Type Tool Techniques

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 used 500×500, White Background Contents at 72 Resolution. Then add

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 large enough to contain a larger than normal type face Layer as detailed below. Activate the

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 some knowledge of Photoshop Paths. As a preamble to this tutorial

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 be an introduction to some of the great features and benefits to using OpenType fonts.

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 separate Paragraph type layers and in each paragraph

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 go to the Options Bar and select the

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 document. Preset options of your choice. Select

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 the toolbar. (I have it encased in red below.) Selecting

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 option is entirely up to you. (I used 400×400) For contrast I

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 that I have captured below. Font color of White (#ffffff) 1.