April
05-29-2007, 04:07 PM
This is a tutorial for the full versions of Photoshop (not for Elements users)
Remember to click on the pictures if you want to see a larger view.
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This layout was created with the Moods CD with exception to the words "Best Friends" and the borders. This tutorial will show you how to do the words yourself.
Creating a brush (ETA: I'm adding this step late... forgot to type this part initially)To complete the steps below you'll want to create the right brush to be used. In a new blank document use a solid circle brush tool to create a tiny line that looks like ONE of the tiny lines in the words "best friends" in the layout above. Now circle it with the selection tool (it doesn't really matter how close or far away your selection is). Now select Edit then Define Brush. You can read more on this here. (http://www.digitalscrapbookmemories.com/tips/customBrushes.asp)
Paths
1) Type anything you want. It works best if you use a bold thick type and a big font size.
2) Press control and hold it down while you click on the text layer you just created in the layers palette. This will make a selection around your type (a handy tip to remember).
3) Go to the paths palette
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4) Click on this little symbol which will turn your selection into a path.
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5) Now that you have a working path you can stroke it with solid lines, text and other things. This time we will stroke it with the new brush we created earlier. Click on the brush tool in the toolbox then go to the options bar and click on the arrow that brings down the list of brushes. Your new brush should be at the bottom.
6) I want the brush to be spaced so I need to go to the brush palette. To find this palette you can click on Windows then brushes or if you know what you are looking for you can find it in the options bar for your brush tool. It will look like this when it pops up:
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7) In this brush palette, you can adjust the settings for your brush all you want. For the example above I adjusted the spacing (click on Brush Tip Shape then find the spacing). I also set the angle jitter to direction. To do this you click on Shape Dynamics then click on the drop down menu under angle jitter then choose direction.
8) Now you are ready to stroke your path. Make sure the brush tool is still selected and you are on the right layer. I usually like to be on a new layer (ask if you don't know how to do that).
9) Click on the "stroke path with brush" icon and you are done.
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You can follow these same steps for any shape you turn into a selection. It doesn't have to be text.
Remember to click on the pictures if you want to see a larger view.
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This layout was created with the Moods CD with exception to the words "Best Friends" and the borders. This tutorial will show you how to do the words yourself.
Creating a brush (ETA: I'm adding this step late... forgot to type this part initially)To complete the steps below you'll want to create the right brush to be used. In a new blank document use a solid circle brush tool to create a tiny line that looks like ONE of the tiny lines in the words "best friends" in the layout above. Now circle it with the selection tool (it doesn't really matter how close or far away your selection is). Now select Edit then Define Brush. You can read more on this here. (http://www.digitalscrapbookmemories.com/tips/customBrushes.asp)
Paths
1) Type anything you want. It works best if you use a bold thick type and a big font size.
2) Press control and hold it down while you click on the text layer you just created in the layers palette. This will make a selection around your type (a handy tip to remember).
3) Go to the paths palette
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4) Click on this little symbol which will turn your selection into a path.
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5) Now that you have a working path you can stroke it with solid lines, text and other things. This time we will stroke it with the new brush we created earlier. Click on the brush tool in the toolbox then go to the options bar and click on the arrow that brings down the list of brushes. Your new brush should be at the bottom.
6) I want the brush to be spaced so I need to go to the brush palette. To find this palette you can click on Windows then brushes or if you know what you are looking for you can find it in the options bar for your brush tool. It will look like this when it pops up:
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7) In this brush palette, you can adjust the settings for your brush all you want. For the example above I adjusted the spacing (click on Brush Tip Shape then find the spacing). I also set the angle jitter to direction. To do this you click on Shape Dynamics then click on the drop down menu under angle jitter then choose direction.
8) Now you are ready to stroke your path. Make sure the brush tool is still selected and you are on the right layer. I usually like to be on a new layer (ask if you don't know how to do that).
9) Click on the "stroke path with brush" icon and you are done.
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You can follow these same steps for any shape you turn into a selection. It doesn't have to be text.