapes slightly with the Direct Selection tool. (I created a type layer and then converted it to vector paths by Right-clicking on the layer and choosing Create Work Path. Now, open the chalk_start.psd file (you can download it from the book's companion webpage mentioned in the book's introduction), which contains paths I have created for this effect. In the resulting dialog, give the preset a name, and click OK. Then, click on the small gear icon in the upper-right corner of the Tool Preset Picker and choose New Tool Preset from the flyout menu. So, click on the Tool Preset icon at the left end of the Options Bar. With the brush all set, you don't want to have to go back and do this all over, if it's a brush you know you will use again. Just click on this to refresh the tip of the brush. In the Brush Tip Shape section of the Brush panel, though, you will see a Sharpen Tip button. Also, this is an erodible brush, meaning the sharpness of the tip will wear down just like a real piece of chalk or crayon would. You can see that the small brush preview in the upper-left corner of the image window shows you the angle of the brush. Now, click on the Foreground color swatch in the Toolbox, choose any color you'd like for your Foreground color, and try a few strokes with the newly modified brush. Also, on the left, make sure the Noise and Smoothing checkboxes are turned on. Set the Size to 6 px, then bump up the Softness to about 45%, and drop the Spacing to 1%. Next, click on Brush Tip Shape near the top left of the panel. Turn on the Both Axes checkbox and then adjust the Spacing and Scatter settings just a little bit. Scroll down through the brush presets and click on the Spatter 27 Pixels brush (seen highlighted here). Then, click on Dual Brush (also on the left) to access those options. First, turn off the Texture checkbox in the list on the left side of the panel. Go under the Window menu and choose Brush to open the Brush panel. While it looks pretty good, I just want to tweak it a little bit. Press X to change your Foreground color to white, and then go ahead and paint a stroke with this brush to see how it will look. Select the Brush tool (B) from the Toolbox and, in the Brush Picker in the Options Bar, locate the erodible brush tips and click on the Crayon brush (as shown here). Now, click on the Create a New Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers panel to create a new blank layer. Press D to set your Foreground color to black and then press Option-Delete (PC: Alt-Backspace) to fill this new document with your Foreground color (black). Start by going under the File menu, choosing New, and creating a new document that's about 5 inches by 5 inches at 100 ppi. Though chalkboards are still widely used, here is a pretty cool way to achieve that chalk look without getting the chalk dust everywhere. Like with movable type, there seems to be a trend in using modern technology to recreate vintage effects, an interesting irony. I have been seeing this effect in so many different forms of media lately.
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