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Use the Brush tool (B) then paint more branches in brown. I used a size of 4px and 2px. Look at this example to see what i did.

Keep doing this for the rest of the letters.

To complete this quicker, I copied the right area to the right. To do this, use the Rectangular Marquee tool (M) to create a selection of the right side. Choose Edit > Copy then Edit > Paste. Select the new layer then move it to the left. Choose Edit > Free Transform then flip the layer and blend it in with the other roots.

I also used the eraser to delete some unwanted areas.

Step 17 – Further editing of the roots

Merge all the roots layers you have together, so they will be one layer. Again choose Filter > Artistic > Plastic Wrap then copy these settings:

Choose Image > Adjustments > Exposure. Adjust the settings like shown below:

Now choose Image > Adjustments > Photo Filter and use the settings below:

Finally, choose Layer > Layer Style > Drop Shadow and add a small drop shadow.

Step 18 – Merge layers

Now we are going to the last steps of this project.First we are going to Merge all the layers. Select all the layers and right click on it and choose Merge Layers.

Duplicate the merged layer 3 times and rename them as shown below. Create a new layer then name this layer “Pattern 30%”.

Select the bottom layer then choose Filter > Artistic > Film Grain. These are the settings i used for the Film Grain filter:

Select the middle layer then choose Filter > Artistic > Poster Edges. These are the settings i used for the Poster Edges filter.

Select the second top layer and choose Filter Artistic > Plastic Wrap. Use the settings shown in the image below.

Step 19 – Create an interlace pattern

Create new document size 3 x 3 pixels. Create a new layer then use the Pencil tool (B) with a 1px sized brush to paint the pattern shown below. Turn off the visibility for the background layer.

Select the “pattern 30%'” layer. Choose Select > All then Edit > Define Pattern. Give it a name and you are done making you own pattern. Close the document then go back to our original project document. Choose Edit > Fill.