Filters and brushes

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final rank: 20 out of 215 entries

Tried to get a variety of effects and brushes in this design - it's harder than I expected to make it not look like mush :-S

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sources used for this entry:

1: Paintbrush from sxc.hu

final score: 53.9 %

votes placed: 244

submitted: 63 days ago

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classy
(63 days ago)

cool
(63 days ago)

Very nice.
(63 days ago)

I really like this one

(63 days ago)

Wow! This is nice. Actually I expected comments saying it was too 'girlyish'

(62 days ago)

I was expecting that too lol! I did the entry fully expecting it to be too girly to even upload, but something about the final result I liked so entered it anyway

Thanks all for nice comments
(62 days ago)

Lovely
(61 days ago)

I like this but I wonder if others may think it's too "frue, frue". I hope not.
(59 days ago)

Too girly (lol), but a great work.
(58 days ago)

shadows of brush and text are in opposite direction. Backgroung looks ok. the heading is too big
(57 days ago)

9-steps guide for Filters and brushes:

Entry guide: step 1 of 9

Gradient background, with filter effect to add texture

Entry guide: step 2 of 9

"blog" fancy text, with outer glow

Entry guide: step 3 of 9

Pattern brushes for fancy swirls

Entry guide: step 4 of 9

Drop shadow and lowered the "fill" level of fancy swirls

Entry guide: step 5 of 9

Text, added outer glow

Entry guide: step 6 of 9

Orange dashed curved lines to link to the PST logo

Entry guide: step 7 of 9

Brush mark to create rough monochrome splodge

Entry guide: step 8 of 9

Brushes to add yellow burst, with smaller white burst on top to tone it down

Entry guide: step 9 of 9

Inserted paintbrush

sources used:

1: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/582263

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