Picture Titles!!

[Kelli West]

Ok, so here is the new challenge... I got my digi magazine today and saw this tutorial and thought it would be fun to see what you all come up with!! Here are the instructions and my two layouts I did with it!!

1- Drag and drop photo into layout, resizing if necessary

2-Select TEXT tool from TOOLBOX palette. Click to position cursor at bottom left corner of photo and type desired title. In toolbar at top of screen, adjust text size and alignment as necessary so that the title fills entire width of photo.

3-Convert text to editable shape by right clicking text layer's name in LAYERS palette and choosing RASTERIZE TYPE.

4-Create a new layer. check to make sure new layer is positioned just above text layer in LAYERS palette.

5-Select RECTAJNGULAR MARQUEE tool from TOOLBOX palette. Click and drag to draw a rectangle that covers photo just down to the top of title letters. Use EDIT>FILL>FOREGROUND COLOR command to fill rectangle with solid color.
(you can right click and DESELECT to get rid of marching ants)

6-In LAYERS palette, right-click name of rectangle layer and choose MERGE DOWN to combine rectangle with text.

7-Click and drag rectangle layer to position just below photo in LAYERS palette. Right-click name of photo layer and select CREATE CLIPPING MASK (cRTL-ALT-G) to cut photo into shape of merged rectangle and title letters.

8-HAVE FUN!! AND THANKS FOR PLAYING!

[Alyson]

Way cool Kelli!! I got my magazine today too, but I haven't had a chance to look at it. Can't wait to try this technique!

[LucyLu]

thx Kelli .. this is interesting

[montmeag]

That looks really cool, Kelli. I will have to try that.

[Meg H]

That is so awesome Kelli! Thanks for teaching us how to do that. Here is one that I tried.

[Kelli West]

Meg it looks great!! I'm glad to see you do it so fast!! By the way, don't forget about August 1st!! Give me a call k!

[Quinn]

how cute is this? can't wait to try it! thanks Kelli!

[Robyn]

So cute! Thanks for the great instructions. I can't wait to try it.

[kmsarles]

Not a perfect layout... but it was fun! These are my aunts and uncles. The one in red is my mom. This was at my brother's wedding this last May.

[kmsarles]

Here's another one I just finished. This is a road between two cities here where I live and it is a GORGEOUS drive. I have been working for SIX years on getting really good shots of the road in each season. The spring one is a little too close to summer... but I think it still expresses the theme. I have been looking for the perfect way to display these pictures for awhile and I think this works! Thank you Kelli for the inspiration!!!

[Kelli West]

Kelly!!! Goodness girl! I LOVE how you did the letters on the top and bottom!! You did a beautiful job!! And I think the one of the road with the 4 seasons is FANTASTIC!!! I love it!! When I first saw how to do this in the magazine I got so excited and thought it would be fun for all of us to do!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!!

[chryslergreen]

Kelli - thanks for posting this tutorial! What an awesome technique! I'll definitely have to give this one a try.

Great job everyone! Kelly I especially love the one of the seasons - those photos are gorgeous and this simple treatment really lets them shine!

[lanz]

Kelly, I think I want to move to where you live. I would love to drive that road too. I've always wanted to visit Germany. Great LO, by the way.

[supermombritt]

Cute. I will have to do this when life slows down a bit for me.

[montmeag]

Awesome Kelly! I really like it.

[Lizy Vidal]

I love this... Can't wait to try it... Just Beautiful :)

[RobRob]

Kelly I LOVE your seasons layout SO CUTE!! Other Kelli thanks for the challenge! This looks so cool can't wait to try!

[Alishaw]

These are too cute! Can't wait to try it too!

[crystalclark87]

very cute! I'm excited to try this! Great lo s both Kelly's!

[lanz]

Okay, how do we do this for us elements 6 users? I can't find rasterize type at all. Help, please!

[alb52]

oh yeah i saw this! looks fun. will have to try something! wait, that would mean i'd actually have to scrap something?! lol.

[Alyson]

Lana, I think it's called "simplify" or "simplify layer" in Elements.

[Alyson]

...however, I was messing with a picture (trying to do this), and I discovered that you can just make the rectangle, then select the rectangle layer and the type layer and merge them. The merge simplifies/rasterizes the type layer...so you can skip a step.

[peetie]

I'm going to try this. I got my magazine, too and thought that would be a fun one to try, so this gives me more motivation.

Everyone's layouts look awesome! Good job girls!

[April]

I love this challenge and I love the inspiration on this thread! Thanks Kelli!

Ha ha. Scuba divers are not glamorous are they?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v473/oakapr/SCUBA.jpg

[chryslergreen]

Cool picture April!

[Quinn]

wow, wow! Awesome layouts guys! This is so cool! I'm hoping to get to mine today... we'll keep our fingers crossed, eh?

[RobRob]

April is that you scuba diving? I looked at the pic again after I read that you said they are not glamorous and was thinking the body language is pretty cool like the free hand and the legs I love how it takes up the whole page and that you used the text challenge on this picture was perfect!

[April]

thanks. Yes, that is me. I love anything to do with the water.

[mmecharp]

Is there anybody who can show me how to do this in paint shop pro??? I was able to do the first 4 steps. Step 5 I couldn't fill with foreground color. Beyond step 5 I have no clue what to do. :(

[Alyson]

Michelle, in stead of filling the foreground, try just making a rectangle with the shape tool. Maybe that will get you past that step. :D

April, I think you look quite graceful in that picture...like your dancing in the water. That looks like a lot of fun!

[Alyson]

I finally made my page for this challenge. I put it in my 2007 album, here's a link (http://forum.digitalscrapbookmemories.com/album.php?albumid=29&pictureid=646).

[Jamie Hamblin]

I finally made my page for this challenge. I put it in my 2007 album, here's a link (http://forum.digitalscrapbookmemories.com/album.php?albumid=29&pictureid=646).

He He, Alyson your date says Oct 10, 2008. LOL I do that all of the time too!

[Alyson]

Jamie, LOL! You didn't know I own a time machine! Ha Ha! I do that all the time too...thanks for catching it for me.

[Kelli West]

April and Alyson...AWESOME pages!

April- I love it. the sied wording, and the pic is awesome. I think you look fabulous!
Alyson- I love how you have some of it white still. It makes the wording look cool. I also like that pic of all of you. what a fun one to have!
LOVE it you guys!!!

[cjoy2day]

you ladies are supper creative. I can't wait to play w/ this more when I find that "perfect" photo or layout for it. Here's a quickie.

[Kelli West]

Jamie it looks fabulous! I love the font you used, and the pic is cute! good job!