In this tutorial, we will be looking at how to use a text background to take on the color and texture of a photo. We will start with a blank canvas, colored black. And the first thing we want to do is to create our tiled text background. Choose the Type tool and then add your text. Make sure you pick a size and font you like. The color doesn't matter. Next, goto Edit > Transform > Rotate. Angle it a little, and make sure the text is covering the entire canvas, like so: Now paste in your image you want to use as the overlay, and resize it as needed. For this example, we are using the following...

In this tutorial, you will learn one of many ways to create a fire text effect in PhotoShop. Although this tutorial is written with CS4, most versions are largely the same. The first thing to do is to create a new document in PhotoShop. For this example, we create a 400x300 black canvas. then We add our text to the canvas, in White: Now, goto Image > Rotate Image Rotation > 90° CW. Next, we need to Rasterize the text. But first, right-click the text layer and choose Duplicate Layer. Then hide that copied layer by clicking on the eye next to it: We used over 10 web hosting companies before...

In this tutorial, we will be looking at creating a cool text effect using PhotoShop CS4 where the letters overlap each other and cancel each other out, creating a cut-out effect. To start with, we create a new document and add text to the canvas using a font and color of your choice. TIP: use a relatively bold-looking font for best results: The next thing we want to do is goto the Layer menu, and choose Type > Convert to Shape. At this point, we will no longer be able to edit our text, so make sure it is as you want it. [Click to enlarge] Try Server Intellect for Windows Server Hosting . Quality...

In this tutorial, you will learn one of many ways to create a high quality 3D text effect using PhotoShop CS4. To begin, we will start with a blank canvas and use the text tool to write some text to the document. Make it pretty big, like so: If you're ever in the market for some great Windows web hosting , try Server Intellect . We have been very pleased with their services and most importantly, technical support. Next, we want to make duplicates of our text layer, but first, right-click the layer and choose Rasterize Layer. This will make the text no longer editable, so that we can manipulate...

In PhotoShop we can add a stroke Layer Style to anything, but this is somewhat restrictive as the built-in feature only let's us add one stroke at a time. There are a number of ways to add multiple strokes, some of which are destructive, meaning you can't edit it once you create it - not easily, at least. If you're ever in the market for some great Windows web hosting, try Server Intellect . We have been very pleased with their services and most importantly, technical support. In this tutorial, you will learn an easy way to create double or even triple strokes on elements in PhotoShop. We start...

Paths are very useful in PhotoShop and have many uses. They can be hard to get used to at first, but like most things, the more you use them, the easier they become to work with. In this tutorial, we will be looking at how we can use the Pen tool to create Paths that we can then use for text to follow. We are using Server Intellect and have found that by far, they are the most friendly, responsive, and knowledgeable support team we've ever dealt with! As usual, we will start off with a blank canvas. We will choose the Pen tool and begin to draw a line we want the text to follow. We can either use...

Web 2.0 is one of the latest buzz-words about the Internet. Usually associated with Web 2.0 is gradient-covered text, which provides a nice glossy look. This tutorial will show you how to recreate such looks, and more. The text looks as though it is split into two colors, or there is a light source being projected onto the text. There are many looks to be achieved with this effect. We are using Server Intellect and have found that by far, they are the most friendly, responsive, and knowledgeable support team we've ever dealt with! We start with a blank canvas and then add some text: Next, we use...

In this tutorial, we will look at a quick way we can make chrome text. There are many PhotoShop tutorials on the internet showing how to create metallic or chrome-looking text, and this is one of the quickest and easiest ways. We will be using Layer Styles in this tutorial - exact values may output different results on your composition, if you are using different text, fonts, images, dimensions, etc. It is highly recommended that you experiment with the help of this tutorial as a guide. I just signed up at Server Intellect and couldn't be more pleased with my Windows Server ! Check it out and see...

In this tutorial, we will look at a quick way we can make our text look plastic. We will be using Layer Styles in this tutorial - exact values may output different results on your composition, if you are using different text, fonts, images, dimensions, etc. It is highly recommended that you experiment with the help of this tutorial as a guide. Server Intellect assists companies of all sizes with their hosting needs by offering fully configured server solutions coupled with proactive server management services. Server Intellect specializes in providing complete internet-ready server solutions backed...

In this tutorial, we will look at a quick way we can make our text look 3D. The result is similar to a drop shadow, but more detailed. We are using Server Intellect and have found that by far, they are the most friendly, responsive, and knowledgeable support team we've ever dealt with! We will start with a blank canvas, and fill it with a nice gradient, like so: Now we will add some text, like so: Duplicate the text layer and drag the duplicate underneath the original, then change the color of text to Black. Right-click the duplicate layer and choose Rasterize Type (or Rasterize Layer), and hide...