: Blending colors in photoshop and illustrator I am working on a print for my wall and I am trying to create something like this: Source I have already created the letters in Illustrator and

@Alves566

In Photoshop you can do this using the Mixer Brush tool, I just wrote a tutorial with video for you that goes into more detail Multicolored Lettering with Mixer Brush. The basics are:

If you want these exact colors then I'd drop the image into Photoshop and sample them onto a new layer like so:



You can then use the Mixer Brush tool to either freehand the lettering or stroke a path. To use the path you can design it in Photoshop or Illustrator but then bring it into Photoshop, set the Mixer Brush up first then switch over to Pen, right click and stroke. Just have to change the Stroke from Brush or Pencil which is what its probably on to the Mixer Brush. Then use additional colors, brushes, and masks to refine and enhance the look.

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@Berryessa866

That certainly seems like a reasonable way to achieve that effect.

I would, as you said, create the shapes and colors in Illustrator. You can achieve a similar effect using Illustrator's blend function. A good example can be seen here:


How to use blend tool in Illustrator to blend continuosly?


I would probably go as far as creating the drips and blobs in Illustrator too. The large blobs don't need to blend with the background exactly as you can blend those in Photoshop later.

After importing your artwork in to Photoshop you can use the the liquify tool and smudge tool to get the effects on the colors. Use the dodge and burn tools for shadows and highlights and possibly a white brush for extra highlights.

Basically do as you have been doing.

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