Photoshop Custom Shapes As Text Frames Tutorial In this Photoshop Basics tutorial, we’ll learn how to create some interesting text layouts using custom shapes as text frames! In other words, we’ll be drawing a shape using one of the custom shapes that ship with Photoshop, but rather than filling the shape with color as we normally would, we’ll fill it with text! Here’s an example of the effect we’ll be learning to create. A heart shape, rotated slightly and filled with text. Let’s get started! Step 1: Select The Custom Shape Tool Select Photoshop’s Custom Shape Tool from the Tools panel. Click and hold on the Rectangle Tool, then choose the Custom Shape Tool from the menu. Step 2: Choose A Shape With the Custom Shape Tool selected, click on the shape preview thumbnail in the Options Bar along the top of the screen: The preview thumbnail displays the shape that’s currently selected. This opens Photoshop’s Shape Picker, which displays small thumbnails of all the custom shapes we can choose from. Step 3: Select The “Paths” Option
50 Essential Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials Last month I published a collection of 45 Photoshop Tutorials for Better Navigation, which quickly became one of the most popular posts on this blog. Due to the response, I spent some time finding more great Photoshop tutorials. Here are 50 of the best tutorials for working with text. If you are interested in inspiration for typography and text effects, you’ll love our new gallery site TypeInspire. Looking for hosting?
Photoshop Photoshop is widely used by many to make an image look very cool and bright. It assists in enhancing the photos to a large extent. Several of its features can completely transform a dull and boring picture to a very smart and perfect one. There are several easy Photoshop tutorials to make the lives of Since blogging became a popular method of self-promotion for designers, there has been a virtual “Cambrian explosion” with regards to the number of Photoshop tutorials online. Photoshop actions can speed up the workflow for designers, artists and photographers by containing commonly desired effects in a prepacked file. For designers, free Photoshop textures can be the most useful resource in their library. Photoshop CS5 comes jam packed with loads of new features that are designed to make graphic design and photo editing easier than ever before. The days of printseem to be quickly passing us by.
Create an Awesome Funky Text Effect Funky, abstract text effects can yield incredibly stunning results. Whether they’re fiery and explosive, cool and sleek, retro, or intricate vector compositions, the techniques used in abstract text effects are applicable across nearly all fields of design. In this tutorial, you’ll learn step by step, with a plethora of details and screenshots, how to create an awesome funky text effect. Master digital artist Bruno Kenzo will take you through his detailed workflow that he used in the creation of his work, FUNK-IT, which has received significant recognition in the design community including a Daily Deviation on deviantART. Let us know what you think in the comments, and hope you enjoy the tutorial! Tools Used: Adobe PhotoshopStock Images (see below) Resources: Final Image Preview (Click for the incredible full view): Hi everyone! You will learn how to create a high quality “funky” effect for your text with some vibrant colors and many details! Here are more examples about this effect:
Highlighted Chrome | Photoshop Tutorials Step 1 This technique can be applied either to text or any other “thing” you’d like to add some cool chrome to. For the purposes of this tutorial, I’ll be using text in my example, however feel free to apply the technique to any other shape. Begin by creating a new image 500x500px with a dark gray background. Set your foreground color to white and use the Type tool to create whatever text you’d like to use — make it as big as possible (the example uses the Times New Roman font). Step 2 On the new channel fill the selection with white, then deselect (Ctrl+D). Note: If your font is very “thin” overall, you may get a bevel in the following step that looks too rounded - if that’s the case, consider using lower values during the multiple-gaussian-blur step (such as beginning with 6 or 4 instead of 8). Step 3 Now with the type layer active, go to Filter » Render » Lighting Effects and use these settings. Step 4 Step 5 Now that the chrome is all set, it’s time to add the highlight. Step 6 Step 7 Step 8
Bling Bling text | Photoshop tutorials for every photoshop user Achieve a shiny diamond bling-bling text effect using photoshop Step 1. Make a new document and write your text on it. Step 2. Add the folowing layer settings: Drop shadow: Bevel and emboss: Gradient Overlay: Step 3. Now we need to make a selection of the text. Final Step. Add a inner glow with the settings below and you are done. Papercraft Text Effect Wired Magazine introduced on the September 2008 issue a new headline design created by Mario Hugo. This cool headline design struck me with its beauty and simplicity. So I decided to turn this effect into a Photoshop tutorial. Although the effect is a bit different, all credit should be given to Mario Hugo. Since he designed a custom typeface for these headlines, I had to find some similar typefaces to apply this effect. As usual, my tutorials are very long.
Photoshop Collage Tutorial multiple images in Photoshop Tutorials on creating metal type abound online, as do variations on simple liquid effects. Most are fairly short, offering a good foundation for the reader on how certain effects are achieved but fail to take that extra step (or few steps) to make the piece really shine. Once you have an idea of how different techniques fit together in a piece, it is fairly easy to combine, say, the process to create metal and the process to create liquid to create something that exists in both sides of the FX map. Create a new image with the following attributes: Width: 11 inches Height: 11 inches Resolution: 300 ppi, 8bit Background Color: White Color Mode: RGB (Important or it won'r work) Since the desired effect is to appear liquefied, a font that appears to have been made with a crayon or round brush will work perfectly. Note that the color is gray in the #666666 range and NOT stark black. Type a word across the face of the image. Open the Filter menu and select Blur>Gaussian Blur. That’s it for now.
How to Make a Wooden Text Effect with Adobe Illustrator In the following tutorial you can learn how to create "wooden text". Using the 3D Extrude and Bevel Tool combined with some clever gradients and layer effects you can make this great effect that's perfect for text and symbols alike. Step 1 Create a 700 by 300px document. Step 2 Now, you should have a selection of shapes and groups. Select the shapes shown in image #2 and click on the Unite button from the Pathfinder panel. Step 3 Let's continue with the "e". Step 4 Next, is the "C". Step 5 Now, the "T". Step 6 Unite the shapes shown in images #1 and #2 then make the two groups. Step 7 Once again, use the Unite button for the shapes selected in images #1 and #2 then make the two groups. Step 8 Once last time, unite the shapes shown in images #1, #2 and #3 then make the groups. Step 9 Duplicate all the top shapes (the ones filled with a lighter shade of grey). Select a "vvv" copy, fill it with R=198 G=156 B=109 then add the Texturizer effect (Effect > Texture > Texturizer). Step 10 Step 11 Step 12
40 Photoshop Tutorials To Create Gorgeous 3D Text Effects | DesignBeep Designbeep is a design blog dedicated to web developers,bloggers,designers and freelancers.Our aim is to share everything about web design,graphic design,tutorials and inspirational articles and more. wow… those are some great tutorials. I typically like to keep my websites light on the graphics but these make me want to jazz things up some. Awesome tutorial! I am opening Photoshop now C:Thanks. Textured backgrounds in Photoshop After writing the articles about the creation of an inset effect on text in Photoshop, followed by how to create this same effect in Illustrator , I received the request from Josephine if I wouldn't mind explaining how I created the textured background of the graphic used in that article. Here is how I did this… The textured background Below is the background I'm talking about. It's a matter of using your creativity in combination with some experimentation really. The different layered elements Each element sits in its own layer using a certain opacity value and layer mode. The background layer using a color that influences the layers on top.An image of the texture of old paper, whose colors have been tweaked a bit to achieve the required result using Hue & Saturation and Levels. Experimenting is key The above explains only how the creation of this particular texture.