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Title: The writing is on the wall
Post by: Dries on July 02, 2015, 05:54:03 AM

(https://theflourishforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourplace.co.za%2Fdries%2FCalligraffiti3.jpg&hash=e5945f7a8cdb956ec319a649dcef5764)

This originally started as a black-on-white piece I did simply because I liked the contrast between the formality of the letters and the "street"-ness of the wording. When it was done, I thought it would look a lot better on a wall. Since I'm not the sort to go around tagging walls, I opted to do it digitally.

Here's how I did it:

• I used a vector app called Xara, but the same basic steps should work in Photoshop or Illustrator as well.
• First I got rid of the background by making white transparent
• Then I changed the colour of the letters to dark red.
• I found a suitable wall texture to use as a background.
• I then created a new layer, on which I placed the lettering.
• I adjusted the lettering's  transparency until it looked right.
• Lastly, I changed the transparency type to "fractal" to get the uneven fade effect.

Title: Re: The writing is on the wall
Post by: Erica McPhee on August 11, 2015, 11:19:44 PM

Beautiful lettering! Cool presentation! Thanks for sharing.  ;)

Title: Re: The writing is on the wall
Post by: handmadeletters on August 12, 2015, 08:52:13 AM

Very nice! You could've fooled me. :)

Title: Re: The writing is on the wall
Post by: Bianca M on August 19, 2015, 12:23:25 AM

YES!  I love this!

Title: Re: The writing is on the wall
Post by: Judy G on August 19, 2015, 04:39:35 PM

Nicely done! I'm amazed!

Title: Re: The writing is on the wall
Post by: Dries on August 22, 2015, 05:41:35 AM

Thanks you all for your kind comments  :)