PHOTO ( CHINESE LADKA)

 Lab 7

Adding point type

Horizontal or vertical type can be created anywhere in an image. One can enter point type (a

single letter, word, or line) or paragraph type.

1. In the Layers panel, select the Background layer.

2. Select the Horizontal Type tool (T), and, in the options bar, do the following:

• Choose a serif typeface, such as Minion Pro Regular, from the Font Family popup menu.

• Type 144 pt for the Size, and press Enter or Return.

• Click the Center Text button.

3. In the Character panel, change the Tracking value to 100.

4. Click on the center guide you added to set an insertion point, and type DIGITAL in all

capital letters. Then click the Commit Any Current Edits button ( ) in the options bar.

5. Select the Horizontal Type tool (T), and select the “DIGITAL” text.

6. Open the Font Family pop-up menu in the options bar. Move the cursor over the fonts,

either with the mouse or using arrow keys. When the cursor is over a font name, Photoshop

applies that font to the selected text so you can preview the font in context.

7. Select Myriad Pro Semi bold, and then click the Commit Any Current Edits button ( ) in

the options bar.

8. Select the Move tool, and drag the “DIGITAL” text to move it to the top of the cover, if

it’s not there already.

9. Choose File > Save to save your work.

Making a clipping mask and applying a shadow

1. Choose File > Open, and open the circuit_board.tif file.

2. Choose Window >Arrange > 2-Up Vertical. The circuit_board.tif and 07Working.psd files

appear onscreen together. Click the circuit_board.tif file to ensure that it is the active window.

3. With the Move tool selected, hold down the Shift key as you drag the Background layer

from the Layers panel in the circuit_board.tif file onto the center of the 07Working.psd file.

Pressing Shift as you drag centers the circuit_board.tif image in the composition.

4. In the 07Working.psd file, select Layer 1 and choose Edit > Transform > Scale.

5. Grab a corner handle on the bounding box for the circuit board. Press Alt+Shift (Windows)

or Option+Shift (Mac OS) as you resize it to approximately the same width as the area of

text. Pressing Shift retains the image’s proportions; Alt or Option keeps it centered.

6. Reposition the circuit board so that the image covers the text and press Enter or Return to

confirm the transformation.

7. Double-click the Layer 1 name, and change it to Circuit Board. Press Enter or Return or

click away from the name in the Layers panel, to apply the change.

8. Select the Circuit Board layer, if it isn’t already selected, and choose Create Clipping

Mask from the Layers panel menu ( ).

9. Select the DIGITAL layer to make it active. Then, click the Add A Layer Style button ( ) at

the bottom of the Layers panel, and choose Inner Shadow from the pop-up menu.

10. In the Layer Style dialog box, change the Blend Mode to Multiply, Opacity to 48%,

Distance to 18, Choke to 0, and Size to 16. Then click OK.

11. Choose File > Save to save your work so far.

Creating type on a path

Type can be created that follows a path created by a pen or shape tool. The direction the type

flows depends on the order in which anchor points were added to the path. When Horizontal

Type tool is used, letters are perpendicular to the baseline of the path. The location or shape

of the path can be changed.

1. In the Layers panel, select the Background layer.

2. Select the Paths tab in the Layers panel group.

3. In the Paths panel, select the path named Speech Path. The path appears to be coming out

of the model’s mouth.

4. Select the Horizontal Type tool.

5. In the options bar, click the Right Align Text button.

6. In the Character panel, select the following settings: • Font Family: Myriad Pro Regular •

Font Style: Regular • Font Size ( ): 16 pt • Tracking ( ): -10 • Color: White • All Caps (TT) 7.

Move the Type tool over the path. When a small slanted line appears across the Ibar, click the

end of the path closest to the model’s mouth, and type What’s new with games ?

8. Select the word “GAMES,” and change its font style to Bold. Click the CommitAny

Current Edits button ( ) in the options bar.

9. Click the Layers tab to bring it forward. In the Layers panel, select the What’s new with

games? layer, and then choose Duplicate Layer from the Layers panel menu. Name the new

layer What’s new with music?, and click OK. Photoshop creates a duplicate text layer, hiding

the text you typed earlier. 10. With the Type tool, select “GAMES,” and replace it with

music. Click the Commit Any Current Edits button in the options bar.

11. Choose Edit > Free Transform Path. Rotate the left side of the path approximately 30

degrees and shift the path up above the first path and a little to the right as in the image

below. Click the Commit Transform button in the options bar.

12. Repeat steps 9–11, replacing the word “GAMES” with phones. Rotate the left side of the

path approximately -30 degrees and move it below the original path.

13. Choose File > Save to save your work so far.