TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN

Tutorial on Text Tool,

Rasterize and Smart
Object
Lesson overview
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to do the
following:
 Use guides to position text in a composition.
 Make a clipping mask from type.
 Merge type with other layers.
 Format text.
 Distribute text along a path.
 Control type and positioning using advanced
features.
 Text Tool(T)

Open a new document in Photoshop, and click on

the Text tool (keyboard shortcut = T).
Here are the basic text tools in Photoshop:
•When you click the Text Tool in the Tools
Palette (#1), the context menu on top will
display most of your text tools.
#2 Select your font (the typeface ), font style,
bold, italic, etc.
#3 Font size
#4 Anti-aliasing options
#5 Alignment of the text
#6 Text adjustments pop out
 Playing with Text
There are 2 ways of adding text,
 The first way is how most people use text, by using what is called the
Point text tool. You simply click on the Text Tool in the tools palette,
click back on your image and start typing.
 The second way is to use Paragraph Text. Click and drag
Note don’t forget adjust the option bar and Platte pop up
 Playing with Text…
 Method One our text will have an underline and a cursor will show where
you are inserting the next letter.
 If you keep typing, the text will continue along in one long single line.
 To get text on a new line you have to hit ENTER.
 You have just created text using the POINT TEXT tool.
 Save this and call it “point text.”
Open another document,
Method Two click on the Text tool
if it’s not already clicked,
now take the text tool and
DRAG it out to make a rectangle.
You should see something like this.
Playing with Text…
 Click and drag Text Tool>>Type Meno>>Click Paste
Lorem IPsum
This is Paragraph text
Note don’t forget adjust the option bar and Platte pop up

You can grab the text

box handles (the little boxes on the middles and corners) to
define the size of the area in which you want the text to appear.
You can see this is great for larger areas of text.
Because you can change the size of the text box, you have
great flexibility using paragraph text.
Playing with Text…
 You can use the MOVE tool to position the entire block of
text anywhere on your page.
 You can use the MOVE tool to position the entire block of text
anywhere on your page.
Paragraph text is also easier to center on your page.
To center your text, just grab one of the handles and drag it to the
right edge of your page.
Drag the left box to the left edge of your page, then up in the context
menu, click the CENTER text icon where number 5 is on the diagram
above.
Paragraph alignment
Transforming letters in text
Window>> Character

 The Character panel is sort of like an extended version of

the Options Bar
 The Options Bar lets us choose our font, font style , font
size, text color(Color Picker) :
 It makes no difference if you set them in the Options Bar
or the Character panel
 The same Anti-Aliasing option in the bottom right of
the Character panel
 Anti-aliasing is used to keep the edges of the letters
looking smooth.
 Photoshop gives us a few different anti-aliasing methods
to choose from (Sharp, Crisp, Strong, and Smooth)
 The same Anti-Aliasing option in the bottom right of the Character
panel
 Anti-aliasing is used to keep the edges of the letters looking smooth.
 Photoshop gives us a few different anti-aliasing methods to choose
from (Sharp, Crisp, Strong, and Smooth)

Leading:-
Leading which controls the amount of
space between lines of type. By default,
Leading is set to Auto:
Many options in Photoshop
can by adjusted using a
scrubby slider.
Tracking
 Tracking, another type option found
only in the Character panel, controls the
amount of space between a range of
letters or characters.
 It's located directly below the Leading
option and is set to 0 by default:
Tracking sets the space between
multiple characters or letters.

Tracking can be used to adjust the letter spacing for an entire block
of text or a selected range of letters.
Kerning
Kerning, another option exclusive to
the Character panel, is found to the left
of the Tracking option and is set to
Metrics by default .
 Kerning controls the space between
two specific letters or characters:

Kerning only becomes available when we place our insertion marker between
two characters.
Kerning and tracking are often confused with each other because they
seem similar, yet they're actually quite different. While tracking sets the
space between a range of characters, kerning controls the spacing
between two specific characters.
 Vertical And Horizontal Scale
Below the Kerning and Tracking options in the
Character panel are the Vertical Scale (left)
and Horizontal Scale (right) options:

Both of these options are set to

100% by default and it's generally
not a good idea to use them to scale
your type because they will distort
the font's original letter shapes:

If you do need to scale your text, consider using Photoshop's

Free Transform command instead.
 Baseline Shift
The Baseline Shift option is located directly below the Vertical Scale
option in the Character panel:
Baseline Shift allows us to move
selected characters or words above
or below the font's baseline. By
default, it's set to 0 pt. Positive
values will shift the selected text
above the baseline, while negative
values will shift it below the
baseline
Select characters or words, then adjust the Baseline Shift value to move
them above or below the baseline.
Faux Bold and Faux Italic Faux Bold (left) and Faux Italic (right)
we have Faux Bold and Faux Italic, which can be used to create
fake bold or italic styles when the font you're using doesn't
include them (although you'd be much better off choosing a
different font that does come with actual bold and italic styles):

All Caps and Small Caps

All Caps and Small Caps options for
converting lowercase letters into either
full size or smaller size uppercase letters:

All Caps (left) or Small Caps (right)

 Superscript and Subscript options:
The Superscript (left) and Subscript
(right) options.

, Underline and Strikethrough

we have the standard Underline and
Strikethrough options.
The Underline (left) and
.
Strikethrough (right) options.
Resetting The Character Panel
you can quickly reset everything
back to the defaults by clicking on
the menu icon and you can see
 Photoshop's Free Transform
Selecting Free Transform
Edit menu, we see that because I'm now working with a pixel-based
object, the Free Transform command is named simply Free Transform.
Whether it's called Free Transform(pixel Based), Free Transform Path
(Vector Based)or Free Transform Points (depending on what's selected),
they're all the exact same command and they all behave exactly the same
way
Scaling An Object
Faster way to select Free Transform is by pressing Ctrl+T (Win)
/ Command+T (Mac) on your keyboard.
The handles around the Free Transform box.
With its default behavior, Free Transform allows us to
move, scale and rotate objects. To adjust the width of an
object without affecting the height, click on either the left
or right handle and, with your mouse button still held
down, drag the handle horizontally.
If you press and hold your Alt (Win) / Option (Mac)
key as you drag, you'll adjust the width from
the center of the object rather than from the
opposite side, in which case both sides will move at
the same time but in opposite directions.
Reshaping The Selected Area
Here, I'm dragging the right side handle towards the right. Notice that the diamond
shapes are stretching wider as I drag:
Drag the left, right, top or bottom handles to
adjust the width or height.

Hold down Alt (Win) / Option (Mac) as you drag to reshape

the area from its center.

Drag any of the corner handles to adjust the width and

height together.
 Resizing
One potential problem when reshaping things with Free Transform is that, well, we've
reshaped them. They may be wider, thinner, taller or shorter, but they no longer look the way
they did originally.
To resize something with Free Transform, hold down your Shift key, which will constrain the
aspect ratio and prevent you from distorting the original shape, as you drag any of the corner
handles. Just as we've seen a couple of times already, if you include
the Alt (Win) / Option (Mac) key as well, you'll resize it from its center:

To resize an image or selection, hold down Shift, then drag any of the corner
handles.
 Scale layers proportionally

Use the Maintain Aspect Ratio button (Link icon) in the Options bar to choose the
default scaling behavior.
Maintain Aspect Ratio . Pressing and holding Shift+Alt (Win) / Shift+Option (Mac) as you drag a corner
handle will both lock the aspect ratio and scale the width and height from the center of the object rather than
from the opposite corner. Here, I'm making the shape smaller by dragging the top left corner inward:
Pressing Shift From one direction
Pressing and holding Shift+Alt (Win) from all direction
 A Quick Note About Using Modifier Keys
just remember to always release your mouse button first, then the modifier key(s),
and you'll avoid any unexpected results.
Rotating An Object
To rotate an object, move your mouse cursor outside of the
Free Transform box. When you see the cursor change into
a curved, double-sided arrow, simply click and drag to
rotate it. Pressing and holding Shift as you drag will rotate
the object in 15° increments (you'll see it snapping into
place as it rotates):
Rotating From The Options Bar
Changing The Rotation Point
If you look in the center of the Free Transform box, you'll see a little target icon. This icon
represents the transformation reference point. In other words, it's the spot around which
everything rotates
If it is inactive: Edit>> Preference >>Tool>> Tick Show Refence Point when using
transform
By default, it's in the center, but it doesn't have to be.
You can click on the icon and drag it anywhere you
need it, and that new spot will become the new rotation
point. You can even drag it outside of the Free
Transform box. If you drag the icon near one of the
handles, it will snap to that handle.
 With the reference point moved to the lower left handle, everything now
rotates around that handle.
Here, I've dragged it onto the handle in the lower left corner, and now when I rotate the object, it
rotates around that corner

The Reference Point Locator

Moving An Object
Moving An Object

We can use Free Transform to move the selected object from one
location to another within the document. One way to do that is by
clicking anywhere inside the Free Transform box (anywhere except on
the reference point icon in the center) and dragging the object around
How to Rotate Individual Letters
Now that you know how to rotate text in
Photoshop let’s discuss individual letters. Rather
than adjusting the angle of an entire piece of text,
you can also select individual letters. By rotating
individual letters, you can further customize the
look of your text!
And in the Layers panel, the type layer is now
a shape layer, indicated by the path icon in the
lower right of the thumbnail. Which means that
each letter in the word is now a separate shape.
How to Rotate Individual Letters…
Access the Path Selection Tool by pressing A and

Click on the letter you want to Rotate. Press Command + T (Mac) or Control + T (PC) to bring up the transform
options.

Then click the checkmark in the Options Bar to accept it, or just press Enter (Win) or Return (Mac) on your
keyboard. Press Enter or Return again to deselect the letter.
Use the X and Y fields to move the object to exact pixel coordinates, or click the triangle to move it relative to
its current position.

 You can also set a new location for the object by entering specific pixel coordinates into the X (horizontal
position) and Y (vertical position) fields in the Options Bar.
 Note that these values are based not on the object itself but on the location of its reference point that we looked
at in the previous section.
 For example, if the reference point is located in the center of the object, the object will be centered at those X
and Y coordinates. If it’s in the upper left corner, then the upper left corner will move to those coordinates, and
so on. If things don’t seem to be lining up properly, check the Reference Point Locator to make sure the
reference point is in the correct spot.
If you click the small triangle between the X and Y fields, instead of serving as actual coordinates, the pixel values
you enter will move the object a specific distance in relation to the object's current position. In other words,
entering 50 px for the X value will move the object 50 pixels to the right, while entering 100 px for the Y value
More Transform Options
If you need to select one of these additional options and you already have Free Transform active, there's no
need to select them from the Edit menu. Just right-click (Win) / Control-click (Mac) anywhere inside the
document and the same options will appear in a convenient sub-menu. Let's take a look at how some of
them work:
Skew
. Let's start with Skew. I'll select it from the list, but you can also temporarily switch to Skew
at any time without actually selecting it from the menu by pressing and
holding Shift+Ctrl (Win) / Shift+Command (Mac) on your keyboard. As long as you hold
the keys down, you'll be in Skew mode. Release the keys to exit out of Skew mode:
Skewing the object horizontally by dragging the top handle towards the right
With Skew selected, if you hover your mouse cursor over any of the side
handles (top, bottom, left, or right), you'll see your cursor change into
a white arrowhead with a double-sided arrow. Clicking on the top or
bottom handle and dragging left or right will skew the object horizontally.
Press and hold Alt (Win) / Option (Mac) while dragging to skew the
object from its center:

After that, click the control point in the middle of the bounding box around your text. Then, drag
it to the left or right to skew your text horizontally.
Skew…
Skewing the object vertically by dragging the right handle upwards.
Clicking the left or right handle and dragging up or down will skew the object
vertically. Again, pressing and holding Alt (Win) / Option (Mac) as you drag
will skew it from its center:

When dragging one of the top control points up, your text will be skewed upward. The text
will be skewed downward when dragging one of the bottom control points down.
 Skew…
Dragging a corner handle affects the two sides that join at the corner.

Dragging a corner handle with Skew selected will scale the two sides that meet at
that corner. Holding Alt (Win) / Option (Mac) will move the diagonally-opposite
corner in the opposite direction at the same time:

How distorted your text will look will depend on how much you drag it in the direction
you want. I pulled my text far to the right
Distort
Distorting letters of a text requires you to follow a sequence of steps. However, it offers endless
creative possibilities. I’ll show you some ways to distort the individual characters of a line of
text.
Second, go to the Layers panel, right-click the text layer and select Convert To Shape.
Right Click>> Layer>> convert shape
You can now manipulate your text as if it were a shape. As shapes
can be manipulated in countless ways, there are no limits to what
you can do to change the appearance of the letters of your text.

To distort the letters of your text, you will need to activate the Direct
Selection Tool found in the Toolbar.
 Distort…
– Edit Control Points Individually
To edit an individual control point, click it and drag it
in any direction you want. This will distort the portion
of your text in the direction you pull it.

If you want to create more control points to distort your letter, click
the Pen Tool (P) in the Toolbar.

After that, click the segment of the letter to which you want to add a control point.
Distort…

Then, pull the new control point, using the Direct Selection Tool, in any direction, as
demonstrated above.
Then, pull the handle in any direction to create a curve. In my case, I pulled the handle up.
The slope of the curve will depend on how far you pull the handle.
Perspective
Next, we'll look at the Perspective command. I'll once again right-click (Win) / Control-
click (Mac) inside my document, then I'll choose Perspective from the menu. To temporarily
switch to Perspective mode from your keyboard, press and
hold Shift+Ctrl+Alt (Win) / Shift+Command+Option (Mac):

In Perspective mode, dragging a corner handle horizontally or vertically

causes the handle in the opposite corner to move along with it but in the
opposite direction, creating a pseudo-3D effect.
 Perspective…
Pull the top or down control handles around the text in any direction to change
its perspective.
Warp
So far, we've learned that we can move, scale and rotate an object using Free Transform's
default behavior, and we've seen how to easily switch between other commands like Skew,
Distort and Perspective when we need to perform other types of transformations. But by far,
the mode that gives us the most power and control when it comes to reshaping an object
is Warp. In fact, Warp is really more like an advanced version of Free Transform, but it's
just as easy to use. Let's see how it works.
There's a couple of different ways to select Warp. One is by right-clicking (Win) / Control-
clicking (Mac) inside your document and choosing Warp from the menu, just like we
choose any of the other transform modes:

he other is by clicking the Warp

button in the Options Ba
 Warp…
A mesh will appear on your text.

To distort your text, drag the

mesh’s outer lines or even the
inner part of the mesh in any
direction.

There are also handles connected to the mesh’s control

points. You can drag any of them up or down to
curve your text.
Warp…
For quick results, you can use one of the preset warp options to distort your text within
the Warp drop-down menu.
These options
warp your text
into different
shapes. In my
case, I picked an
arc shape.

Once you choose a preset shape, you can customize it

by changing some settings in the Options bar.
How to create a curved line of text in Photoshop.
Using Shape tool>> Ellipse make Circle Shift+Drag it
1.Draw it:
Draw your line by creating individual points with your cursor in the shape of the curve you want to make.
2. Type it:
Select the Horizontal Type tool, and hover over the path you created until you see the cursor change to a squiggly
line and click it.
3. Write it:
Type out your text, and adjust color and size to your liking.

4.Using pen tool you can Adjust it