How to Create a Grass Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

Hello, guys today we are going to show you “How to Create a Grass Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop”. In this tutorial, you will learn how to make custom design brushes. Don’t worry if you are new here this is a step by step tutorial also have a screenshot of each step so you can practice it by yourself by downloading the project PSD file.

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Resources

Images used:

Grass Image from Pixabay.com

Fonts used:

Raleway Family

Step 01

Open the Adobe Photoshop software.
Go to the “File” menu and click on the “New” option.
Select the document size in the new window.
Go to the “Tools Bar” and select the “Horizontal Type Tool”.
Add the text whatever you want.

Step 02

“Right” click on the “Text Layer” and click on the “Convert to Smart Object” option.
Go to the “File” menu and click on the “Place” option.
Place the grass image over the canvas.
Now hold down the “Ctrl” key and click on the “Text Layer” thumbnail.
It will make the selection of the text.
Now select the “Image Layer” and click on the “Add Vector Mask” button.

Step 03

Now we have to create “Custom Brush”.
So go to the “File” menu and click on the “New” option.
Select the size of the document and click ok.
Go to the “Tools Bar” and select the “Pen Tool”.
Draw a curve shape as shown in the screenshot 3.4.
Right-click on the shape and click on the “Fill Path” option.
Press “Ctrl+J” to make a copy of the same shape.
Press “Ctrl+T” and rotate the copy shape as shown.
Again make a copy and resize it then place as shown in screen short 3.7.
Go to the “Edit” menu and click on the “Define Brush Preset” option.
Add your brush name and click on ok.

Step 04

Now go back to the “Orignal Document”.
Go to the “Window” menu and click on the “Brush” option.
Select the “Brush Tip Shape” option and adjust the “Spacing Slider” value to “1”.
Now tick the “Shape Dynamics” and do the same set shown in screenshot 4.3.
Hold down the “Ctrl” key and click on the “Text Layer” thumbnail.
Now take “Lasso Tool” from “Tools Bar”.
Right-click on the text and click on the “Make Work Path” option.
Select the “Tolerance” and click on ok.
Now take the “Pen Tool” from “Tools Bar”.
Right-click on the “Text” and click on the “Stroke Path” option.
“Stroke Path” window will be opened to make sure to select the “Brush” option and click on ok.
Press “Ctrl+J” to make visible the outlines.
Finally, your “Grass Text Effect” is ready.

This is how the final result looks like