Tutorials: Create a Retro Flyer / Poster for your Local Pub

Lets begin:

First of all open Xara 3D, write your text, arrange it, select all text layers using Shift + Click. Combine the selected text layers by right clicking them and go to Shapes – Add Shapes. The change the texts color to white.

Apply Extrude tool until you get a desired result and then apply some colors.

When you are ready to continue to Photoshop just go to File – Export – to .psd. Open it in Photoshop.

For the background image I used a paper texture from Bittbox.com.

Select the texture layer and go to Image Adjustments – Levels and move the white and grey cursors like shown in the next image.

Now we are going to apply a grungy effect on the text. Insert another texture like this one.

Ctrl + Click on the thumbnail of the text layer, but keep selecting the texture layer. Go to Select – Invert Selection and then just press the Del button on your keyboard.

Using Burn Tool with the Range option set to Shadow, and a rounded soft brush, shadow the following areas for a realer result. Apply Drop Shadow with following values:

Duplicate the text layer, apply a black color overlay, go to Filter – Blur – Gaugasian Blur set the blur option to lets say 5, and then free transform it like in the image below:

Now comes your inspiration and of course your resources, I’ve inserted lots of images in the back of the text layer. You can surf the internet and find all kinds of pictures that you can crop and use it in you design.

Now just add your text and you are ready to go.

If you have some questions regarding the design I think that the original PSD will help you. Also you can ask me for help at any time, just leave a comment. If you like this tutorial use the Share This Button.

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Download the PSD file here.

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