final effect
Step 1
Create a new document with a size of 1024×768px and fill it with black background color. Create a new layer and use a splatter brush to make some splatter effects in the center of the screen. In the following steps, we will directly focus on the text area in the middle.
Step 2
Right-click on the layer and select Blending Options to open the Layer Style dialog box. Add outer glow style setting parameters as follows. Now we need to rasterize the layer, because we need to edit the layer as a whole. There are two commonly used methods. One is to select Convert to Smart Object in the layer palette menu (located in the upper right corner of the layer panel); Instead, create a new layer below the splash layer, select the splash layer, and execute the Merge Down (Ctrl+E) layer command. It is recommended to use the first one.
Step 3
Now you need a picture that looks like a wall, concrete, rock or sand. It is best to have a weathered concrete material, download it and place it on top of the splatter layer in Photoshop. Hold down Alt and click between the two layers to create a clipping mask of the concrete material. The effect is as shown below.
Step 4
Now add some text. If you don’t have a suitable font, you can download the free font provided by the DaFont website. Enter a few larger letters, you can add spaces, do whatever you feel comfortable with. Then open Window>Character. Adjust the relevant settings to look like the picture below.
Step 5
Duplicate the layer as a new layer (Ctrl+J) and hide the original layer. This is equivalent to making a backup of the original text layer. If no errors occur, the layer will always be hidden. You can place the newly copied layer on top of the layer. Generally, copying a layer as a new layer means making a backup of the original layer and then placing the copied layer on top. Now right-click on the newly copied layer and select Blending Options to open the Layer Style dialog box and add the Color Overlay style parameters as shown below.
