Baseball Text Effect

Baseball Text Effect


Material

Leather texture


Download leather.pat file


Open a new document 1000 x 600, background white
Add a new layer – Paint with 3f9620
Right Click on Layer 2 – blend options
Check Texture then click on text
Click on arrow – select Nature Pattern
Then select Grass


Write a text – Set Foreground color e0e0e0
Go to Window – Character


Press Ctrl and click on Text Layer’s Icon to create a selection


Go to Select – Modify – Expand by 15 px


Create a new layer below the text layer and rename it 'Stroke'


Set Foreground color to e1e1e1 and fill the selection
Press Ctrl + D to deselect


Press Ctrl and click Text Layer’s Icon again
Go to Selection – Modify – Expand by 1



Select Stroke Layer and hit Delete
Selection – Modify – Expand by 8


Go to Select - Inverse
Use eraser to remove unwanted parts


Now how to create Stitches Brush
Open a new document 23 x 82 px white color
Press Ctrl and hit + 2 times to zoom
Right Click on Shape and select Ellipse Tool


Click on top left corner and drag to bottom right corner


Go to Image – Canvas Size and set width to 100 px


Press Ctrl + T and rotate the ellipse to 45 degree clockwise
You can put the rotate value in the top


Duplicate the layer and put -100 in the width
Hit Enter


Press Ctrl and select both layers


Layer – Group Layers


Right Click – duplicate Group
Layer – Merge Group and make the Group 1 invisible


Select Rectangle Marquee Tool
Style: Fixed Size, W: 40 & H: 13


Hit Delete then Ctrl + D to deselect
Select Rectangle Marquee Tool
Style: Fixed Size, W: 2 & H: 24


Hit Delete then Ctrl + D to deselect

Image – Trim and apply the value below


Go to Edit – Define Brush Preset and type a name for the Brush


Back to original document
Click on Brush on Tool Bar
Window – Brush – Brush Tip Shape – Stitches Brush


Click on Shape Dynamics text, Control: Direction


Right click the text layer and choose Create Work Path


Add a new layer at the top
Rename it Stitches
Set the Foreground color to #ce012b
Pick direct Selection Tool – Right click the Path – Stroke Path


Select Brush from Drop Down Menu
and Simulate Pressure unchecked


Hit Enter to delete the Path


Edit – Preset Manager – Select Contours


Click the arrow and select Contours


Click Append


Double Click on Text Layer
Follow the Stapes

Inner Shadow


Inner Glow


Bevel and Emboss


Texture



Satin


You will get this


Double Click on Stroke Layer

Drop Shadow


Inner Shadow


Inner glow


Bevel and Emboss


Texture


It will apply the effect to the stroke


Double Click the Stitches Layer

Drop Shadow



Bevel and Emboss


Contour


Texture


You will get this


Click on Add New Adjustment Layer Icon - Color Balance




Add another Color Balance Adjustment Layer



Click the Add New Adjustment Layer Icon and choose Levels



You will get this


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