12. Creative Type

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IN THIS CHAPTER

Using layer effects 272
Using layer styles 275
Applying layer effects to type 276
Carving letters in stone 278
Making type look like rusted metal 280
Embossing leather 284
Creating metallic type 285
Stamping a product name 290
Making type glow 291
Creating graffiti 292
Making type look corroded 294
Cutting up a rasterized type layer 296
Transforming type to fit onto a perspective plane 298
Putting screened-back type on a bar 300
Creating skywriting 302

In this chapter, you will learn how to make type characters look as if they’re carved into granite, embossed into leather, stamped ...

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