Multi-Color Grunge Text Effect

This tutorial will teach you a nifty grunge text effect for creating a unique style of font in Photoshop.

1. Create a new Photoshop Document, or open a document you would like to add your font too:

2. Select your Horizontal Type Tool ( ) from the toolbar in Photoshop, and then click somewhere in your document to begin typing. Pick a font size of your choice, and a font type of your choice. The color does not matter yet, we will be replacing it later in this tutorial:

3. Now make your text into a selection. To do this, hold Ctrl, and click on your text layer:

4. Disable your text layers visibility by clicking on the eye icon ( ) next to your text layer in Photoshop:

5. Create a new layer above your invisible text layer. Before continuing, you may consider downloading or creating some of your own grunge brushes. Although the default brush sets provided by Adobe Photoshop will work fine (especially some of the brushes from the Natural Brush Sets), you may find that other grunge brushes will result in very nice effects. Feel free to Download some of our grunge brushes here at GreyCobra, or you can take our tutorial on creating your very own grunge brushes if you would like:

Adobe Photoshop Brushes - Grunge Brushes, Tech Brushes, Abstract Brushes

6. In your new layer, select a brush of your choice, and a color of your choice (I will be using red). Begin filling in the selection with that brush, and a variety of other brushes to give your text more variety and texture:

7. Select another color (such as white, grey, or a dull color), and continue to fill in your selection:

8. Continue to do this as long as you wish. If you continue to use different colors, try to keep a similar hue:

9. Deselect your font, and now using the Eraser Tool ( ), start erasing parts of your font along the edges using some grungy brushes:

And there you have it! A simple and effective way for creating detailed and unique grunge text! Try experimenting with other colors and hues for some cool effects!

Good Luck!