@arjent -
Try taking a greyscale copy of the paper and pasting it into the layer mask of the text.
You might have to invert it and/or play with levels/curves to get it looking good, but it should definitely work.
-Rob A>
@arjent -
Try taking a greyscale copy of the paper and pasting it into the layer mask of the text.
You might have to invert it and/or play with levels/curves to get it looking good, but it should definitely work.
-Rob A>
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Ah, ok! Thanks for the help! I'm not exactly sure how to paste something into a layer mask...
but making a second copy of the paper (with blobs and texture separate) as an overlay, then using a selection channel to cut out everything that overlapped the text. Cramming all the levels together to exaggerate the high-low (or else you can't see it) and adding heavy slur to the blobs layer to simulate spreading ink. The idea here was a handout to print, cut into 4 sections and give out as little finds all leading up to some sort of puzzle/whatnot.
This is my first ever antique scrap paper (and my first art here) and I'm pretty happy with it. Thanks for the help RobA, and also for the tutorial that inspired it! Consider this part 1 in my RobA tutorial "Thanks for helping me learn" tribute series. =)
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