How to make your Graphics look Weathered or Old, using cut vinyl.

When creating a design based on an eroded or weathered theme, I edit the actual text on screen using freehand shapes and welding. The most stunning results are achieved by employing reason and ‘real-life’ dynamics…let me explain…

The easiest thing to do would be to take our letter ‘A’ (below left) and draw a freehand squiggle all around it (below centre) and then weld the two together to leave a ‘ragged’ letter (below right). The problem with this is that it just doesn’t look right as no real thought has gone into it – remember . . .

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