Photoshop uses pens and dirty brushes to create abstract text

In this PS tutorial, the author will step by step to teach you how to use PS pen and dirty brush to create abstract text effects. Among them, we will focus on how to use PS pen to sketch out the normal hair lines and use dirty brushes to create some particularly cool effects. This PS tutorial is an intermediate level of the tutorial, some of the steps may be a bit difficult, but there are challenges to have fun, try it!

Note: This photoshop tutorial uses Photoshop CS6, so the screenshots in this article may be different from the earlier versions. In addition, some brushes are unique to Photoshop CS6.

Final Effect Diagram:

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Material:

Dirty Brush (Grunge Brush): choose one from

Splash Decoration Effect Brush (splatter Brush): choose one from

First step:

Create a new file with a background color of gray "1200px*600px" and use a soft white brush to draw a light spot in the middle.

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Create a new layer and use the dirty brush you downloaded to draw some texture patterns on the light source and extend it to the bottom.

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