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Step
1 –
Prepare
the background
Create
a new document with this size: 480/340 pixels.
Let’s
start by preparing the background. I was thinking about a nice golden
texture. So I stat looking on the internet and I have found on Flickr
this really nice background
Copy
this texture into your file and call this first layer "Gold" Layer.
Step
2 –
Add
Vintage Decorations
Create
a new layer and call it "Vintage Border".
Now
go to myphotoshopbrushes.com and download this
set of brushes.
Download
the brushed, unzip the files and put the abr file into a folder on
your computer. Return to the Adobe Photoshop file and select the
Brush Tool, load the downloaded brushes and select the brush
indicated in the image (named "ornament4").
Now
set the color to white and add the shape you selected right in the
middle of the screen just like in the picture.
Step
3 – Make the Frame
Select
half of the shape and delete it. We do this because we need to make a
frame for the writing we are going to put in the middle. After you
delete one half you should get something like this.
Duplicate
the "Vintage Border" Layer and use the Edit > Transform > Flip
Horizontal option to get the sides of the border. Duplicate one more
time and use Edit > Transform > Rotate by 90 degrees to get the
top of the border. Again duplicate this last layer and use Edit >
Transform > Flip Vertical. Good, now you have the four sides of
the border. What you need to do is arrange them by moving them in a
square shape. Merge the four layers and then resize it to fit the
image This will become the new "Vintage Border" Layer. You should get
something like this.
Step
4 – Make the Engraving Effect
Duplicate
the "Vintage Border" Layer and use Image > Adjustments > Invert
to get an identical border except it will be black. Name this new
layer "Vintage Border Black". Now, you have to make sure that the
"Vintage Border" Layer is on top of the "Vintage Border Black".
Move
the "Vintage Border" Layer down and to the right 1px and then change
the blending of the layer to "Soft Light" 100% opacity.
Select
the "Vintage Border Black" Layer and set the opacity to 70%. And
there you have it, it looks like the pattern is engraved.
Step
5 – Add Texture to the Engraving
The
result is very nice, but to make it look even better let"s add some
texture to the engraving. Press CTRL+Click on the thumbnail of the
"Vintage Border Black" Layer to make a selection in the shape of the
black pattern. Using this selection make a copy from the "Gold" Layer
by clicking on the layer and pressing CTRL+C. Paste the selection
into a new layer and name it "Texture". Bring the "Texture" Layer
forward and make it the topmost layer. Set the blending of the
"Texture" Layer to Overlay.
And
there it is, the final result after adding some text and a square
border using the same techniques. You can also use this techniques
for any sort of background texture like copper, wood, silver, brass,
etc.
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