Over the last few months I have been experimenting with using filters to make creative text effects and thought that I would share some of them with you. This tutorial is just a starting point—there are many ways that you…
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Corey Barker shows you how to make reusable effects using displacement maps
Let’s explore how font choices, warp text, and word art can make an impact on your scrapbook page.
You needn’t be a scrapper to use word art; I use it on my photo greeting cards, bookmarks, photo magnets, and other projects. Utilizing text and text effects is an excellent way to get your point across in any type of image.
There are lots of different ways that you can use word art and I thought it would be great to share some of the ways that you can create it. It is not too difficult, and once you have mastered…
Corey shows you a trick for applying effects to text layers without having to simply the text layer. He also tosses in a great Pattern Stamp Tool trick!
Corey takes one texture and creates a design that makes it look like he used several.
Perhaps you’ve seen these recently popular templates and wondered: “How did they do that?” Well, this tutorial is for you. These 10 easy steps will guide you through creating a template using the word of your choice.
I often use titles on my scrapbook pages, but there are times when I want the title to stand out more boldly than normal text. At those times I’ll convert the title into 3D text. Its not too difficult to…
Corey takes one texture and creates a design that makes it look like he used several.
Matt shows you how to create your own Word Cloud with the website Wordle and place it on an image.
There are many ways to create text effects using Elements; this one uses an adjustment layer mask.
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