10 August 2008
Photoshop: Get stoned
11/08/08 18:32 Filed in: Photoshop
We had a very nice email from a gentleman in Morocco of all places asking how to create a stone effect for logos in Photoshop. Here goes nothing...
1. Create yourself a new Photoshop document. 72dpi for web or 300dpi for print. Select Filter>Render>clouds.
2. Select the Channels Palette and hit the New button to create a new channel. Select this channel and apply Filter>Render>Difference Clouds. Now add a little noise to this channel using Filter>Noise>Add Noise. The more noise you add the rougher the stone texture will become.
3. Select Filter>Render>Lighting Effects and make sure that the Texture channel is the additional channel you created earlier. Here you can be a little creative and spontaneous. Change the settings to create a stone texture. Here are the ones we used:
4. Select the type tool and add the words for your logo. Now unlock the Background layer (alt-double click it) and move this layer above the type layer. Finally alt-click between the layers to create a clipping mask.
5. Add a layer style (click the little 'F' button at the foot of the layers palette.) For our logo we used bevel and emboss with an Inner Bevel and the Chisel Hard technique. We also added a drop shadow which, we always believe, is the easiest way to hide bad design!
1. Create yourself a new Photoshop document. 72dpi for web or 300dpi for print. Select Filter>Render>clouds.
2. Select the Channels Palette and hit the New button to create a new channel. Select this channel and apply Filter>Render>Difference Clouds. Now add a little noise to this channel using Filter>Noise>Add Noise. The more noise you add the rougher the stone texture will become.
3. Select Filter>Render>Lighting Effects and make sure that the Texture channel is the additional channel you created earlier. Here you can be a little creative and spontaneous. Change the settings to create a stone texture. Here are the ones we used:
4. Select the type tool and add the words for your logo. Now unlock the Background layer (alt-double click it) and move this layer above the type layer. Finally alt-click between the layers to create a clipping mask.
5. Add a layer style (click the little 'F' button at the foot of the layers palette.) For our logo we used bevel and emboss with an Inner Bevel and the Chisel Hard technique. We also added a drop shadow which, we always believe, is the easiest way to hide bad design!
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