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Photoshop Typography by =R727:iconR727:

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©2008-2009 =R727
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I thought my photo-editing tutorial was excessive. BIG FILE. This one's a whole lot of tl;dr, but it's a tutorial about text, so I guess no one can complain that much. :P

Someone make a tutorial about how HUGANTIOUS files are completely unnecessary so I can read and learn. -_-

So here's the typography tutorial. First part is about what all the menus on the Photoshop/Illustrator Character Palette do in simple terms. The interesting bit, different ways to play with text and make it look good on photos and images, that's at the bottom. Feel free to skip ahead.

Any type geeks out there, correct me on my definitions -- it's been a long time since I set foot in a typography class. ^^; If anything doesn't make sense, ask away~

My example text, "Counting Down the Hours", comes from a Ted Leo and the Pharmacists song I happened to be listening to when I was making this. ^^

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~lmikia Jul 31, 2008, 10:18:40 AM
It's always good to know how to make text look pretty on a picture *:+fav:*
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~kanefan Jul 31, 2008, 10:46:14 AM
Very useful and tidy ^^ I've always wondered how to make good typing in images.
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Mood: Love ~suidoiki Jul 31, 2008, 11:35:11 AM
Waa~ :glomp: You are so sweet to post something like this.
Being the Photoshop geek that I am, I already knew some of it, but there were some things, like the definitions and whatnot, and even some tips, that I was not aware of! Really interesting. ^-^ *bows*
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~rincylphiel Jul 31, 2008, 12:11:01 PM
Awesome! Thanks for sharing XD Maybe I can actually put text on stuff one day.
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~Cristal-line Jul 31, 2008, 2:20:47 PM
very interresting, thank you very much for this tutorial ^^
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~fourdaysofdeath Jul 31, 2008, 3:17:52 PM
Ah, thank you~ I love tutorials X3

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*miershyk Jul 31, 2008, 3:58:30 PM
Yay! Thanks for the tute!!! Really helps!!! 8D

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~ifiam Jul 31, 2008, 4:08:52 PM
can you also upload osme of the fonts you often use?

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=R727 Jul 31, 2008, 6:36:01 PM
Yay! I'm glad it was at least a little bit informative. ^^ They made me take four typography classes in school, so I figured I may as well impart some of the unnecessary knowledge they forced upon me. ;)
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=R727 Jul 31, 2008, 6:38:41 PM
I would, but I think it'd be illegal if I did, since the fonts I use most are Adobe fonts that are supposed to be paid for. >.> But I can tell you where I get a lot of free fonts! :D DaFont is where I download fonts for free -- and legally -- and they've got all sorts of different ones to pick from.
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