A Work in Progress: Literally



This guide was made for entry:
Literally
In Contest:
light in dark


step 1 of 6

Used soft edged brush to write the word "LIGHT".

Creation of Literally: Step 1

step 2 of 6

Reduced brush size, picked white and wrote inside the letters.

Creation of Literally: Step 2

step 3 of 6

Converted the lettering into brush. Opened a new file with black background, then added layer and started filling the layer with my "light" brush.

Creation of Literally: Step 3

step 4 of 6

Adjusted levels to increase light intensity.

Creation of Literally: Step 4

step 5 of 6

Used Transform>Rotate

Creation of Literally: Step 5

step 6 of 6

Added layer mask, selected the mask and used brush and eraser. First used textured brush to create specks, then used soft edge brush to create "DARK" word mask. Selected "LIGHT" brush again, lowered opacity, selected the main thumbnail and just randomly filled in more "light" brush to better define form on the DARK letters.

Creation of Literally: Step 6

Final result

Creation of Literally: Final Result

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