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Modul 4 : Using Text

Duration : 80 minutes

Objective: Students will be able to:-

1. Create and manipulate text

2. Place objects on different layers

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Using Text

Design text image

1. Start > Program > Adobe Photoshop CS2

2. File > Open > C: Program File / Adobe / Photoshop / Samples / ducky.jpg

3. Duplicate the Background layer as ducky

4. Click Horizontal Type Tools and type

‘DUCK’ in the middle of image.

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5. Rearrange the layers. Drag the ducky layer in between two other layers.

6. Delete the Background layer.

7. Place your cursor between ducky layer and text layer, and then pressALT + Click to insert the image into the text

8. Crop the Text1 layer. Use the Rectangular Marquee Tool to select the text. Click menu, Image > Crop.

Delete this layer

Rearrange thislayer

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9. Create another new layer with a suitable background color (etc: cyan blue). Make sure the BG1 layer is situated under the Text1 layer.

10.The result should be like this:

11.For more interesting, add some effect to the Text1 layer.

1. Double click Text1 layer OR right click > Blending Options. The Layer Style window will give you multiple choices as shown below.

2. Try some of them, click OK.

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12.Finally, merge the layers. Click on menu, Layer > Merge Visible.

13.Save file as textImage.psd

Formatting Text

1. Create a new file (600 x 600 pixels) with dark background and light color text.

2. Set the tracking for the selected characters with a bigger number.

3. Select Type Tool and type the words.

Set the tracking number to 100

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4. Click the menu, Edit > Transform > Scale. Resize the text 3 times bigger than before.

• Click Apply

5. Next click menu, Image > Rotate Canvas > 1800. The result should be like this:

6. Click menu, Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates

• Click OK.

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• The Polar Coordinates window appears, select Rectangular to Polar. Click OK.

• Let’s check the result :

• To read the text from left to right screen, click the menu, Image > Rotate Canvas > 180 0.

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• Let’s check the result :

7. Give some additional effect for your text

• Double click the layer > Layer Style OR right click > Blending Options

8. Save file as APCurve.psd

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Text Effect

1. Create a new file.

2. Create a new layer as Text Laye r. By using the Horizontal Type Tool,type ‘WINTER SONATA’ on the screen.

3. Click the menu, Select > Load Selection to activate the text. Click OK.

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4. Merge the Text Layer and background layer. Click menu, Layer > Merge Down.

5. Insert filter on text for some effect like ice. Click menu, Filter > Pixelate >Crystallize . Accept all thosespecificat ion and click OK.

6. Click menu, Select > Inverse to activate the text.

7. Add some special effect. Clickmenu, Filter > Noise > AddNoise on the text. Increase therequired noise amount on AddNoise window.

8. Click the menu, Filter > Blur >Gaussian Blur. Radius = 2 pixels.

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9. Click menu, Image > Adjustment > Curves for lightning adjustment.

10.Use mouse to click on thestraight line to create a curve as shown below:

11.To deactivate the text order, click Select > Deselect.

12.For better result, change the background color into Black.• Click menu, Image > Adjustment > Invert.

13.Click menu, Image > Rotate Canvas > 90o CW.

14.Choose Filter > Stylize > Wind. Adjust the requirement depending onyou. Click OK.

15.When you have finished, click menu, Image > Rotate Canvas > 90o CCWto return the old position.

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16.Change to color mode to RGB. Choose Image > Mode > RGB Color

17.Choose Image > Adjustments > Hue / Saturation to change the suitable color.

18.Final touch is to adjust the required color. Then click OK. The resultmaybe like this: