• Adobe Photoshop

  Writing in the sand

  Posted by Michael Morgan on April 10, 2006 at 9:13 pm

  Does anyone know how I how to make text look as though it was written in Sand using Photoshop or After Effects

  Mike Gondek replied 20 years, 4 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Mike Gondek

  April 11, 2006 at 1:59 pm

  Deboss the sand
  Choose a simple fonts such as tekton bold, set you message.
  Add a bevel and emboss layer effect. Chaneg the shadow blend mode to color burn, and the highlight mode to soft light.
  Change the fill opactiy to 0% leaving the effect opacity at 100%.

  (these next 2 steps are optional for an even more convincing look if you have the time, and are looking for a quality high res image)
  Displace the sand
  Save a flattened .psd file of just the bevel layer on a white background. Run a filter >>distort>> displace and use the .spd file you made.

  Raise the sand higher on the outer edges
  Make a layer over the entire image of a repeating pattern of the sand all disturbed.
  Add a layer mask that hides all.
  Paint on the layer mask over the edges of the type with a rough brush to reveal the higher up sand layer on the outer edges of the type.

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