Adobe Photoshop CS6 Classroom in a Book by Sandee Adobe Creative Team

Author:Sandee Adobe Creative Team
Language: eng
Format: mobi, pdf
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

The Typography workspace

displays the Character, Paragraph,

Paragraph Styles, Layers, and Paths

panels that you’ll use in this lesson.

Creating a clipping mask

from type

A clipping mask is an object or a

group of objects whose shape

masks other artwork so that only

areas that lie within the clipping

mask are visible. In effect, you are

clipping the artwork to conform to

the shape of the object (or mask). In

Photoshop, you can create a

clipping mask from shapes or

letters. In this exercise, you’ll use

letters as a clipping mask to allow

an image in another layer to show

through the letters.

Adding guides to position type

The 07Working.psd file includes a

background layer, which will be the

foundation for your typography.

You’ll start by zooming in on the

work area and using ruler guides to

help position the type.

1. Choose View > Fit On Screen

to see the whole cover

clearly.

2. Choose View > Rulers to

display rulers along the left

and top borders of the image

window.

3. Drag a vertical guide from the

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