© 2011 Delmar, Cengage Learning Chapter 6 Placing Type in an Image.

© 2011 Delmar, Cengage Learning

Chapter 6

Placing Type in an Image

Chapter Lessons• Learn about type and how it is created• Change spacing and adjust baseline

shift• Use the Drop Shadow style• Apply anti-aliasing to type• Modify type with the Bevel and

Emboss style• Apply special effects to type using

filters• Create text on a path

© 2011 Delmar Cengage Learning

Understanding Type

• In Photoshop, the term type refers to text

• Use type to express ideas displayed in imagery or to display an additional message

• Modify type by using different typefaces and colors


Using Type

• Type is used sparingly in Photoshop images to deliver short messages

• Type should be concise and easy-to-read

• Imagery that accompanies type should complement and reinforce the message conveyed by the type


Appearance of Type

• Modify type by changing:– Font– Size– Color

• Apply special effects that make type pop off the page


Learn about Type and How it is Created Introducing Type Types

• Outline type:– Can be scaled to any size without

losing clarity

• Bitmap type:– Composed of pixels– Develops jagged edges when

enlarged


Using Type Types

• Type created in Photoshop is initially Outline type

• Outline type is then converted into Bitmap type when filters are applied


Creating Type

• Use Type tools and the Options bar to create horizontal or vertical type

• Use the Options bar to modify the font size and alignment of type

• Use the Color Picker dialog box to change type color


Location of Type

• Type created in Photoshop is automatically placed on a new type layer on the Layers panel


Font Families

• Each font family represents a complete set of characters, letters, and symbols for each type face

• Three font family categories:– Serif– Sans Serif– Symbol


Serif Fonts

• A tail or stroke appears at the end of some characters

• Serif fonts generally used in text passages

Sample Serif Fonts

Garamond Goudy Old StyleTimes New Roman Courier New


Sans Serif Fonts

• No tail or stroke appears at the end of any character

• Sans Serif fonts generally used for headlines

Sample Sans Serif Fonts

Arial BauhausCentury Gothic Berlin Sans FB


Symbol Fonts

• Used to display unique characters

Sample Symbols

£ ™ © # é ∑


Type Size

• Character size within a font is measured in points

• PostScript measurements:– 1 inch = 72 points or 6 picas– 1 pica = 12 points

• Traditional measurements:– 1 inch = 72.27 points


Using Type Size

• Default Photoshop type size is 12 points

• In Photoshop, use either PostScript measurements or traditional measurements


Acquiring Fonts

• Most computer systems include many fonts

• Download/purchase additional fonts from private companies, individual designers, computer stores, catalog companies, or Web sites on the Internet


How to Create Type

• Click the Horizontal Type tool on the Tools panel

• Click the Set the font family list arrow on the Options bar

• Select the required font and font size

• Click in the image, then type the text


Change Spacing &Adjust Baseline Shift Understanding Spacing

• Make finite adjustments to the space between characters and between lines of type

• These adjustments are called type spacing

• Type spacing affects the ease with which words are read


Spacing Terms

• Monotype spacing

• Proportional spacing

• Kerning

• Tracking

• Leading


Monotype Spacing

• Used by typewriters

• Each character occupies the same amount of space

• For example, “o” and “w” take the same space as “i” and “l”


Proportional Spacing

• Used in desktop publishing and word processing

• Each character takes up a different amount of space, depending on its width


Kerning

• Controls the amount of space between characters


Tracking

• Inserts a uniform amount of space between selected characters

Very Tight

Tight

Normal

Loose

Very Loose


Leading

• Amount of space between lines of type


Leading is 50

pointsLeading is

75 points

Using the Character Panel

• The Character panel is used to control type properties such as kerning, tracking, and leading


Defining Baseline Shift

• An invisible line on which type rests

• The Character panel is used to adjust the baseline shift:– Vertical distance that type moves from

its baseline


Checking Spelling

• The Spelling Checker checks the spelling of type on the current layer or on all the layers in the image

• To check spelling:– Click Edit on the Application bar– Click Check Spelling


Use the Drop Shadow Style Adding Effects to Type

• Effects are layer styles which can be applied to a type or an image layer

• Use styles to enhance the appearance of text and improve its effectiveness


Viewing Effects

• The Layers panel shows what effects have been applied to text


Layer styles applied to the text “Fresh

Ideas”

Applying a Style

• To apply a style:– Click Layer on the Application bar– Point to Layer Style– Click a style

• Work in the Layer Style dialog box to add effects to type



Layer Style Dialog Box

Using the Drop Shadow

• Create an illusion that another colored layer of identical text is behind the selected type


Controlling a Drop Shadow

• Options to control:– Angle: where the shadow falls relative

to the text– Distance behind the type that the

shadow appears– Width of the shadow text (spread)– Amount of blur (size)



Drop Shadow Settings

Apply Anti-Aliasing to Type

• Used to prevent jagged edges (jaggies) that can accompany bitmap type

• Partially fills in pixel edges with additional colors to produce smooth-edge type

• Use on type with a point size greater than 12 point


Five Anti-Aliasing Methods


None

Sharp

Crisp

Strong

Smooth

Modify Type with the Bevel & Emboss Style Using the Bevel & Emboss Style

• Used to add combinations of shadows and highlights to a layer

• Gives type the appearance of dimension and shine

• Use the Layer menu or Layers panel to apply the Bevel and Emboss style to the active layer


Bevel and Emboss Settings

• Structure determines the size and physical properties of the object

• Shading determines the light effects



Bevel and Emboss Samples

Bevel and Emboss Structure Settings


Using Repoussé

• Used to turn a 2-dimensional object into a 3-dimensional object– Lets you rotate, roll, pan, slide, and

scale an object

• Can be applied to a type or image layer using the 3D menu or the 3D Scene panel in the 3D workspace



Using Repoussé

Applying Special Effects with Filters• Filters can be applied to a type

layer

• The type layer must first be rasterized: converted to an image layer

• After rasterizing, the type layer cannot be edited for type content


Sample Filters


Creating Text on a Path

• Create a shape

• Add type to the shape (path)


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