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Make a Scene with 3D Text

By Larry Becker  ·  January 23rd, 2013

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As a companion to Larry’s January/February article, he shows you how to manipulate perspective with a fantastic text effect.

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Set Text on the Right Path

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  June 28th, 2012

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Feeling frustrated with the text-on-a-path tools in Elements 10? These tips will help get you back on course.

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Creating Threshold Art

By Dave Cross  ·  May 11th, 2012

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Dave shows you how to create a piece of “threshold art” using a photograph, a Threshold adjustment layer and a text-based graphic.

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Tame Your Text

By Lesa Snider  ·  January 3rd, 2012

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For words that wow, take control of the Type tool’s powerful formatting options.

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Elements 10: Text on a Path, Shape or Selection

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  September 24th, 2011

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With Version 10, Adobe adds three new tools for manipulating text on a path, shape or selection.

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Handy Layer Tips

By Dave Cross  ·  August 8th, 2011

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Following up on a recent video, “Working with Multiple Text Layers,” Dave offers up some useful tips for working with layers.

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Working with Multiple Text Layers

By Dave Cross  ·  July 7th, 2011

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How to easily add and edit multiple text layers of different sizes and weights on top of an image.

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Font Resources on the Web

By Diana Day  ·  January 20th, 2011

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Here’s a list of resources for font management, font utilities and dingbats for both Mac and Windows.

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Applying Multiple Effects to a Dingbat Graphic

By Diana Day  ·  January 20th, 2011

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This companion to Diana’s “Get Creative With Dingbats” article shows you how to apply effects to a dingbat to get a beautiful decorative object for cards and other projects.

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P.E.T.’s Best Tips and Tricks for Photoshop Elements

By P.E.T. Staff  ·  January 5th, 2011

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50 of our favorite time-saving tricks to help you speed through everyday tasks like managing layers, styling text, setting up new documents, drawing selections, and more.

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Using Masks to Create Text Effects

By Wendy Williams  ·  October 21st, 2010

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There are many ways to create text effects using Elements; this one uses an adjustment layer mask.

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Text Tool

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  January 1st, 2010

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Learn how to use the Text Tool to add interest and information to your images with the use of typographical elements.

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Word Art Downloads and Online Resources

By Diana Day  ·  June 16th, 2009

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Links and downloads for creating your own word art designs.

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Creative Text Effects

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 25th, 2009

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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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Creating 3D Titles

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 19th, 2009

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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…

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Frame Your Words: Samples, Tips & Font Links

By Diana Day  ·  January 16th, 2009

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Here are a few examples of my word frames for inspiration in creating your own word frame templates, as well as some links to free fonts online.

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Frame Your Words

By Diana Day  ·  January 2nd, 2009

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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.

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Wrapping a Ribbon Around Text

By Dave Cross  ·  December 19th, 2008

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Follow along as Dave shows us how to intertwine a ribbon and text.

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Hollywood Style Text Effect

By Corey Barker  ·  December 2nd, 2007

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Add a cool spotlight-like effect to your text.

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Layered Effects

By Corey Barker  ·  August 19th, 2007

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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!

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