Hi. This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV. I’m going to show you how to create
the look of a text ink bleed effect.
I provided a Photoshop template that has 2 layers -
this image of paper, and a grungy, black and white texture. In addition,
I provided a link the text I'm using however, feel free to use another font if you like.
If you are using another typeface, just make sure it's relatively thick since this will give the best result for the effect.
Hide the two layers
and make the bottom layer active.
We'll create a new layer under it by Ctrl or Cmd-clicking the New Layer icon.
We'll fill it with white, but before we do, let's check our foreground and background colors.
If they aren't black and white, press "D" on your keyboard. If the colors are reversed,
press "x". To fill the empty layer with white, press Ctrl or Cmd + Delete.
Open your Horizontal Type Tool and Type Picker. Pick a thick, heavy font and press Enter or Return.
Click on your document and type out your text. To adjust its size, highlight the text
and hover your cursor over the character icon. When your cursor changes into a scrubby slider,
click, and drag it to the right or left. Then, press Enter or Return. Open your Move Tool
and drag your text to the center. We'll convert it into a Smart Object so we can modify
it non-destructively. To do this, click the icon at the upper, right of the Layers panel
and click Convert to Smart Object.
Go to Filter, Blur, and Gaussian Blur.
Blur it 10 pixels.
and click OK or press Enter or Return. Convert the blurred text into a Smart Object, as well.
Click the Adjustment layer icon and click "Curves".
This panel show an image's tonality range represented as a straight diagonal line on a graph.
The upper-right area of the graph represents the highlights,
and the lower-left area represents the shadows. Go to the bottom, left control point
which represents black and drag it along the bottom to the right. The further we drag it,
the thicker our text will ultimately look. Go to the top, left control point which represents white
and drag it along the top edge to the left until it can't go any further. Make your text layer active
and go to Filter, Noise, and Add Noise. Make the amount 30%, Gaussian, and Monochromatic.
Go back to Filter, Distort, and Ripple.
Make the Amount 30% and the size: Large.
Next, we'll erode some of the text.
Click the Layer Mask icon to make a layer mask next to the text.
Open your Brush Tool and Brush Picker. Pick a soft, round brush. We'll adjust its size in a moment.
Its Hardness is 0%, the opacity for now is 30%, the Flow: 100%, and the Smoothing: 0%.
To make your brush bigger or smaller, make sure the CapsLock key is off and press the right or left bracket key on your keyboard.
Place your brush over an area you want to slightly warp it and make
less visible and click once. Continue to click on areas
and feel free to adjust your brush's size.
Click the New layer icon to make a new layer. Click on areas of your text which
will make it look like an ink bleed and adjust its size as well.
Feel free to adjust its opacity.
Make the grungy texture visible and active
and change its Blend Mode to "Screen". Make the paper texture visible and active
and change its Blend Mode to "Darker Color".
This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV. Thanks for watching!