Creating Chiseled Type with a Type Mask Create Chiseled Type Open a document containing the image you want to use for the chisel effect.. Select the Horizontal Type Mask tool on the t
Trang 1This technique is great for creating three-dimensional text on any image For example, you could use this technique to create the raised text on a plastic credit card, or words chiseled in marble The tech-nique is simple, but the results are impressive Using the Bevel and Emboss layer style creates the effect by darkening the upper left por-tions of the selection, while lightening the lower right porpor-tions This creates the illusion of a light source falling across a convex or chiseled surface
Creating Chiseled
Type with a Type
Mask
Create Chiseled Type
Open a document containing the
image you want to use for the
chisel effect
Select the Layers panel, and then
select the layer containing the
image
Select the Horizontal Type Mask
tool on the toolbox
Click in the document window to
place an insertion point, and then
type
As you type, Photoshop creates a
mask in the size and shape of the
current font
Use the editing tools on the mask
to change its font, style, and size
IMPORTANT You'll need a
thick sans serif font, like Arial
Black, or Impact
Select the Marquee tool on the
toolbox, and then position the
mask directly over the portion of
the image where you want the
words to appear
Press Ctrl+J (Win) or A+J (Mac)
Photoshop creates a copy of the
image pixels inside the type mask,
and then places them in a layer
directly above the active layer
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Type Mask
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copied image pixels
Click the Add Layer Style button,
and then click Bevel and Emboss.
Select from the following options
that will give the text the
appearance of being chiseled:
◆ Style Inner Bevel
◆ Technique Chisel Hard
◆ Depth ~150%
◆ Direction Down
Click OK.
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See Also
See Chapter 12, “Working with Layer
Styles,” on page 285 for more
informa-tion on using layer styles
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The mask created with the Type Mask tool will always follow the curve and shape of the font used to create the mask, but not if you combine a Type Mask with a Layer Mask For example, you create a marketing piece where you are using the word RADICAL, and you want the edges
of the word to be more dramatic You've looked at some of Photoshop's Brush Stroke filters, but you don't want to apply the filter to the image, just to the edges of the word That's where Type masks and Layer masks do their magic By combining a Type and Layer mask, you can achieve exactly what you want using an image to fill type, and modify-ing the edges of the type without distortmodify-ing the image
Using Masks to
Generate Special
Effects
Use Masks for Special Effects
Open a document containing the
image you want to use for the type
effect
Select the Layers panel, and then
select the layer containing the
image
Select the Horizontal Type Mask
tool on the toolbox
Click in the document window to
place an insertion point, and then
type
As you type, Photoshop creates a
mask in the size and shape of the
current font
Use the editing tools on the mask
to change its font, style, and size
IMPORTANT Sans serif fonts,
like Impact, always work best
when you're using images to mask
text; however, experiment with
different fonts
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toolbox, and then position the
mask directly over the portion of
the image you want inside the text
Select the Layers panel.
Click the Add Layer Mask button.
Photoshop creates a layer mask
from the type mask, and then
selects the layer mask
IMPORTANT The Background
cannot hold a layer mask If the
layer designated as the masking
layer is Background, move into the
Layers panel and double-click on
the Background thumbnail, give it
a new name, and then click OK
Click the Filters menu, point to
Brush Strokes, and then click
Spatter.
Modify the Brush Stroke options
until you are happy with the
results
◆ Spray Radius (from 0-25)
◆ Smoothness (from 1-15)
Click OK.
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a work path created by the Pen or Shape tool When you enter type along a path, it flows in the direction in which anchor points were added to the path For example, creating horizontal type on a path cre-ates type that is perpendicular to the baseline, while creating vertical type on a path creates type parallel to the baseline Once the type is created, selecting the Direct Selection tool allows you to reshape the path, and the type will change to fit the new form of the path
Creating and
Modifying Text
on a Path
Create and Modify Text
on a Path
Select a Pen or Shape tool on the
toolbox, and then create a path
Select a typing tool (horizontal,
vertical, or mask type tools) on
the toolbox
Position the pointer directly over
the path, and then click once
The path now has an insertion
point added to the line
Type the text you want As you
type, the words flow along the
curve of the path
Select the Direct Selection tool on
the toolbox to access and modify
the path by controlling the position
and shape of the anchor points
Select the Path Selection tool and
click at the front of the text to
move the text forward and
backward on the path
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Created path
Printing Type on a Path
The path does not appear when the document is printed If you want
to see how the image will appear without the path, click the View menu, point to Show, and then click to uncheck the Target Path To view the path, recheck the Target Path option
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