4-Minute Photoshop Pro Tips | Distressed Text Edges

For everything from a subtle worn-in effect to a heavily distressed text look, this quick and easy approach makes a great jumping off point. Step by step instructions and free textures linked below! FREE TEXTURES USED IN THIS TUTORIAL: https://texturelabs.org/tutorials/distressed-text-edges-4-minute-photoshop-tip/ HUGE LIBRARY OF FREE TEXTURES: https://texturelabs.org FONT USED IN THIS TUTORIAL: https://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/ltc-caslon-pro CONNECT: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/texturelabs STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS: Starting point: Live type layers and paper texture background (linked above). 1- Cmd/Ctrl click on the layer icon of a text layer to make a selection in the shape of the text. 2- Shift Cmd/Ctrl click on the layer icon of any additional text layers to add to the selection. 3- Turn off visibility of live text layers. 4- With the selection still active, create a new Solid Color layer (found in the fill and adjustment layers menu at the bottom of the layers palette). Set the solid color to black. 5- Making sure the mask of the solid layer is selected, use Filter→Pixelate→Crystalize set to 5px. 6- Right click on the mask and use Select and Mask. 7- In the global refinements section, turn Smooth up to about 40 and Contrast up to about 50. For any strange artifacts, try turning Feather up very slightly. Press OK. 8- Change the blending mode of the Solid layer to Color Burn. 9- Double click on the Solid Layer's icon to change the color (color used in this tutorial is R87 G107 B111). 10- With the mask of the Solid Layer still selected, use Filter→Pixelate→Crystalize set to 20px. 11- Immediately after applying Crystalize, use Cmd/Ctrl Shift F to fade the filter. 12- Set the fade opacity to 60% with blending mode set to Screen. 13- Apply Filter→Pixelate→Crystalize again, set to 60px. 14- Use Cmd/Ctrl Shift F to fade the filter, with the opacity at 15% and the blending mode set to screen. 15- Apply Filter→Pixelate→Crystalize one last time, set to 5px.