December 13th, 2006

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How to Make Super Easy Coffee Stains in Photoshop

Coffee Stain Brush SamplesHere’s a quick tip for all you designers and photo editors out there. We’re working on a design project at the moment, and we were looking to make a background look worn out. It’s a bit of a cliche, but a coffee stain or two was just the thing.

It turns out Jelena Jovović has created an idiot-proof set of coffee stain Photoshop brushes. Check out the sample I created in about seventeen seconds. They look brilliant, and that has nothing to do with my meagre Photoshop skills.

Comments: 5 Responses so far

Patricia L. Foster
December 13th, 2006
3:27 pm

That’s soooooo coooool. I’ve promptly added the link to my del.icio.us account!

Thanks Darren!
See you soon at Northern Voice

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LaB
January 15th, 2007
12:58 am

awesome! Plain and simple…

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aaron
November 7th, 2007
12:26 pm

Thanks so much for the coffee stain brushes! Simply awesome..I have been using them for some time now and though I should offer thanks where I found them.

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BCIT’s Change Network
January 28th, 2009
8:40 am

[...] With a little help on the Drupal and Flash fronts, they conceived, designed and built the whole thing in-house–quite an achievement. I think it’s got a pretty fun aesthetic, and I think I recognize that coffee stain in the upper right-hand corner from a familiar Photoshop brush. [...]

Peter Aitchison
July 13th, 2010
6:54 am

Great coffee stains. This has saved me so much time creating a tonne of layers and headaches. Thank you so much!

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