Applying Filter effect to text
There are lots of filters and effects to choose from that can distress your type. Here are just a few. Create a new file and add some text with the text tool. Then rasterize the type layer. Select the type layer and apply filter.
| Diffuse
Go to Filter>Stylize>Diffuse and choose Normal. Click OK and then use Ctrl F to repeat the last filter. This will increase the effect of the filter. |
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| ZigZag
Go to Filters>Distort>Zigzag. Set the amount slider to 7, the Ridges to 5 and select around center from the drop down box. |
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| Wind
Go to Filters>Stylize>Wind and set it to Wind, From The Right. (Rotate your image file and apply filter to get the edges going up or down instead of side to side.) |
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| Ripple
Go to Filters>Distort>Ripple and set the size to large and the amount to 50%. Varying the amount of ripple and the size of the effects can create everything from subtle edge effects to a complete destruction of your text. |
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| Mosaic
Go to Filter>Pixilate>Mosaic and pick a cell size. This is a cell size of 4. |
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