Hit CMD+T to Transform, then scale the texture to fit over a portion of the letters. Select All, then Copy and Paste it into the main document. Go to Filter > Noise > Median and enter a value of around 20px to round off the corners of the type, which will help give the effect a softer appearance.ĭownload and open your fur texture in Photoshop.

This will allow you to edit the settings of the next filter we’ll be applying if necessary, rather than the figures being permanently set.

Right click on the text layer and select Convert to Smart Object. Also be sure to increase the tracking to provide enough space for the fur around the edges. Set out your desired wording in a bold font so there’s plenty of letter area to be filled with the fur texture. In my example I’ll be using a stock photo of Leopard skin from Shutterstock, but there’s a selection of free images available online if you don’t have your own pet cat, dog or Leopard that you can photograph while they’re sleeping!īegin by creating a new document in Adobe Photoshop. Depending on the animal your source texture is from, the result can depict a variety of colours and common animal prints to create a range of safari themed type styles. The artwork we’ll be creating in this tutorial is a realistic fur effect. Subscribe to the Spoon Graphics YouTube Channel

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