Hard Rock (Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0)

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Open a new file 400x100.

1. Go to effects menu and select the "Cold Lava" effect. You should have something like this:



2. Select Filter> Brush Strokes> Angled Strokes and apply these settings:



3. Select Filter> Sketch> Bas Relief and apply these settings:



4. Select Filter> Texture> Craquelure and apply these settings:



5. Go to Layers menu and Duplicate Layer.

6. Select Filter> Render> Clouds. You should have something like this:



7. Select Filter> Brush Strokes> Crosshatch and apply these settings:



8. Go to the Layers menu and set the opacity of the new Layer to 50%. You should have something like this:



9. Go to Layers> Merge Visible.

The final result is Step 8. Step 9 is optional in case you want to add text or images. Please note that this tutorial in ONLY for Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0.