Photoshop CS3: Visual QuickPro Guide

Chapter 12. Creative Type

In This Chapter
Using layer effects	254
Using layer styles	257
Applying layer effects to type	258
Applying filters and gradients to type	277
Creating graffiti	280
Corroding type	282
Cutting up a rasterized type layer	284
Transforming type to fit onto a perspective plane	286
Putting screened-back type on a bar	288

In this chapter, you’ll learn how to make type characters look as if they’re carved into granite, embossed into leather, punched into metal, stamped onto a cracker, illuminated, scratched away, spray painted, written in the sky, cut out of paper, made of neon, and printed on porcelain. To accomplish these feats, you’ll use a variety ...