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| Next, add a 'Layer Mask' to the stamp layer by clicking on the 'Add Layer Mask' icon (Second from left)at the bottom of the 'Layers Palette'. |
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| 9. Now, you should see a 'Layer Mask Thumbnail' linked into the stamp layer, as I have captured below. |
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10. We're almost there!
Next with the 'Path Selection Tool (A)', select the path we created in step 6, then right click and from the context menu items, choose 'Stroke Path'. |
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| 11. At the next prompt, choose 'Eraser' tool from the list and hit 'OK'. |
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12. Wallah! The Brush Preset we created in step 8 does the trick here.
It's just a matter of adding other elements to create the look and feel of a stamp. |
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| 13. Next I added a new 'Rectangle Shape (U)' with a foreground color of black : #000000. |
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| 14. I then brought in a picture to use, by scaling it down to a certain size on its own layer just above the black shape layer in step 13. |
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| 15. Selecting this layer in the 'Layers Palette', then go 'Layer/Group with Previous' and this should hide any unnecessary data, as I have captured below. |
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| 16. This is how a 'Group with Previous' should appear like in the 'Layers Palette'. |
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| 17. This is the final image with additional text elements and a drop shadow on the base stamp shape. |
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