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Text Over Image Collage - Photoshop Tutorial
When it comes to developing a graphic design piece or an informative presentation on a given topic, then the Text over Image tutorial listed here is a great way to asthetically express the information you want to show to your visitors. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to add a transparent text block over an image that is graphically pleasing to the visitor's eyes.
Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Open a new photograph in Photoshop. A photograph of a topic that you wish to provide factual information about.
2. Create a new layer, name it "Text Block".
3. Select the Rectangular Marquee tool and create a box for yoru text over the photograph in an area that doesn't obscure the main focus of the image in the background photo (in this case, being the frog).
4. Use the paint bursh tool and fill in this box selection with "White".
5. Press CTRL+D to deselect the selection.
6. Change the opacity fo the "Text Block" layer so that you can see some of the background image shining through.
7. Select the Type tool. Set the color for the text to your preference. Then type out the text that describes the photo.
8. Make sure the "Text Block" layer is again the active layer. Right click the "Text Block" layer, then choose "Blending Options".
9. When the "Blending Options" pop-up appears, adjust the properties under "Drop Shadow" to add a nice shadow to the white background box of the "Text Block" layer. Adjust the sliders to get the effective shadow you are satisified with.
10. Congrats! You should now have your transparent text block over your background image.
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