In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a text effect using displacement mapping in Adobe Photoshop.
I created a Text Destroyer with unlimited text effects using the same method for my GraphicRiver portfolio.
Tutorial Assets
You will need the following in order to complete this tutorial:
- ChunkFive Font
- Texture 01 by Patrick Tomasso
- Texture 02 by Bharath Suresh
1. How to Prepare the Document
Step 1
Go to File > New and create a new file to work with. Use the following settings: Width: 2000 px; Height: 1500 px; 300 dpi.
Step 2
Click T to open the Horizontal Type Tool and create any text you want to use.
Step 3
Change the color of the text to #633526 and then click on Warp Text icon and use the following settings: Style: Arc Lower; Bend: -11%.
Step 4
Click U and select Rounded Rectangle, and then create a shape with the following settings: Width: 1600; Height: 600; Radii: 20 px on each side.
Step 5
Click U again and create a simple Rectangle with the following settings: Width: 1900; Height: 1400; Color: #f7eac8; Stroke: 10px.
Step 6
Click G to open the Paint Bucket Tool and fill the background layer with the color #ebdcbb.
Step 7
Select the text layer and the rounded rectangle layer, and then Right Click and select Convert to Smart Object.
Step 8
Convert the second rectangle to a Smart Object as we did before, and then Right Click on the first Smart Object and select Duplicate.
2. How to Create a Displacement Map
Step 1
Open Texture 01 in a new window and press Alt-Control-I to change the size of the texture to 2000x1500. After that, press Shift-Control-S and save our texture as a .psd file.
Step 2
Select our second smart object and go to Filter > Distort > Displace, and then select our psd. file as a displacement map with the following settings: Horizontal Scale: 5; Vertical Scale: 5; Stretch To Fit; Repeat Edge Pixels. After that, use the same filter with the same settings for the big rectangle layer.
Step 3
Select our first smart object and go to Filter > Distort > Displace, and then select our .psd file and use the following settings: Horizontal Scale: 0; Vertical Scale: 900; Stretch To Fit.
This is how our image will look after the manipulations listed above:
3. How to Add Textures to the Document
Step 1
Now we need to add textures and create layer style effects for our document. Select all the layers and then click on Create a New Group.
Step 2
Double Click on Smart Object 02 and use the following settings: Drop Shadow; Color: #633526; Angle: 120; Distance: 20.
Step 3
After that, add a Stroke in the Layer Style panel using the following settings: Position: Outside; Size: 9; Opacity: 0; Color: #633526.
Step 4
Now we need to change the Blending Mode of the rectangle layer to Overlay in the Layers panel.
Step 5
Select the group of the layers and then click on the Create Mask icon.
Step 6
Open Texture 01 and click M to open the Rectangular Marquee Tool. Then select the whole texture and press Control-C.
Step 7
Alt-Right Click on the mask of the group and then Control-V to paste the texture as the mask of the layer.
Step 8
After that, press Control-I to invert the mask.
Step 9
Finally, to add the final touches, put the Texture 02 above all layers and change the Blending Mode to Multiply. Then press Alt-Shift-Control-B to convert the texture to black and white.
Awesome Work, You're Now Done!
Congratulations! You have created a text effect using a displacement map and free textures. Here is our final result:
If you would like to create similar effects in a few simple clicks, then check out my Text Destroyer item in my GraphicRiver portfolio.
