Adobe® Photoshop® CS6 on Demand, Second Edition

13. Getting Creative with Type

What You’ll Do

Use Standard Type Tools

Work with Type Options

Work with the Character Panel

Work with the Paragraph Panel

Set Anti-aliasing Options

Use the Warp Text Option

Work with Text Styles

Use Spell Check

Find and Replace Text

Use the Rasterize Type Command

Create Work Paths and Shapes from Type Layers

Create Shape Layers

Create a Type Mask

Isolate Image Pixels Using a Type Mask

Create Chiseled Type with a Type Mask

Use Masks to Generate Special Effects

Create and Modify Text on a Path

Introduction

The Type tool in Adobe Photoshop has advanced far beyond its humble beginnings. Today it’s a powerful and creative tool with even more accurate type rendering than ever before. Not only can you place text into ...