Inside Photoshop® CS

Summary

Well, with a little effort, you've discovered how to resurrect a poster from more than half a century ago. But don't think that the techniques that are now yours can be used only on WPA posters! You can now quickly replace the text in an existing piece of work, and you can scale elements smoothly as paths.

Tip

Scaling paths You can scale paths by using the Free Transform mode, just as you can with text. All you do is choose the path's title on the Paths palette, press Ctrl()+T, and off you go.

Just plan your piece; set aside the time you think it will take to trace each differently colored element, and know that the actual filling part ...