This tutorial will lead teach you how to create really interesting and unique typographic wallpaper in few easy steps. Really even beginner will be able to recreate this effect, add their own style and thought in it, I am sure you will enjoy and learn a lot from this tutorial! You will learn how to create good looking background, add lightning effects and work with fonts, sizes, colors to make just necessary places stand out! Let’s get started!
Step 1 – Creating background
First open blank document with size 1920×1200 pixels. Fill the background with color #242424. Duplicate the background layer and name it Film grain. Then go to Filter – Artistic – Film Grain. Apply settings shown below.
Set layers opacity to 50%. So far your wallpaper should look like this.
Step 2 – Lightning
Create a new layer and name it Lightning. Then select Radial Gradient Tool with black and white color.
Draw the gradient as shown below.
Set layer to Overlay and opacity to 55%. You should have something like this.
Step 3 – Adding Brushes
Download Adys grunge brushes, create new layer and brush around little bit. Set layers opacity to 15%. Download Concrete texture, place it in your document and set it to Overlay and opacity to 10%.
Step 4 – Creating Main Text
Download BEBAS font, create a new layer and type your text. I chose 350 pt size with smooth mode. Color really doesn’t matter. Name layer PEACE.
Step 5 – Add Background Text – Important Step
Lower your text opacity to around 15%. Create a new group (Layer – New – Group) and name it Words. Create new type layers in this group and start typing. Try to use different fonts and sizes. Try to avoid large spaces between words. Fonts I used:
- Arial
- Cambria
- Candara
- Impact
- Tahoma
- Times New Roman
- Verdana
- And little bit more default fonts
- Some free fonts from dafont, Colaborate, Extravaganzza
Step 6 – Creating effect
When you’re done duplicate your words group (Layer – Duplicate Group) and merge it (Ctrl+E). Make invisible your unmerged words group. Find your large text layer (in my case it’s PEACE), hold CTRL (Command on mac) and click on layers thumbnail. That should load it’s selection.
Then click on your merged words layer and press Ctrl+J. If you make invisible your merged words layer (and unmerged words group is still invisible) you should get something like this.
Step 7 – Create Background Text Effect
Make merged words layer visible again and apply following layer style.
Set layers opacity to 30%.
Then duplicate merged words layer and place it under merged words layer. Then go to Filter – Blur – Motion Blur and apply following settings.
Set layers opacity to 15%.
Add text under your title if you want.
Step 8 – Final touches
Locate your PEACE text layer and lower its opacity to 4%.
Create new layer, go to Image – Apply Image, then go to Filter – Render – Lightning Effects and apply following settings.
Set layers opacity to 30% and we’re done. I also added gradient map to one of the letter layers. Here’s final result. Click to enlarge.
Download wallpaper (various sizes):
You can download *.psd version as well here! Enjoy!
Hi,
Really interesting. I was wondering for awhile how to do this. Thanks. :)
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awesome work… appreciated… thanks..
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Great tutorial, I think is a really awesome the way you use to create the main word.
Thanks
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Really nice tutorial, I would recommend adding some depth to the plain though. The text just seems blunt off the bat.
Adding some lighting and depth could produce a warm and comfy outcome.
Keep up the good work none the less.
Regards,
Jacques
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Great tutorial Daniels, thanks.
I’m really surprised with the effect that step 3 did. I always use filter noise for the effect likes this one. Great tutorial!
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very creative method for a background. great work, thanks for sharing!
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I’ve always wanted to create a type-based design such as this, but never had the time or chance. Great inspiration! I will be creating something like this the moment I get a chance. Thanks! :)
This reminds me. I have an unfinished typographic portrait of my dog that I really should finish.
Nice and easy to understand tutorial btw :)
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It realy great, Danels! You’re good! Love your post and waiting other! Thanks a lot!!! Good luck! :)
It’s realy great, Daniels! Thanks!!! Good luck and waiting for new posts :)
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Anyway, great tutorial. ;)
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Great tutorial for beginners looking for some helpful tips.