Step 1:

Open up a new 2.75 inch height x 8.5 inch width document in

Photoshop.
Then, we need to download this great paper texture from
caminopalmero:
Old Paper Texture
If youve followed some of my previous tutorials, its likely youve
already got it downloaded its a bit of a favourite
Paste the texture on to your Photoshop canvas, scaling to fit the
dimensions:

We want to create a dark background without losing the texture, so

well need to make sure the layer is rasterized so we can invert the
colours (Image > Adjustments > Invert):

This gives us a nice inky-blue colour, but we want to build the

design on a more neutral base. Well do this quickly with a clipped
hue/saturation Adjustment Layer with the following settings:

Hue/Saturation Settings:
Colourize: On
Hue: 0
Saturation: 0
Lightness: -10
We now have a subtly textured black base to work on:

Step 2:
Before we finish off the background, theres something we can do to
give it a more authentic touch.
A lot of tickets have some sort of pattern in the background to make
it harder to produce fakes. Heres an example below:

Well do something similar by creating a Pattern Fill.

Open up a new Photoshop document with the same dimensions as
our working canvas, and a transparent background.
From the current bundle, select Yellow Design Studios Lulo One as
the font, at size 10pt and colour black. Then type The Design Cuts
Lounge.
Zoom in to 100% and position the text in the top left of your canvas,
using the transparent grid to help align the text 1 square in from
each side:

Then, crop the image so that theres approximately 1 square below

and four squares to the right of the image:

Once cropped, in the menu bar go to Edit > Define Pattern and type
an appropriate name in the pop up box, then hit OK':

Going back to your working canvas, in the menu bar select Layer >
New Fill Layer > Pattern. In the first pop up box that appears, you
can leave everything as the default and click OK.
In the second pop up box that appears, make sure the pattern we
just created is selected (the most recently created pattern should be
selected as default) and that the scale is set to 100%. Then, click
OK':

Change the layer blend mode to Soft Light and drop the Opacity to
40% for a subtler effect:

Great stuff! To keep things tidy and easy to locate, put all the layers
weve just created in to a group called Background and were ready
to move on.

Step 3:
Next up, were going to use a little trick to create a perforated effect
on the ticket.
We want this to be at a specific position and well set up a guide to
help us. Go to View > New Guide and in the pop up box that
appears make sure vertical is selected and type 2 inch for the
position:

This gives us a guide exactly 2 inches in from the left of the canvas,
and the perfect width for out ticket stub.

On a new layer, select a simple sans-serif font like Helvetica Light or

Arial. Set the font size to around 18pt and colour to white and type a
continuous line using the dash key. Stop when it looks like it should
cover the height of the canvas:

Rotate the text 90 degrees and position it against the guide we

created:

To create a more authentic perforated effect, well add a subtle Drop

Shadow with the following settings:

Drop Shadow Settings:

Opacity: 75%
Angle: 150
Distance: 2px
Spread: 0%
Size: 2px
You can see the difference it makes below:

Lock the layer to the top and were ready for the next step.

Step 4:
Well now start properly digging in to the amazing fonts in this
bundle! From the Alpha Extras freebies select the following graphic
of the person carrying a guiar case:

Paste it on to your Photoshop canvas so that its just to the right of

the perforated line and approximately two-thirds of the height of the
ticket (made red in the example so its easier to see):

To make the image easier to see without it being quite so dramatic,

well add a clipped hue/saturation Adjustment Layer:
Hue/Saturation Settings:
Colourize: On
Hue: 206
Saturation: 40
Lightness: 28

This gives us a nice, muted blue shade which feels far more
appropriate for a jazz and blues music night!
The solidity of the shape is a bit distracting, though. Well add a
more suitable, rough texture by using a Layer Mask on our original
image.

One of the great things about this bundle is the variety of extras that
come with the font sets. Well be using inspirational-creative-fontcollection > Ian-Irwanwismoyo > Bowney Marowney > Rebel Edges
> Texture Bonus > Bloody Halftoner.png for this step.
Open Bloody Halftoner.png in a new Photoshop window:

Using the Magic Wand Tool, click on any area outside of the dark
dots then inverse the selection ( shift+command+I):

Copy the selection, then go back to your working canvas. If youve

not done so already, create a Layer Mask on our guitar man layer,
then alt+click on the mask layer to edit and see it directly.
Then, paste the selection we just made from the Bloody
Halftoner.png and scale it down so its positioned similarly to below:

Click anywhere in the layers panel to go back to your working

canvas. You can adjust the position of the mask to your liking by unlinking the mask and image, which you can do by clicking on the link
between the two in the layers panel.
When youre happy with the texture created, were ready to move
on!

Step 5:
Well explore some of the extras a little further by going back
to inspirational-creative-font-collection > Ian-Irwanwismoyo >
Bowney Marowney > Rebel Edges and opening upstrokes.psd. Well
be using the following, Stroke 8:

Copy and paste (or drag and drop) on to your working canvas,
scaling and positioning similarly to below:

We want to use this as a base to place some text on, so lets add a
clipped hue/saturation Adjustment Layer with the following settings:
Hue/Saturation Settings:
Colourize: On
Hue: 40
Saturation: 55
Lightness: +90

Next up, were going to use a Layer Mask to crete a cutout shape,
using the same method as before.
From the Alpha Extras locate and select the trumpet graphic:

Copy and paste on to a new Photoshop document, flipping the

image horizontally (Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal).
Use the Magic Wand Tool to click on any of the darker areas of the
image to select it directly:

As before, copy the selection and return to your working canvas. If

youve not done so already, create a Layer Mask on our stroke8
layer, then alt+click on the mask layer to edit and see it directly.
Paste the selection we just made of the trumpet in the lower right
corner, then click anywhere in the layers panel to go back to your
working canvas and see the mask.

As you can see, the image is a bit too big. Not to worry! We can
adjust this easily by unlinking the image and mask layer, then
activate the mask layer icon to transform the shape as normal.

Once youve scaled the trumpet to fit within the stroke, were good to
go for the next step.

Step 6:
On a new layer, select #C24646 as the colour and use the
Rectangular Marquee Tool to draw a rectangle that covers the brush
stroke between the left edge of the canvas and the perforated line.
Press alt+delete on your keyboard to fill with the foreground
colour :

Change the blend mode to Multiply then clip to the hue/saturation

layer below:

Going back to inspirational-creative-font-collection > IanIrwanwismoyo > Bowney Marowney > Rebel Edges and opening
up strokes.psd which we opened earlier, selectStroke 9:

Copy & paste this on to your working canvas, scaling so that the
width just about matches the baseline on the Guitar Man graphic.
Use a clipped hue/saturation Adjustment Layer to apply the
following settings:
Hue/Saturation Settings:
Colourize: On
Hue: 0
Saturation: 0
Lightness: +85

Put all the layers weve just created in to a group called Decorative
and were ready to start playing with some fonts!

Step 7:
The first font well work with is Marujo Fino by Pintassilgo Prints. Set
the size to 27pt and colour as #F1CA2E, then type The Design

Cuts Lounge (or whatever groovy venue that takes your fancy :))
and position towards the upper right of the image:

Next up, on a new layer change the font colour to #F9F5E4 and
reduce the size to 17pt. Type Presents and position so that its
aligned right below the original text:

With the colour still set to #F9F5E4, select Rather Loud Bold by
Pintassilgo Prints. With the font size at 60pt, type Jazz & Blues
Night:

This font family contains some rather cool ligatures, which add
some interest. You can apply these by selecting the text youve just
typed and going in to the Character panel.
From there, make sure both the Contextual Alternates and
Discretionary Ligatures are selected and you should see the
changes instantly:

Duplicate the text layer we just created and change the font colour
to #C24646. Change the layer blend mode to Multiply and use the
arrow keys to nudge the text slightly up and to the left. This gives
the text a nice offset print effect, giving it a more tactile feel:

Step 8:
Now we know what were attending, we need to know when and
where we need to arrive!
With the font still as Rather Loud Bold, change the colour back to
#F9F5E4. Set the font size as 34pt and type Doors: 7pm. Change
the blend mode to Screen and drop the layer opacity to 35%:

Duplicate the layer, changing the font colour to #C24646. Change

the blend mode to Multiply and bring the Opacity back up to 95%.
Again, use the arrow keys to nudge the text slightly right and down
for that offset print effect:

Repeat the process with the text Moanin': Til Midnight. Use
#4D738E as the blue font colour and position the text so that it
aligns with the bell of the trumpet:

Finally for this step, well add a venue location. Select Lulo One
Bold by Yellow Design Studio as the font, 12pt size and the colour
as #362D26.
Set the layer blend mode to Multiply and Opacity to 95%, then type
49 Frith Street, Soho, London or any suitable address for your
venue. Position so that it aligns left with the Doors text:

Step 9:
For the text on the ticket stub, Ill give you an overview of the fonts,
colours and sizes so you dont have to read over the same steps
over and over again, and can get to the finishing touches
quicker
5.00
Font: Marujo Dotface
Size: 64pt
Colour: #F9F5E4
Admits One
Font: Rather Loud Bold
Size: 37.15pt (or so its the same width as 5.00)
Colour: #F9F5E4
Ticket No. 017
Font: Ostrich Sans Ink Regular

Size: 24pt (except for the o in No. which is 20pt)

Colour: #C24646
Saturday August
Font: Rather Loud Bold
Size: Saurday: 24pt / August: 32pt
Colour: #F9F5E4
30
Font: Rather Loud Bold
Size: 62.5pt (or the same height as Saturday/August)
Colour: #F9F5E4

Now weve got our funky text all sorted, we can move on to adding
some finishing touches and textures.

Step 10:
Well give the ticket a slightly rough round the edges feel using
the inspirational-creative-font-collection > Ian-Irwanwismoyo >
Bowney Marowney > Rebel Edges > 01.png.

Paste on to your canvas, scaling so that the edges go over the

outside slightly:

Change the blend mode to Soft Light for a subtler effect:

To give the edges a faded, rather than darker effect, add a clipped
hue/saturation layer with the following settings:
Hue/Saturation Settings:
Colourize: On
Hue: 30
Saturation: 40
Lightness: +75

Step 11:
Next, we need to download this awesome paper texture from
Bashcorpo:
Paper Texture 6

Ive gone for Texture 6 as its got a warm, reddish hue to it, which
reflects some of the text.
Paste on to your canvas, scaling to fit and rotating clockwise:

Change the blend mode to Multiply and drop the Opacity to 20% to
add a subtle, warm tone to the image:

Step 12:
For the next texture layer, well be using the original Old Paper
Texture by caminopalmero that we used in the background. You can
duplicate the version in our Background group and just Invert
again to return to the original colour:

Change the blend mode to Vivid Light and drop the Opacity way
down to 10%:

Step 13:
Finally, navigate to inspirational-creative-font-collection > IanIrwanwismoyo > Bowney Marowney > Rebel Edges > Texture Bonus
> Halftoner-full.png:

Paste on to your Photoshop canvas, scaling to fit and rotating

clockwise:

To finish off, change the blend mode to Soft Light and reduce the
Opacity to 80%:

And were done!

I really hope you enjoyed doing this tutorial maybe you could even
try a variation to create an event poster to go with the tickets?

As you can see, its the fonts that really make these designs and is
just a tiny glimpse of the aesthetic strength, quality and versatility of
the fonts included in this bundle.
If youve got any comments or questions, do leave them below and
Ill keep an eye out. Also, if anyone got the hidden hint to a song
reference in this tutorial, do let me know at@rockportraits for bonus
points

Remember to share your designs on the Facebook page as wed

love to see which fonts you use to create some awesome text based
designs.
Hopefully this tutorial showed you just some of the ways you can
use the best selling fonts in our current creative font bundle. With
such a selection of timeless typography, you really will be using
them in your design work for years. You can still get this bundle for a
whopping 92% off this week grab it below, while you still can:
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5 Lovely Comments from our

Community:
1.

Sara says:
Ive always wanted to create a movie/concert ticket. One of many
random graphic designing projects Id like to tackle. I shall definitely
give this a try.
Also looking forward to using these fonts! Just when I think Im
satisfied with my font collection, other awesome ones pop up!
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Tina Muller says:

What a great coincidence. I really hope youll enjoy the tutorial, and
please do send us your outcome. Id love to check it out. Thanks
also for the kind words about our current font bundle. Im glad to
hear theyll come in handy for you.