![]() ![]() There’s no harm stretching the text slightly to bring back its elongated appearance. Add an Arc Lower effect at around -20%.Ĭopy/Paste this element into the main document and scale it to size. Enter the word “Karting” using the Franchise font, then go to Object > Envelope Distort > Make with Warp. Select the Layer Mask for the banner layer in the Layers palette, then fill this expanded selection with black to erase this portion of the banner and create a cool offset border effect.įor the next typographic element we’ll need to switch over to Adobe Illustrator. Load the selection of this text by CMD-Clicking the layer thumbnail, then go to Select > Modify > Expand. Lay out the next line in a cool script font and set it at a dynamic angle overlapping the banner slightly. Typographic elements on old poster designs often continue a sentence but are set in a variety of type styles and layouts. The original text layer can now be deleted. The Layer Mask might need inverting to produce a knock-out effect. Scale it to fill the banner area while sitting centrally on the page.ĬMD-Click the thumbnail of the text layer to load its selection, then add this selection as a Layer Mask to the red banner layer. Change this layer to Multiply to allow the paper texture to show through the red ink.Įnter the text “Drivers Wanted” using the powerful Franchise font. Use the rectangular marquee tool to square off the banner and create a little stripe along the bottom edge. Rather then fill a selection with red I used a watercolor Photoshop brush to generate more detail and texture. We’ll begin at the top and work down, starting with the red banner. This particular texture is available from To represent this in our design and achieve that aged appearance we’ll use a paper texture file as a background. ![]() ![]() Before getting started, it’s worth gathering some inspiration from Google images for various retro and vintage race posters to pick out common styles.Īll old school posters from the 50’s & 60’s that have survived until today will have aged and feature yellow tones and various stains. I initially had no plans of making it public, but I’m pretty proud of how it turned out and I know some of my readers will be interested in how to create the retro style. You may want to change the font as well.Here’s the little poster design I put together for my karting event. You're probably going to want to reduce the size of your font before you start typing, so before you actually type anything, go up to the Options Bar and set your font size to something more appropriate. Step 9: Change Your Font And/Or Font Size If Necessary Go ahead and click anywhere inside the path, but don't start typing just yet. You'll see the shape of your cursor change from an I-beam with a dotted square around it to an I-beam with a dotted elliptical shape around it, indicating that if you click the mouse and start typing, you'll be typing inside the path, which is exactly what we want. We just need to add the text! With the Type Tool still selected, move your mouse cursor anywhere inside the path. Our path is now visible, and we're going to use it as a container for our text. Step 8: Click Inside The Path, But Don't Type Just Yet The text is now hidden, revealing the path we created from the text. ![]()
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