Wednesday 14 August 2013

Tutorial for Writing On The Wall in Photoshop


Start by duplicating the layer (for reference and a backup) by pressing [Ctrl + J]. Bring up Vanishing Point by pressing [Ctrl + Alt + V] or [Filter > Vanishing Point].

The Create Plane Tool should be selected by default. If not, select it. This will allow you to draw your Vanishing Point grid. It works like drawing a square, so start by clicking on one of the corners of what you want to outline, for me, it will be the blue on the wall. Drag and click on all 4 corners to create the grid.

Now to add my own text. I started by choosing a relatively similar font and color.

Rasterize the type layer [Layer > Rasterize > Type].
To make the text blend a little better, I added some texture by going [Filter > Texture > Texturizer] and choosing a Canvas Texture.

Hold [Ctrl] and click on the text layer thumbnail to select it. Press [Ctrl + C] to copy the layer and press [Ctrl + D] to deselect.
Create a new layer [Ctrl + Shift + N] and hide your text layer.
Bring up Vanishing Point again [Ctrl + Alt + V] and your grid should still be there. Press [Ctrl + V] to paste your text selection.

Drag your select over the grid and watch it transform to the angle of the building.
Select the Transform Tool [T] to reshape the text to fit.

Press OK when you’re done.

Set the Layer Mode to Overlay and reduce the Opacity slightly to make it blend.

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