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Basic Creating and Editing of Graphic Using Photoshop
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Objective: This job aid shows you how to create
an image using a Type Tool in the Adobe Photoshop Elements
Program. Once you
create a type layer, you can edit the text and apply transformation
commands layer to it. You can change the type and apply it into
a
variety of shapes, in this example; you will distort the text into
the circle text. |
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Step 1:
Start your Photoshop program - Start, Programs, then click Adobe
Photoshop Elements. |
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Step 2: Create a new
file in RGB mode – File, New.
Tip: RGB
(Red-Green-Blue) mode includes three colors to reproduce up to 16
million colors on-screen. |
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Step 3: Select the horizontal
type tool  and
click wherre you want to type.
Tip: The small line through the I-beam marks the
position of the type baseline. For horizontal
type, the baseline marks the line on which the type rests. |
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Step 4: Type in what you want. In this example, you are
typing the alphabetic characters from the left hand-side
of your screen to the right hand-side of your
screen. Note: The letters
needs to be close to each other because all texts
will get
closer
even
you
distort it.
Remark:
After you finish, the text will appear as a new
layer. In case you want
to move any text, you must use a Move Tool in changing the
position. |
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Step 5: Select Window, Show Layer
Remark:
When you show the Layer, it gives you the freedom to
rearrange your image, adjust its color and brightness, apply special
effects, edit, and add new elements to your image.
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Step
6: Select Text Layer, Image, Transform, Free
Transform. You need to
enlarge the text. The
reason is to make sure the text will still readable when you distort.
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Step 7: Select Filter, Distort, Polar
Coordinates. Polar
Coordinates Filter will distort the graphic into the circle. However, you will need to
put the text graphic in the middle of the screen so that the circle
text is not too small when you distort it.
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Reference:
Adobe Photoshop. Available: http://www.adobe.com/products/adobemag/archive/pdfs/9609qaph.pdf
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