Post pobrano z: Create a Spectacular Grass Text Effect in Photoshop

Envato Tuts+ has been around for many years. During that time, we’ve posted a lot of content. We know that the amount of content on our site may be a bit overwhelming to those of you who have recently discovered our site. That is why we have decided to periodically resurrect some of our older posts for you all to enjoy.

Today, we have decided to bring back a post by Envato founder, Collis Ta’eed, from May 2008, that demonstrates how to create a spectacular grass text effect in Photoshop. Let’s get started!

Love text effects? Create faster effects with Text Generators from Envato Market.

Follow us along over on our Envato Tuts+ YouTube channel:

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1. How to Create the Background

Step 1

This tutorial is made up of three parts—the background, the text itself, and some final extra effects. So first of all we’re going to make a background. To do this, we create a new document in Photoshop. I made mine 1920 x 1200 because I want this image to sit on my laptop background.

We start by drawing a Radial Gradient with the Gradient Tool (G) going from a light yellow-green (#adbf41) to a mid-range green (#328a26). I wonder if I’ve ever written a tutorial that doesn’t start with a radial gradient.

Step 2

Now for this image we want to create a really textured background, faintly resembling paper. So the first thing we need is… a paper texture!

Happily, you can grab some really awesome grungy paper textures from Envato Elements and they are nice and large too, which is good because this is a huge canvas.

So I can’t remember which texture I used first, but grab one, desaturate it (Shift-U and set Saturation to -100) and stretch it over the top to fit the canvas. 

Step 3

Now we set the layer to Color Burn and 20% Opacity to blend the texture with our nice green background.

Step 4

Now, to get a really distressed look, I then copied this layer, spun it around 180° and set it to 20%. Then I brought in a few more layers of paper texture (using different textures) and set them all to Linear Burn or Color Burn layer style and play with Opacity.

Now it looks rougher.

Step 5

Now I duplicated the original background gradient, placed the duplicate layer above all the textures, and set it to 40% Opacity—this tones back the texture so it’s not quite so grungy!

Step 6

Now we create a New Layer over the top and, using a large, soft, black brush (B), add some black to the edges. It’s worth toning back the Opacity to about 30% and Overlay. You can then duplicate the layer and run a heavy Gaussian Blur over it (set to about 32 px). That way, the edges really soften out.

OK, we now have a nice background!

2. How to Create the Grass Text

Step 1

OK, we are now ready to make some grass text. To do that, we’re going to need some nice pretty grass to cut. After a lot of searching, I finally found this lovely texture.

So download the image at full-size and copy it on to your canvas. After that, click the eye icon to make the layer invisible.

Step 2

Next, we need some type. So select a font you want to cut out with. I chose Devant Horgen, which is fat and condensed type. I thought it looked nice and grand. And I’ve written the text „EARTH”. That’s because I’m making five of these wallpapers—earth, water, fire, air, spirit… it’s like that cartoon I used to watch as a kid, Captain Planet!

Anyway, just set your text out in white and set it to Overlay and like 50% Opacity. This layer won’t actually show in the end—it’s just a guide layer.

Step 3

OK, so here’s the text on top of the grass we got earlier. Select the grass layer and Duplicate (Control-J) five times.

Now a bit of planning! To make text out of grass, it’s not going to be enough just to stencil out the grass. Rather we need it to look all rough, with bits of grass sticking out the edges. To do that, we’re going to use the letter shapes as a rough guide and then trace roughly around them and periodically jut out to trace around blades of grass.

I’ll warn you now, it’s very tiresome! 

Step 4

OK, so here we are tracing. If you want to make it less detailed, Transform (Control-T) the grass layer and make it bigger. 

You should use the Pen Tool (P), and frankly, if you’re not handy with it before you start, you will be by the end!

Notice how in the parts where my path juts out, it sort of follows individual blades of grass. That way, when you have the final cut-out, they will look like pieces of grass sticking out.

Step 5

Right-click on the path and select Make Selection. Set the Feather Radius to 0. 

Step 6

Select one of the grass layers, and then invert your selection (Control-Shift-I) and Delete.

In the screenshot, I’ve faded back the duplicate grass layers so you can see the cut-out „E” part.

Step 7

OK, so here we have our „E” on the final background. As you can see, it looks only slightly better than if we’d just used the letter to stencil out the grass without bothering to trace. But that’s OK—what it needs is a bit more depth. After all, if that letter was really sitting there, we should see some shadow and sides to it.

Step 8

First of all, though, we’ll add some layer styling to give it a bit more of a three-dimensional look. The styles are shown below.

Here’s the set of layer styles…

Step 9

So this was all just experimental, and it kinda looks OK, but obviously has a long way to go. Now we’ll add some shadow. For that, we’ll use a technique that I demonstrated in a previous tutorial, Using Light and Shade to Bring Text to Life.

The idea is to make a three-dimensional look. So Control-click the grass layer and then, on a new layer below, fill it with black with the Bucket Tool (G). Move it right and down with the Move Tool (V).

Step 10

Now we run a Filter > Blur > Motion Blur.

Step 11

Set the shadow’s Opacity to 30%.

Step 12

Now I duplicated this layer. I erased (Control-E) a bit of it so that as the shadow is closer to the text, it gets darker. I set this layer to Multiply and Opacity to 60%.

Step 13

So this text is looking pretty cool, but for that extra depth, we should add some bits of grass in the background/shadow area. Rather than cutting out more grass, we can just use this current letter transformed about so that it’s not obvious that we’re hacking it together.

Duplicate the main grass letter layer, move it under the first grass letter layer, turn off effects (click the eye icon near Effects). Because these new grass bits are in shadow, you might want to use the Burn Tool (O) to darken them appropriately.

Step 14

Select all Letter E’s layers and Group them (Control-G).

3. How to Create the Remaining Text

Step 1

Using the same technique, finish the rest of the letters.

Step 2

Let’s add more individual blades of grass need to make the look more natural. Select the Smooth Tool from the tools sidebar.

Select the first layer of each letter (with our style effects) and add tips of the grass. Now it looks more random and organic.

Step 3

Now, as nice as it’s looking, our text is a little lonely and monotonous. So in this last section we’ll add a few more elements to the design. We don’t want to overdo it, though, because I want this to be a desktop background, so space is important (for all my icons!).

So first up, let’s add some extra text. Here I’ve placed a nice quote about the earth and unity taken from the Baha’i faith (that’s my religion!). I love quotes, because it means we get three parts to decorate—the quote, the quotation marks, and the source.

I used the free PT Sans font from Google Fonts. The color is #bbe571. So here I’ve set the quote to Overlay and 50%, then duplicated the text and set it to Screen and 50%.

Then I’ve added quotation marks in the same Swiss font, but made them extra large and a bright shade of green. Finally, the source of the quote is in teeny letters and centered vertically. And, of course, the whole quote has been measured out so it’s exactly the length of the main „EARTH” text.

Step 4

Now we’ll add two eye-catching elements to offset all the green. These will be a brilliant blue butterfly and a little red ladybug. I used the excellent butterfly and ladybug from Elements. 

Step 5

Open the ladybug and butterfly photos in Photoshop. Use the Pen Tool (P) to trace the images and copy them to our main canvas.

Step 6

Now we need to place them appropriately. It’s best if they aren’t close together, because that way they’ll balance each other.

I added a drop shadow to each (double-click the layer and choose Drop Shadow in Blending Options). With the ladybug, it’s a very close shadow because he’s small and walking on the grass. With the butterfly, I set some more distance because he’s hovering in the air and therefore the shadow lands a little way away.

Final Image

Here’s the final result! Don’t forget to share your recreation of this grass text effect with us. We would love to see it.

Text Generators From Envato Market

Text effects just got a whole lot easier with text generators from Envato Market. Create mind-blowing effects with realistic textures and 3D shapes! Check out some of our favorites below!

Grass Text Effect Generator

Add a few flowers to your text effect with this amazing text generator. Choose from seven beautiful options to change the color and style of your grass text. Download this pack today to get access to ready-to-use Photoshop actions for one low price!

Leaf Generator Photoshop Action

The eco-design trend is a big hit. Make your designs trendy and fresh with this mockup set! This Photoshop action will help you to make text and shapes look as if they are covered by leaves. Add a natural and organic look to your signs. The set contains brushes, styles, actions, a help file, and a PSD with branches and birds.

Snow Lettering – Photoshop Action

With this Photoshop action, you can have your text or logo written in snow! It’s a very realistic effect for winter projects that you can create in just a couple of seconds. The set includes three different effects:

• snow lettering: text or logo is written on snow
• red salt: text or logo written with snow on red salt
• ice effect: text or logo written with snow on an ice surface. 

You will get all that you need: ATN file (action file), PAT file (patterns file), ABR file (brushes file), PSD file (template for an easy start), PDF doc with help information. This action works with anything: text layers, vector shapes, pixel layers, smart objects, folder groups.

Carved Wood Text Creator

WIth 18 different actions and Layer Styles, it’s easy to make stylish carved text. The carvings have a roughened edge for more realism. Use this bundle to add a natural and crafty look to your designs.

10 3D Text Styles D_72

Want to create some real wooden text? Here are easily editable wooden style effects. This set contains ten different wood styles, a Photoshop PSD file, Photoshop ASL, and Readme.txt. It works with any font and shapes. 

Add organic texture to your designs in just one click!

More Text Effect Tutorials

If you want to learn more text effects, here are other cool and very detailed tutorials.

• 
  Adobe Photoshop
  How to Create a Realistic Embroidery Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
  John Negoita

• 
  Text Effects
  How to Create a Wrapped Ribbon Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
  Andrei Marius

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  How to Make a Tentacle Art Brush in Adobe Illustrator
  Diana Toma

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  Diana Toma

Post pobrano z: Create a Spectacular Grass Text Effect in Photoshop

Envato Tuts+ has been around for many years. During that time, we’ve posted a lot of content. We know that the amount of content on our site may be a bit overwhelming to those of you who have recently discovered our site. That is why we have decided to periodically resurrect some of our older posts for you all to enjoy.

Today, we have decided to bring back a post by Envato founder, Collis Ta’eed, from May 2008, that demonstrates how to create a spectacular grass text effect in Photoshop. Let’s get started!

Love text effects? Create faster effects with Text Generators from Envato Market.

Follow us along over on our Envato Tuts+ YouTube channel:

---

1. How to Create the Background

Step 1

This tutorial is made up of three parts—the background, the text itself, and some final extra effects. So first of all we’re going to make a background. To do this, we create a new document in Photoshop. I made mine 1920 x 1200 because I want this image to sit on my laptop background.

We start by drawing a Radial Gradient with the Gradient Tool (G) going from a light yellow-green (#adbf41) to a mid-range green (#328a26). I wonder if I’ve ever written a tutorial that doesn’t start with a radial gradient.

Step 2

Now for this image we want to create a really textured background, faintly resembling paper. So the first thing we need is… a paper texture!

Happily, you can grab some really awesome grungy paper textures from Envato Elements and they are nice and large too, which is good because this is a huge canvas.

So I can’t remember which texture I used first, but grab one, desaturate it (Shift-U and set Saturation to -100) and stretch it over the top to fit the canvas. 

Step 3

Now we set the layer to Color Burn and 20% Opacity to blend the texture with our nice green background.

Step 4

Now, to get a really distressed look, I then copied this layer, spun it around 180° and set it to 20%. Then I brought in a few more layers of paper texture (using different textures) and set them all to Linear Burn or Color Burn layer style and play with Opacity.

Now it looks rougher.

Step 5

Now I duplicated the original background gradient, placed the duplicate layer above all the textures, and set it to 40% Opacity—this tones back the texture so it’s not quite so grungy!

Step 6

Now we create a New Layer over the top and, using a large, soft, black brush (B), add some black to the edges. It’s worth toning back the Opacity to about 30% and Overlay. You can then duplicate the layer and run a heavy Gaussian Blur over it (set to about 32 px). That way, the edges really soften out.

OK, we now have a nice background!

2. How to Create the Grass Text

Step 1

OK, we are now ready to make some grass text. To do that, we’re going to need some nice pretty grass to cut. After a lot of searching, I finally found this lovely texture.

So download the image at full-size and copy it on to your canvas. After that, click the eye icon to make the layer invisible.

Step 2

Next, we need some type. So select a font you want to cut out with. I chose Devant Horgen, which is fat and condensed type. I thought it looked nice and grand. And I’ve written the text „EARTH”. That’s because I’m making five of these wallpapers—earth, water, fire, air, spirit… it’s like that cartoon I used to watch as a kid, Captain Planet!

Anyway, just set your text out in white and set it to Overlay and like 50% Opacity. This layer won’t actually show in the end—it’s just a guide layer.

Step 3

OK, so here’s the text on top of the grass we got earlier. Select the grass layer and Duplicate (Control-J) five times.

Now a bit of planning! To make text out of grass, it’s not going to be enough just to stencil out the grass. Rather we need it to look all rough, with bits of grass sticking out the edges. To do that, we’re going to use the letter shapes as a rough guide and then trace roughly around them and periodically jut out to trace around blades of grass.

I’ll warn you now, it’s very tiresome! 

Step 4

OK, so here we are tracing. If you want to make it less detailed, Transform (Control-T) the grass layer and make it bigger. 

You should use the Pen Tool (P), and frankly, if you’re not handy with it before you start, you will be by the end!

Notice how in the parts where my path juts out, it sort of follows individual blades of grass. That way, when you have the final cut-out, they will look like pieces of grass sticking out.

Step 5

Right-click on the path and select Make Selection. Set the Feather Radius to 0. 

Step 6

Select one of the grass layers, and then invert your selection (Control-Shift-I) and Delete.

In the screenshot, I’ve faded back the duplicate grass layers so you can see the cut-out „E” part.

Step 7

OK, so here we have our „E” on the final background. As you can see, it looks only slightly better than if we’d just used the letter to stencil out the grass without bothering to trace. But that’s OK—what it needs is a bit more depth. After all, if that letter was really sitting there, we should see some shadow and sides to it.

Step 8

First of all, though, we’ll add some layer styling to give it a bit more of a three-dimensional look. The styles are shown below.

Here’s the set of layer styles…

Step 9

So this was all just experimental, and it kinda looks OK, but obviously has a long way to go. Now we’ll add some shadow. For that, we’ll use a technique that I demonstrated in a previous tutorial, Using Light and Shade to Bring Text to Life.

The idea is to make a three-dimensional look. So Control-click the grass layer and then, on a new layer below, fill it with black with the Bucket Tool (G). Move it right and down with the Move Tool (V).

Step 10

Now we run a Filter > Blur > Motion Blur.

Step 11

Set the shadow’s Opacity to 30%.

Step 12

Now I duplicated this layer. I erased (Control-E) a bit of it so that as the shadow is closer to the text, it gets darker. I set this layer to Multiply and Opacity to 60%.

Step 13

So this text is looking pretty cool, but for that extra depth, we should add some bits of grass in the background/shadow area. Rather than cutting out more grass, we can just use this current letter transformed about so that it’s not obvious that we’re hacking it together.

Duplicate the main grass letter layer, move it under the first grass letter layer, turn off effects (click the eye icon near Effects). Because these new grass bits are in shadow, you might want to use the Burn Tool (O) to darken them appropriately.

Step 14

Select all Letter E’s layers and Group them (Control-G).

3. How to Create the Remaining Text

Step 1

Using the same technique, finish the rest of the letters.

Step 2

Let’s add more individual blades of grass need to make the look more natural. Select the Smooth Tool from the tools sidebar.

Select the first layer of each letter (with our style effects) and add tips of the grass. Now it looks more random and organic.

Step 3

Now, as nice as it’s looking, our text is a little lonely and monotonous. So in this last section we’ll add a few more elements to the design. We don’t want to overdo it, though, because I want this to be a desktop background, so space is important (for all my icons!).

So first up, let’s add some extra text. Here I’ve placed a nice quote about the earth and unity taken from the Baha’i faith (that’s my religion!). I love quotes, because it means we get three parts to decorate—the quote, the quotation marks, and the source.

I used the free PT Sans font from Google Fonts. The color is #bbe571. So here I’ve set the quote to Overlay and 50%, then duplicated the text and set it to Screen and 50%.

Then I’ve added quotation marks in the same Swiss font, but made them extra large and a bright shade of green. Finally, the source of the quote is in teeny letters and centered vertically. And, of course, the whole quote has been measured out so it’s exactly the length of the main „EARTH” text.

Step 4

Now we’ll add two eye-catching elements to offset all the green. These will be a brilliant blue butterfly and a little red ladybug. I used the excellent butterfly and ladybug from Elements. 

Step 5

Open the ladybug and butterfly photos in Photoshop. Use the Pen Tool (P) to trace the images and copy them to our main canvas.

Step 6

Now we need to place them appropriately. It’s best if they aren’t close together, because that way they’ll balance each other.

I added a drop shadow to each (double-click the layer and choose Drop Shadow in Blending Options). With the ladybug, it’s a very close shadow because he’s small and walking on the grass. With the butterfly, I set some more distance because he’s hovering in the air and therefore the shadow lands a little way away.

Final Image

Here’s the final result! Don’t forget to share your recreation of this grass text effect with us. We would love to see it.

Text Generators From Envato Market

Text effects just got a whole lot easier with text generators from Envato Market. Create mind-blowing effects with realistic textures and 3D shapes! Check out some of our favorites below!

Grass Text Effect Generator

Add a few flowers to your text effect with this amazing text generator. Choose from seven beautiful options to change the color and style of your grass text. Download this pack today to get access to ready-to-use Photoshop actions for one low price!

Leaf Generator Photoshop Action

The eco-design trend is a big hit. Make your designs trendy and fresh with this mockup set! This Photoshop action will help you to make text and shapes look as if they are covered by leaves. Add a natural and organic look to your signs. The set contains brushes, styles, actions, a help file, and a PSD with branches and birds.

Snow Lettering – Photoshop Action

With this Photoshop action, you can have your text or logo written in snow! It’s a very realistic effect for winter projects that you can create in just a couple of seconds. The set includes three different effects:

• snow lettering: text or logo is written on snow
• red salt: text or logo written with snow on red salt
• ice effect: text or logo written with snow on an ice surface. 

You will get all that you need: ATN file (action file), PAT file (patterns file), ABR file (brushes file), PSD file (template for an easy start), PDF doc with help information. This action works with anything: text layers, vector shapes, pixel layers, smart objects, folder groups.

Carved Wood Text Creator

WIth 18 different actions and Layer Styles, it’s easy to make stylish carved text. The carvings have a roughened edge for more realism. Use this bundle to add a natural and crafty look to your designs.

10 3D Text Styles D_72

Want to create some real wooden text? Here are easily editable wooden style effects. This set contains ten different wood styles, a Photoshop PSD file, Photoshop ASL, and Readme.txt. It works with any font and shapes. 

Add organic texture to your designs in just one click!

More Text Effect Tutorials

If you want to learn more text effects, here are other cool and very detailed tutorials.

• 
  Adobe Photoshop
  How to Create a Realistic Embroidery Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
  John Negoita

• 
  Text Effects
  How to Create a Wrapped Ribbon Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
  Andrei Marius

• 
  Illustrator Brushes
  How to Make a Tentacle Art Brush in Adobe Illustrator
  Diana Toma

• 
  Text Effects
  How to Create a 'Stranger Things’ Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
  Rose

• 
  Illustrator Brushes
  How to Make a Pickle Pattern Brush in Illustrator
  Diana Toma

Post pobrano z: Create a Spectacular Grass Text Effect in Photoshop

Envato Tuts+ has been around for many years. During that time, we’ve posted a lot of content. We know that the amount of content on our site may be a bit overwhelming to those of you who have recently discovered our site. That is why we have decided to periodically resurrect some of our older posts for you all to enjoy.

Today, we have decided to bring back a post by Envato founder, Collis Ta’eed, from May 2008, that demonstrates how to create a spectacular grass text effect in Photoshop. Let’s get started!

Love text effects? Create faster effects with Text Generators from Envato Market.

Follow us along over on our Envato Tuts+ YouTube channel:

---

1. How to Create the Background

Step 1

This tutorial is made up of three parts—the background, the text itself, and some final extra effects. So first of all we’re going to make a background. To do this, we create a new document in Photoshop. I made mine 1920 x 1200 because I want this image to sit on my laptop background.

We start by drawing a Radial Gradient with the Gradient Tool (G) going from a light yellow-green (#adbf41) to a mid-range green (#328a26). I wonder if I’ve ever written a tutorial that doesn’t start with a radial gradient.

Step 2

Now for this image we want to create a really textured background, faintly resembling paper. So the first thing we need is… a paper texture!

Happily, you can grab some really awesome grungy paper textures from Envato Elements and they are nice and large too, which is good because this is a huge canvas.

So I can’t remember which texture I used first, but grab one, desaturate it (Shift-U and set Saturation to -100) and stretch it over the top to fit the canvas. 

Step 3

Now we set the layer to Color Burn and 20% Opacity to blend the texture with our nice green background.

Step 4

Now, to get a really distressed look, I then copied this layer, spun it around 180° and set it to 20%. Then I brought in a few more layers of paper texture (using different textures) and set them all to Linear Burn or Color Burn layer style and play with Opacity.

Now it looks rougher.

Step 5

Now I duplicated the original background gradient, placed the duplicate layer above all the textures, and set it to 40% Opacity—this tones back the texture so it’s not quite so grungy!

Step 6

Now we create a New Layer over the top and, using a large, soft, black brush (B), add some black to the edges. It’s worth toning back the Opacity to about 30% and Overlay. You can then duplicate the layer and run a heavy Gaussian Blur over it (set to about 32 px). That way, the edges really soften out.

OK, we now have a nice background!

2. How to Create the Grass Text

Step 1

OK, we are now ready to make some grass text. To do that, we’re going to need some nice pretty grass to cut. After a lot of searching, I finally found this lovely texture.

So download the image at full-size and copy it on to your canvas. After that, click the eye icon to make the layer invisible.

Step 2

Next, we need some type. So select a font you want to cut out with. I chose Devant Horgen, which is fat and condensed type. I thought it looked nice and grand. And I’ve written the text „EARTH”. That’s because I’m making five of these wallpapers—earth, water, fire, air, spirit… it’s like that cartoon I used to watch as a kid, Captain Planet!

Anyway, just set your text out in white and set it to Overlay and like 50% Opacity. This layer won’t actually show in the end—it’s just a guide layer.

Step 3

OK, so here’s the text on top of the grass we got earlier. Select the grass layer and Duplicate (Control-J) five times.

Now a bit of planning! To make text out of grass, it’s not going to be enough just to stencil out the grass. Rather we need it to look all rough, with bits of grass sticking out the edges. To do that, we’re going to use the letter shapes as a rough guide and then trace roughly around them and periodically jut out to trace around blades of grass.

I’ll warn you now, it’s very tiresome! 

Step 4

OK, so here we are tracing. If you want to make it less detailed, Transform (Control-T) the grass layer and make it bigger. 

You should use the Pen Tool (P), and frankly, if you’re not handy with it before you start, you will be by the end!

Notice how in the parts where my path juts out, it sort of follows individual blades of grass. That way, when you have the final cut-out, they will look like pieces of grass sticking out.

Step 5

Right-click on the path and select Make Selection. Set the Feather Radius to 0. 

Step 6

Select one of the grass layers, and then invert your selection (Control-Shift-I) and Delete.

In the screenshot, I’ve faded back the duplicate grass layers so you can see the cut-out „E” part.

Step 7

OK, so here we have our „E” on the final background. As you can see, it looks only slightly better than if we’d just used the letter to stencil out the grass without bothering to trace. But that’s OK—what it needs is a bit more depth. After all, if that letter was really sitting there, we should see some shadow and sides to it.

Step 8

First of all, though, we’ll add some layer styling to give it a bit more of a three-dimensional look. The styles are shown below.

Here’s the set of layer styles…

Step 9

So this was all just experimental, and it kinda looks OK, but obviously has a long way to go. Now we’ll add some shadow. For that, we’ll use a technique that I demonstrated in a previous tutorial, Using Light and Shade to Bring Text to Life.

The idea is to make a three-dimensional look. So Control-click the grass layer and then, on a new layer below, fill it with black with the Bucket Tool (G). Move it right and down with the Move Tool (V).

Step 10

Now we run a Filter > Blur > Motion Blur.

Step 11

Set the shadow’s Opacity to 30%.

Step 12

Now I duplicated this layer. I erased (Control-E) a bit of it so that as the shadow is closer to the text, it gets darker. I set this layer to Multiply and Opacity to 60%.

Step 13

So this text is looking pretty cool, but for that extra depth, we should add some bits of grass in the background/shadow area. Rather than cutting out more grass, we can just use this current letter transformed about so that it’s not obvious that we’re hacking it together.

Duplicate the main grass letter layer, move it under the first grass letter layer, turn off effects (click the eye icon near Effects). Because these new grass bits are in shadow, you might want to use the Burn Tool (O) to darken them appropriately.

Step 14

Select all Letter E’s layers and Group them (Control-G).

3. How to Create the Remaining Text

Step 1

Using the same technique, finish the rest of the letters.

Step 2

Let’s add more individual blades of grass need to make the look more natural. Select the Smooth Tool from the tools sidebar.

Select the first layer of each letter (with our style effects) and add tips of the grass. Now it looks more random and organic.

Step 3

Now, as nice as it’s looking, our text is a little lonely and monotonous. So in this last section we’ll add a few more elements to the design. We don’t want to overdo it, though, because I want this to be a desktop background, so space is important (for all my icons!).

So first up, let’s add some extra text. Here I’ve placed a nice quote about the earth and unity taken from the Baha’i faith (that’s my religion!). I love quotes, because it means we get three parts to decorate—the quote, the quotation marks, and the source.

I used the free PT Sans font from Google Fonts. The color is #bbe571. So here I’ve set the quote to Overlay and 50%, then duplicated the text and set it to Screen and 50%.

Then I’ve added quotation marks in the same Swiss font, but made them extra large and a bright shade of green. Finally, the source of the quote is in teeny letters and centered vertically. And, of course, the whole quote has been measured out so it’s exactly the length of the main „EARTH” text.

Step 4

Now we’ll add two eye-catching elements to offset all the green. These will be a brilliant blue butterfly and a little red ladybug. I used the excellent butterfly and ladybug from Elements. 

Step 5

Open the ladybug and butterfly photos in Photoshop. Use the Pen Tool (P) to trace the images and copy them to our main canvas.

Step 6

Now we need to place them appropriately. It’s best if they aren’t close together, because that way they’ll balance each other.

I added a drop shadow to each (double-click the layer and choose Drop Shadow in Blending Options). With the ladybug, it’s a very close shadow because he’s small and walking on the grass. With the butterfly, I set some more distance because he’s hovering in the air and therefore the shadow lands a little way away.

Final Image

Here’s the final result! Don’t forget to share your recreation of this grass text effect with us. We would love to see it.

Text Generators From Envato Market

Text effects just got a whole lot easier with text generators from Envato Market. Create mind-blowing effects with realistic textures and 3D shapes! Check out some of our favorites below!

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With this Photoshop action, you can have your text or logo written in snow! It’s a very realistic effect for winter projects that you can create in just a couple of seconds. The set includes three different effects:

• snow lettering: text or logo is written on snow
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• ice effect: text or logo written with snow on an ice surface. 

You will get all that you need: ATN file (action file), PAT file (patterns file), ABR file (brushes file), PSD file (template for an easy start), PDF doc with help information. This action works with anything: text layers, vector shapes, pixel layers, smart objects, folder groups.

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Want to create some real wooden text? Here are easily editable wooden style effects. This set contains ten different wood styles, a Photoshop PSD file, Photoshop ASL, and Readme.txt. It works with any font and shapes. 

Add organic texture to your designs in just one click!

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If you want to learn more text effects, here are other cool and very detailed tutorials.

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Post pobrano z: What Is a Monogram? Types, Designs, and Ideas

What is a monogram? In this article, we’ll cover your questions on monograms, looking at what they are and how they’re used, and then we’ll check out a great list of fonts to use for your next project. 

Monograms are a powerful tool in modern brand design. In this article, we’ll cover the history of monograms and look at different monogram styles and how to use them. At the end, you can find some great monogram font options to get you started on your next project. We’ve also compiled some awesome monogram designs from Elements. 

But what is a monogram? A monogram is a motif made up of two or more letters to form one symbol. Monograms have long been used by companies as recognizable logos and as symbols for a country’s reigning sovereign. The purpose is to distill a brand, person, or even a country into a graphic that best represents them.

If you’re a beginner designer and are looking for some monogram ideas to get inspired, be sure to check out Envato Elements and GraphicRiver. There are lots of great monogram styles to inspire you. 

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The History of Monograms

In history, monograms were used as a royal signature. The first recorded monogram appeared on coins and dates back to 350 BC. Greek cities issued monogrammed coins with the first two letters of the city’s name. Monograms have also been used as Christian symbols. The Chi Rho monogram is formed of the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ and was used as part of military standards. In the Middle Ages, artists and craftsmen used monograms to sign their artwork. In the Victorian period, high-class society would use monograms as a symbol of their status. 

Monograms have also been used as symbols of resistance. In Poland, during the war, the PW for Polska Walcząca (Fighting Poland) was used, also known as ‘the Anchor’ because of the characteristic shape. 

Monograms started out as a practical mode of identification that evolved into a brand design tool for companies. A few examples of contemporary monograms are the famous LV logo for Louis Vuitton, created to prevent the production of fake designer luggage. Coco Chanel has the interlocked 'C’s logo, which is a symbol of high-class elegance. 

How Do Monograms Work?

Monogram letters have always been in style but became more notable in the Victorian era. Monograms decorated many items, especially amongst the wealthy and growing middle class. For monograms to be successful, we don’t only need the company initials. We need to make sure the style of the monogram also conveys the brand’s ideals properly. Monogram designs have had many different uses across our history, and we can classify the types of monograms as:

• Crown: Royals around the world have been known to adopt the tradition of an official monogram. These are applied to clothing and royal seals. 
• Brand: Brands with a longer name might choose to use only their initials as monograms. A combination of two or three letters is normal, and the style must reflect the overall feel of the brand.
• Personal: Monograms are also very popular at weddings—they can be applied to invitations, cakes, and clothing. Wedding monograms are a great symbol of a union. Embroidered goods with the child’s initials are traditional as a baby’s birth present.

How to Write a Monogram

There’s a wide range of monogram styles and initials order to choose from. There isn’t a specific rule to follow when it comes to branding and monogramming, but as long as it makes sense and comes across as a cohesive brand, you are set for success. 

So how do initials go on a monogram? As a rule of thumb, the monogram initials order for personal use goes as follows:

• Soon-to-be or married couples: The monogram contains the bride’s first initial, the couple’s last name, and the groom’s first initial. For the names Andrea and Mark Baker, the monogram would be ABM.
• Monogramming women: The monogram should include her first, middle, and last name initials. For instance, for Andrea Marie Jones, the monogram would be AJM. Traditionally, a woman’s maiden initials can be used, even after marriage. For instance, if Andrea married Mark Baker, the monogram would be ABJ.
• Monogramming for men: Some people prefer to use a slightly different order: the first, middle, and last name initials. For Mark Thomas Smith, the monogram would be MTS. It’s also possible to use the last name in the second position, so the monogram would be MST. 
• Monogramming for children: The same rule is followed for children. The order is first, last, and middle name initials. For instance, for Andrea Elizabeth Fischer, the monogram would be AFE.

Monogram Illustrated Banner (AI, EPS)

This three-letter monogram logo is a perfect example of the monogram initials rules. The file is fully editable for you to include your own initials, and this one is perfect for a wedding or for a brand name made of three letter initials. Don’t forget to follow the monogram letter order suggested above!

Monogram Arrangements and Styles

There are many types of monogram arrangements and monogram styles. When it comes to styles, make sure that you’re following your brand vision if the monogram is for a brand. That way, you can translate the essence of the company into a successful monogram design. As a rule of thumb, follow the same concept as display fonts. Use the style that best works with the purpose of the project.

When it comes to monogram arrangements, there are many types. The most popular monogram arrangements are:

• The initial style monogram is just a one-letter monogram where only the initial of the company or name is used. This single-letter monogram can also have decorative flourishes, depending on the style you’d like to achieve. 
• The block style is popular for three-letter monograms. This style has all the letters the same height and width. 
• The traditional style is popular for three-letter monograms and is used mostly for names. The initials on the sides are the first and middle name initials, while the middle letter represents the last name. Both initials on the sides are slightly smaller to emphasize the last name.
• The stacked style works best for three-letter monograms. The first and middle name initials are stacked on top of the other and placed on the left side. The last name is placed on the right side, and the height should match the first two. 
• The interlocking monogram style is mainly used with fonts that have flourishes. That way, these elements touch each other. 
• The circle monogram style works great for two-letter monograms and three-letter monograms. The characters are inside a circle, or they can be shaped to take the form of a circle. 
• The diamond monogram style works the same way as the circle monogram. The characters can fit within a diamond shape or can take the shape of a diamond. 
• The split-letter monogram consists of a small space overlapping the initial character. This space can contain the complete word of what the initial stands for. 

How to Make a Monogram

Use the company/brand name, or if you are designing monograms for personal use, make sure you remember the monogram definition. Use two or more letters as the base of your design. Then, you can get creative as to how you want the letters to merge or interlock. There isn’t a wrong or right way to do it—just make sure that it makes sense and aligns with your brand’s ideals. 

The best software for designing monograms would be Adobe Illustrator as it allows you to deconstruct, merge, cut, and interlock letters. So if you’re wondering how to do a monogram, make sure you use software that lets you work with vectors and allows you to cut characters. 

In the Victorian era, the use of monograms went through a boom. People were using them on every piece of clothing and personal object. If you’re wondering how to monogram for personal use, embroidery or stamping are your best options. 

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Monogram Assets

Check out this list of monogram examples and assets for you to get inspired by! Using the information above, decide the number of initials you have and the type of arrangement you want to create. Don’t forget to take a look at the monogram rules above to get started on your own design. 

URH Monogram Logo (EPS, AI, PSD)

Looking for a circle monogram? This design is perfect for brands that contain three-letter names. The slab serifs on the monogram logo give it a rustic style that’s perfect for a brand based on handcrafted and handmade products. This is a great monogram example, and if you are planning on starting your own, make sure to check out the monogram meaning at the beginning of this article to create a successful design. 

AW Vintage Monogram Logo (AI, EPS)

Pay homage to vintage Americana with this two-letter monogram. This logo features an interlocking design, and it’s fully editable with its AI and EPS format. Incorporate it into your next sports-themed project!

20 Monogram & Crest Logos (AI, PSD, EPS)

Check out this logo pack full of crests and different types of monograms. You can find anything from cursive monograms to elements that can inspire you to make monogram patterns. The set is fully editable, and you can modify anything from the size to the colours. 

Tender Feeling – Monogram/Fonts (EPS, JPG, PNG)

Check out this dainty and elegant cursive monogram, perfect for wedding invitations. This hand-drawn monogram initials font features gorgeous, delicate flowers, and the set includes 14 pre-made logos. The flowered monogram initials font include uppercase, lowercase, and ampersand. With this font, you can create multiple monogram formats, so you don’t have to stick to the traditional circle or stacked—it’s time to get out of the box!

Monogram C – 2 Letter Monogram (AI, EPS, PSD, JPEG)

Looking for a themed split-letter monogram logo? This blackletter style capital is highly ornamented and perfect for any of your vintage and gothic-themed projects. This monogram is also great to use in editorial projects as a powerful drop cap. 

Monogram World Serif

This monogram serif font contains 600+ monogram combinations. Each letter was designed to be combined as two-letter monograms. The uppercase and lowercase have slightly different attributes so that they fit together. Bonus points for the ten high-resolution textures that go hand in hand with the monogram style. This is the perfect interlocking monogram font if you’re looking to combine several letters. Or you could design a stacked monogram—since the letters have different heights, it would make for a great contrast!

Love Story Monogram Font (TTF, OTF, WOFF)

Design a super stylish wedding invitation with this romantic style monogram font. The unique flourishes add a nice airiness and natural feel to the monogram font. The set contains TTF, OTF, and WOFF files, and all the characters are in AI and EPS format. The swirls on the characters are perfect as a circle monogram font.

Fine Future – Monogram Initials

Design a luxury brand with this amazing logo featuring monogram initials. This modern and sophisticated logo comes as a vector and is easy to edit. Develop the brand further by creating a monogram pattern for the ultimate feeling of opulence. 

WAW Monogram Font

If you are looking for something highly customizable, this script monogram font features many options for swirls. Each font file includes swirls on different sides of the characters, as well as a fancy version if you choose to go all out! Make sure to check out the monogram definition and the rule of thumb to design your own successful monogram!

AV/VA Monogram Logo

Create a strong brand with this two-letter monogram logo. This striking design works perfectly for a restaurant brand. You can use whichever combination you need and complement it with your choice of font underneath to extend the brand. 

Conclusion

In this article, we’ve covered your questions on the meaning of monograms, how to do a monogram, and lots of insightful information. We talked about the different monogram initials order for men, women, and children. We also added an amazing list of assets to help you get inspired to start your own monogram design. 

If you’re looking for monogram fonts to use for your next project, be sure to check out Envato Elements and GraphicRiver. There are tons of options there to help you make your own monogram. 

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