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Rubber Stamp Effect

In this tutorial, we will create an effect that looks like a stamp created using those rubber ink stamps..

Start a new document, large enough to place your stamp on. For this tutorial, I am using 250x150.

Now, select RED as your foreground color, and your background color to BLACK

Then use the type tool and type in your text. Use a bold font, I used Arial Black, size 50px.

Now go to Layer » Rasterize » Type - this will convert the vector text to bmp.

Now use the rectangular marquee tool

and make a selection AROUND the text....

Now go to Edit » Stroke

Then you can deselect the selection by pressing CTRL+D

Now apply this filter:
Filter » Brush Stroke » Spatter.
Spray Radius: 17
Smoothness: 5

Note: These settings can vary.. depending on how washed out you want the stamp to look

Go to Select » Color range, then use the color picker to select the BLACK from your stamp.

What we've just done is select ALL the black spots on the stamp so we can delete it from our stamp.. creating the stamp effect.

So with the selection selected, hit DELETE .. you can hit delete several times to make sure its all deleted.

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User Comments

JebengOtai Jan/29/2012 17:08woow..great tips
Pawan Jan/20/2012 00:54Simple and crisp tutorial for a quick workaround
boris Dec/28/2011 10:19For some reason the spatter filter doesn't work :(
تشرين Dec/27/2011 10:53you got it! thank u
caramel Nov/15/2011 20:42thank you.. very simple and useful tutorial.. it looks really like a rubber stamp :)
Patric Nov/14/2011 23:53Simple and perfect, just what i was looking for. Thanks!
Haven Jul/01/2011 01:16nice blog.
Alvin_bro Apr/27/2011 16:46Thanks Bro.Let's Learn Together with myfunworld.
Robert Mar/30/2011 23:59Had problems since writings were in different layer, after I flattened image, GREAT, Thanks a lot!
Daniele Mar/25/2011 19:57thanks! I Have CS5, It didn't work, but with a little ingenuity it works perfectly!! thanks!
TASLEEM KHAN Dec/28/2010 10:14I LOVE THIS DUDE
JClifton Dec/11/2010 00:28Try throwing in a Gaussian Blur of about .3 as well. It'll tone down the crispness
Jesse Jackson Nov/17/2010 05:08I love you!
S A Delphin Nov/11/2010 18:25Thank you. nice tutorial
Rali Madhu Nov/04/2010 18:52The "Splatter" effect will not work in CS4 and CS5, then will go throw "Grain" filter effect.
Graphics Girl Sep/16/2010 05:22along the same thought process.. you can rasterize it, make duplicate layer,turn one layer off (use as backup) than erase using a brush tool. same effect a million way to slice it!
Davion Aug/06/2010 00:37This is a very old tutorial and will not work in CS4. The "Splatter" effect will not work as it is just taking into account the layer, splatter can only be used with a "Flattened image" now. Instead go to Filter > Texture > Grain, play around with it until you are happy and then follow the rest of the steps, solved.
Karl Jul/30/2010 14:01Take the idea and change it up so it doesn't look cheap
jot Jun/09/2010 16:24I wonder
Jason Dill Jun/08/2010 02:43one word... STUPID
Ram anand May/21/2010 18:27Wow excellent it worked practically,I have used this and take printout on my building permission papers to build my house and that checking officer believed them that they are original and put signature and now we can create this type of fake documents many. Now i am planning to take the house which is beside our house in the same way. Now I can become milionare with this small effect great hahaha
twilight-saga-freak Apr/21/2010 01:04I Have CS4, It Didn't work. So the search continues :(
Tea Kettle Apr/05/2010 22:33About the Brush Strokes thing... Your image mode has to be RBG and 8-bit, otherwise you can't select the brush strokes tool.
evleyn Apr/04/2010 00:53thanks
Clipping Path Mar/16/2010 16:44hehe, if someone think to go illegal way to create a approve seat on the paper,this tuts will certainly help him/her ;) good work pal :-)
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