photoshop tutorial: how to add text to an image
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Photoshop tutorial for beginners: how to add text to an image. Discover Photoshop Through the Creation of an Image Quote.TRANSCRIPT
Introduction to Photoshop
How to add text to an image
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Name a graphic design software and understand a specific graphic design purpose for the software;
Create a basic Photoshop project following a tutorial;
Use basic selection tool;
Understand the concept of layers;
Create composite image: add text on an image;
Prepare an image for Web output;
Set and modify typography using the type tool;
Stylise an image by arranging text layer on image;
Save a Photoshop file and understand the concept of a Psd file;
Save a project as a JPEG and understand the difference between JPEG and Psd files.
Objectives
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Through the
Creation Of an image QuoteIn 16 Steps
Let’s discover Photoshop
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Open Photoshop
Step 1
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Search for a Quote online
Step 2
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Copy the Quote
Step 3
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Tips:
• Highlight text• Right click• Copy• Make sure to include the author for reference
Search for an image online Warning: make sure to check for copyrights!
Step 4
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Tips:
• Click on an image you like• Check the size: (over 1000 is good)• Click on ”View image”
Check the source of the image for
copyrights:
You should include a
reference or a link to the author
of the image.This is usually already on the
image.
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Save the image on the desktop
Step 5
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Tips:
• In the view image window• Right click on the image• Save image as• Save on desktop
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Open the image in Photoshop
Step 6
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Tips:
• File• Open• Click on “desktop”• Find your image
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Resize the image
Step 7
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Tips:
Resolution of 72 is goodfor Web output:
The image will be light and will send fast.
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Add a new layer
Step 8
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Tips:
• Layer• New• Layer• Call it “text”
Select the Type tool
Step 9
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Paste your text
Step 10
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Tips:
• Click anywhere on the picture• Right click • and paste Tip:
Make sure your text layer is
selected!
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Resize your text and change the font
Step 11
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Tip:
To select the entire text
double click on the T
Adjust Size
Adjust Font
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Arrange you text on the image
Step 12
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Tips:
Click on selection tool to move your text around
Click on The Type tool and press enter
to break your text
Tip:
Make sure your text layer is
selected!
Save your Photoshop project on your desktop
Step 13
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Tips:
• File • Save as• Give it a different name from the original image.
Save your JPEG project on desktop
Step 14
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Tip:Quality of 5 for Web
output
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Minimise Photoshop
Step 15
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Tip:
• Minimise Photoshop for now.• Check your file is working before closing Photoshop.
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Open your JPEG file and check it.
Step 16
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“ jpg” is your JPEG file, you can send this
on the internet.
“psd” is your Photoshop
project.
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Go back to Photoshop if you need to make changes and
save your work again.Once you are happy with your quote image you can can close
Photoshop.
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Through the
Creation Of an image QuoteIn 16 Steps
Note: If you would like to modify your work, open your Psd file and make changes as needed. Don’t forget to save your work both as a
Psd file and as a JPEG file!
We discovered Photoshop
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Image from: www.hdwallpaperstop.com Quote from: www.goodreads.com Quote by: H. Jackson Brown Jr
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