PhotoEffect: How to Make Graffiti in Paint.NET

Learn how to create a graffiti using Paint.NET. The first step is to write text on the wall texture, give oil painting effect, give frosted glass effect that resembles handwriting spray paint, then doubled the text layer. We give the topmost text with Multiply blend mode and the bottom text with Overlay blend mode.

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Steps to make a graffiti in Paint.NET:

1. Download font for graffiti
Go to the website www.dafont.com, then click the type of font Script> Graffiti. Please download graffiti font that you like. After downloading, you will get a zip file format.

2. Extract it then install

Extract the font file using 7zip application. You will get a file with TrueType format (.ttf). Right-click this .ttf file and then click Install. Fonts are now installed on your Windows Operating System.

3. Open a wall texture

Choose File> Open, click the picture wall texture and then click Open. For this Paint.NET tutorial, I'll use this wall texture that I downloaded from Pixabay.

4. Type your text

Choose Layers> Add New Layer. Click the Text Tool in the Tool panel. Select a color on the Colors panel. Click on the document and then write your text. Instead of using text, you can use eps file in Photoshop.

5. Adjust its size and position

Decrease the size of the canvas by pressing Ctrl + - repeatedly. Click the icon Move Selected Pixels. Click on the words and then drag it to position it. Click the corner of the selection box and then drag out to enlarge it. Press Enter when done setting it. Please return the size of the canvas by choosing View> Zoom to Window.

6. Add stroke

To add a stroke in writing, we will utilize the glow effect. Choose Effects> Photo> Glow. Slide the Radius slider to a value of 1 and a Brightness slider to -100. Click OK. Then repeat the glow effect give up several times by pressing Ctrl + F. I will press Ctrl + F as many as 10 times.

7. Add a 3D effect

To give a 3D effect I will double the Text then change the color to black and white using Hue Saturation adjustment. Choose Layers > Duplicate Layer.

Select Adjustmens> Hue Saturation and Lightness slider to -100. Now writing is already black. We will move it using the Move Selected Pixels to give a 3D effect.

Click the Move Selected Pixels icon and then click the document and slowly sliding towards the bottom right. While pressing the Shift key, click the text layer and select Layers> Merge Down.