May 28, 2008 | Photoshop Tutorials, 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...
May 28, 2007 | Photoshop Tutorials, Type Tool Techniques
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...
May 28, 2007 | Photoshop Tutorials, Type Tool Techniques
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...
May 28, 2006 | Photoshop Tutorials, Type Tool Techniques
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...
May 28, 2006 | Photoshop Tutorials, Type Tool Techniques
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 is an intended...
May 28, 2006 | Photoshop Tutorials, Type Tool Techniques
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 ‘All’ Palette...
