I've been involved in two different game projects this year (2010).
The latest one is called GRAMMATIKUS, which is an online education tool designed for high school students - a multi-player, web-based game that focuses on teaching correct English.
This is the design of an important Tome in the story, called the Ars Grammatika.
Grammatikus will be open for registration in late 2010 www.grammatikus.com
Copyright: Grammatikus
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Thanks! I don't remember using any fancy brushes, but I might have tweaked some options. I think I used two or three different brushes. One scattering kind of brush, one grainy, and one soft and semi-transparant kind. Perhaps some blur and some "colour dodge". I can't remember exactly. The light on the letters and from the book is very important for the effect as well.
Love the depth to the "hole" in the book