How to decorate text in Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop is a very powerful graphics editor. With its help, many tasks that relate to images are solved. And today we will be decorating the text in Photoshop. We will consider the basic tools and tools that will help change the appearance of the inscription.

Auxiliary elements

To get started, it's worth figuring out how to add text in Photoshop. A tool to help us do this is called “horizontal text” (hotkey T). Thus, by choosing a specific font, color and size, you can quickly add an inscription. To change the text, you can use a wide variety of tools in Photoshop. But most often, filters and overlay options are used, as these two tools are ideal for decorating text. In some cases, 3D layers that allow you to make three-dimensional text are very useful. In "Photoshop" this feature appeared in the latest versions of the program. Next, we will consider each of these tools separately.

Filters

The text in Photoshop can be typed, as in any text editor. But no ordinary editor will allow you to change the label. In the standard set of the program "Photoshop" provides a sufficient set to change the text. By the way, filters can be installed independently, after downloading them to your computer. To apply a filter to an inscription, you must select the Filters tab in the upper panel of the program and select the effect of interest. A very interesting combination is the use of “blur” or the addition of distortion in the form of ripples. You can experiment with various parameters and filter values ​​yourself.

Overlay options

Do you want transparent or fiery text? In Photoshop, these effects can be applied if the overlay options are used correctly. To see their list, you need to right-click on the layer and select "Blending Options". Here you will find settings such as shadow, glow, inner glow, gloss, pattern, etc. All of them will help you turn your text into a true colorful image. And an extensive selection of parameters allows you to flexibly adjust the effects.

Some people, having seen a combination of these symbols, still panic from ignorance of their meaning. But do not worry so much. 3D is a separate section of computer graphics, where all elements have a three-dimensional shape. Everything that you see in flat space is called 2D. It is worth noting that these definitions are distributed only in the context of computer graphics. In Photoshop, the ability to work with 3D images appeared, starting with version CS4. Three-dimensional images are increasingly used in design and in the creation of various logos, since this is a completely new structure where the manifestation of their hidden capabilities is possible.

Conclusion

If you believe that Photoshop was created only for ordinary images and photographs, then you are deeply mistaken. After all, the text in "Photoshop" has a lot of different parameters and settings. Particularly pleased with the ability of the editor to consider the usual inscription as a separate 3D project. You can verify this yourself if you install Photoshop on your computer.