These instructions apply to Photoshop CC 2015 and later.
Some commands and menu items may be different in other versions.
Press the letterTon your keyboard to kick off the jot down tool.
Add text using a heavy font, likeBodoni 72 Oldstyle Bold.
Make it fairly large (100 pts in this image), and punch in in uppercase.
you’re free to also highlight the letters and adjust the tracking value.
PressEnterto confirm the adjustment.
Add a rounded rectangle.
A stamp looks best with a rounded box around it, so use theUkey to grab the shape tool.
Add a stroke to the rectangle.
These options are at the top of Photoshop after you activate the Move tool.
With both layers still selected, right-click one of them in the Layers palette and chooseConvert to Smart Object.
In the Layers palette, click theCreate new fill or adjustment layerbutton.
It’s the one that looks like a circle at the very bottom of the Layers palette.
PickPattern…from that menu.
In the pattern fill dialog, hit the thumbnail on the left to get the palette to pop out.
In that menu, nudge the small icon at the top right and chooseArtist Surfacesto open that pattern set.
ChooseWashed Watercolor Paperfor the fill pattern.
it’s possible for you to hover your mouse over each of them until you find the right one.
Now clickOKin the “Pattern Fill” dialog box.
From the Adjustments panel (Window>Adjustments), add aPosterizeadjustment.
Make a Magic Wand selection and add a Layer Mask.
Using the Magic Wand tool, (W), punch the most predominant gray color in this layer.
Hide the pattern fill layer and the posterize adjustment layer.
Make the layer with your stamp graphic the active layer by selecting it.
Right-click a blank area on the stamp layer in the Layers palette.
OpenBlending Options…again from the layer if you’re not there already.
Add a pattern fill layer just below the stamp graphic.
If you choose a different background, you may need to adjust the color of the inner glow effect.
Instead of white, try picking up the predominant color in your background.
Rotate the layer mask to disguise the repeating pattern in the effect.
You’ve used layer masks and learned how to use the rubber stamp text effect.
