Apparently, this text is going to need another coat.  Please refrain from digging your finger nail into this one and flicking off any more paint.

Believe it or not, this one does have a few useful techniques in it.  I know at first glance this one looks about as useful as the Note Paper Filter run on a picture of your dog, but, check it out anyway.

One of the cool things about PhotoShop is the ability to create multi layer effects that interact with one another as if they were three dimensional objects.  This one creates a shell that exposes the layer below through the paint that has chipped away.  To see the technique run on a larger version of the text, click on the picture above.  Use of alpha channels and shadow effects play a big part in this one.  Only a few filters used here.  Crystallize, to create the peeling paint, Guassian Blur and Emboss for the 3D letters.  Remember, set your History Pallet up to about 100 or so steps so you can go through and view these every step of the way when they are complete.

Here is a small version of the before image.  If you click on it you can download the full size version to try the action on for the first time.  This effect will be different for different sizes and resolutions.  So use the provided original so that you can see it work correctly the first time.  Download the Peeling Paint Action Here and load it into your PhotoShop Actions Palette. The font I used here was ITC Souvenir, twisted and turned in Illustrator and then opened in PhotoShop.  Make sure when you use this that you give yourself plenty of room on all sides of the text.

Be sure to experiment with different words, different sizes, different shapes and see how it works.  We hope you enjoy these actions.  Email Us or sign our Guest Book and let us know what you think.  Send us some of your final images.

Have Fun!!