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28 chapter 1 ■ Tools for Building Your Masterpiece
Figure 1.63 The text takes on the aged characteristics of the wall beneath.
You can also manipulate the color channels with Blend If. For instance, there is a hint
of red in the bricks. You can further age the text by selecting Blend If: Red and adjusting the
Underlying Layer sliders as seen in Figure 1.64. Figure 1.65 shows a close-up of the text
after this adjustment. You could almost swear that the text was paint that has been around
nearly as long as the building, and not simply a type layer altered by Photoshop!
Figure 1.64 Blend If allows you to work with
channels to get a more sincere meld between
layers.
Figure 1.65 The text looks so real you could swear it has been there for a
very long time.
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