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Writing / Graffiti on the Road

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Start a new document 600x600 (or any size you want), then use the BRUSH tool with brush size 21 SOFT EDGE, and foreground color set to black. Just scribble on the canvas.

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Now apply the polar coordinate filter: Filter->Distort->Polar Coordinates (Polar to Rectangular)

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Now rotate the canvas: Image->Rotate Canvas->90CW

Then Invert: Image->Adjustments->Invert

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Now apply this filter: Filter->Stylize->Glowing Edges

Width: 2
Brightness: 6
Smoothness: 5

Now apply this filter: Filter->Stylize->Wind

Method: Wind
Direction: From the right

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Rotate the canvas back to normal: Image->Rotate Canvas->90CCW

Then apply filter: Filter->Distort->Polar Coordinates

Options: Rectangular to Polar

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Now the final step is to apply the filter: Filter->Sketch->Reticulation

Density: 13
Foreground Level: 50
Background Level: 6

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Click to enlarge

You can use the Transform tool to adjust your image's angle so it looks more like a road's surface. (Use Edit->Transform->Skew, then pull the top handles inward.)

Writing / Graffiti on the Road