1. Create a new document (800*600).
2. Fill the background with #ffffff using the paint bucket tool (my guides are shown in the screenshot, you might want to use them for the next steps).
3. In this next step we're going to select 4 rectangles using our rectangular marquee tool on new layers (layer - new layer). We will adjust all of their blending options and add a gradient overlay! So go on and select the first one like shown below and apply the blending options like shown in the second screenshot.
4. We're going to this for the other 3 boxes as well! You can see the gradient overlays of the other ones below… Don't forget to create a new layer for every rectangle you create!
5. You should have something like this for now…
6. Create another new layer (layer - new layer) and then use your polygonal lasso tool to select something like shown below (I hope you all know how to use it)… Fill the selection with #000000!
7. On the same layer we're going to add grass using a standard photoshop brush! So go ahead and select your brush tool with the following settings and start brushing using the grass brush indicated in the screenshot below! Make sure you use different sizes of it to make it look more realistic! Also make sure your foreground and background color is black!
8. I ended up with this…
9. Now for this next step I've added a few silhouettes to the rectangles I've created before. Create a new layer and start brushing using one of these brushes! This is what I made with it…
10. Now it's time to add some simple text… I've used a font called microsoft sans serif with a size of 35px and caps lock on… I've also rotated the text a little bit (edit - transform - rotate)!
11. Here I've just added some text to show you how it would look like when you would use it for real…
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