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Using a displacement map in Photoshop can create some really cool effects. Today, we’ll use a displacement map to make some text appear as if it is painted onto wood. There are many different surfaces you can use for this. Brick works well also. With a quick Google search you can find many different textures and surfaces to use. If you prefer to use the wood background that I’m using, I’ve made it available here.

Let’s start by importing our wood image into Photoshop. Double click on the background layer in the layers palette and turn the background into a layer and name it wood.

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