03-14-2019, 10:09 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-14-2019, 10:11 AM by rich2005.
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Quote:..does anyone have any ideas on other better ways to create the grunge/distressed template, layers
Maybe a template is not such a good idea. Any image has to be considered on its own merits. What works for one image is no good for the next. I looked at your cover originally and thought, looks ok to me, no meaningful comments.
Quote:..the text is quite sharp and looks a bit like its been generated on a computer
I do not see that as a problem. It looks like your text has already (opacity perhaps) been tweaked in some way. Looking at a real life book dust jacket, Corners and edges might be tatty but the text is sharp. I prefer the text solid. However you can distress in various ways, have to consider the base image (no good with a plain colour), a small displace might work. example: https://i.imgur.com/RdHnjWn.jpg
Quote: some other type of filter effect maybe? here are some examples https://i.imgur.com/bvzV83a.png
That is a much darker image so those streaks show up better. Looks like you might already have tried that. You might get round some faintness with a solid black layer in addition mode. Then a 'grungey' brush stamped-in with white. Then the example looks like it might have a vignette applied. Use an elliptical selection, inverted, large feather (200) fill with black, reduce opacity to suit.
example: https://i.imgur.com/lZY0ZBZ.jpg
Brush came from https://www.deviantart.com/redheadstock/...s-64158970