

The image below is a diagram of the anatomy of the example you see above.

I will go over in detail exactly how to do this, but I want to start with a visual aid. In a nutshell, what I mean by “reverse grunge” is starting with a solid,filled layer and using an eraser to create the grunge instead of a brush. View and download the High-Res Image above Here. They aren't necessarily grunge brushes, but they are very large and detailed, and I used them to make all of the examples you see below in this tutorial. If you find yourself without a decent set of grunge brushes, you can download my Hi-Res Splatter Brushes and Hi-Res Watercolor I and II, here on Bittbox. Of course, this isn't the only way, but it's not hard to do if you have a decent set of brushes to work with. I want to show you an easy and quick way to make a grunge-textured background in Photoshop.
