Grunge Edge Text
Here’s a handy trick to grunge artist enthusiast. This procedure will show you how to scratch the edge off text, while maintaining it’s edit ability. Start off with a basic image size and add the text...
View ArticleRetro Style Text Effect
Here’s a few simple steps to help create a retro-style text effect. No need to duplicate and merge multiple layers, follow along and I’ll show you how it’s done. Start with a new document. Preset...
View ArticleCreate Text Presets
Here’s a great way to create and reuse text presets to have in storage without having to manually set the text parameters each time. To begin, open a new document and select the ‘Type Tool (T)’ from...
View ArticleText On A Path in Photoshop CS
An anticipated feature to Photoshop and only available in Photoshop CS, and above, is the Text on a path Tool. The Path can be either an open or closed path as well as a vector filled path. Start a new...
View ArticleSpiral Text On A Path in Photoshop CS
A follow up from the Type on a Path introduction, here is a simple way to add text to a spiral path. Start a new document. Your preset choice. Select either the Custom Shape Tool from the Toolbar. Then...
View ArticleSpell Check Multiple Type Layers
A handy feature in Photoshop is the Spell Check option for type layers. It can be used for a single type layer, a single word, but also for multiple type layers at once. Below is an example of two...
View ArticleOpen Type Features in Photoshop CS
A new feature to the designers world (though some features were introduced as earlier as Photoshop 6) is the OpenType font standard jointly developed by Adobe & Microsoft. This tutorial will just...
View ArticleText Wrapping in Photoshop CS and CS2
Here is a great way to simulate text wrapping to your Paragraph type with full formatting just like a Page Layout editing program. This tutorial utilise’s text on a path for CS and above and assumes...
View ArticleOverflow Blending Styles on Type
A simple ‘tracking’ adjustment on type letters combined with Layer Blending Styles can produce a nice overflow style effect. Create a new document preset (File/New) of your choice. Just ensure it’s...
View ArticleDecorative Type
Not that handy with the Pen Tool? But want a way to create the common swirls/flourishes trend objects. Here is a quick method. Create Type Layer Begin with a New > Document Preset of your choice. I...
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