Type Tutorial Simple Type Techniques in Illustrator & Photoshop

Illustrator: Photoshop

Remember Leading, Kerning, Tracking

To adjust kerning in an Adobe program, place cursor between letters, and use Alt+Left/Right Arrow (Windows) or Option+Left/Right Arrow (Mac OS)

How to Create Outlines in AIand Edit Type Like Artwork

Select type and go to Type > Create Outlines

1. Click AWAY from the word (anywhere on the artboard) to deselect it. 2. Choose the subselection tool.3. Click INSIDE a letter you want to MOVE, or click ON THE EDGE of a letter you want to EDIT.4. Marquee anchor points you want to drag (like the tip of a “T”).5. Add or delete anchor points with the pen tool (etc.). The word is artwork now.

How to Create A Type MaskIn Photoshop

1. Create one layer with an image.2. Create a second layer with type. 3. Go to Type > Rasterize Type.

4. Select the type by control-clicking on the type layer’s thumbnail image in the layer panel.5. Turn the eye off of the layer type. The marching ants will still be going around the type shape.5. Select the photo layer and go to Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal Selection.

6. To resize the image, select the masked layer and go to Edit > Transform (etc.)7. To reside or move the image INSIDE the type only, go to the masked layer and c click on the link icon to unlink the image and the mask. Then, select the image thumbnail. 8. Choose the move tool and move the image on your canvas.9. Add a Layer Style if you like (Layer > Layer Style).

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