yeah so im getting back into the swing of things with photoshop and i need a few things

1- How do make font appear along something (i.e along a gun in a picture)
2- How can i make something so that it has motion-like qualities
3- How can i blur (or whatever the word is) in another color
4- how to re-render an image, so its not blurry but so it fits the size posted for the image form

any other info your willing to give is apperciatd

This post was edited by SGTCannon on Feb 1 2008 04:06pm

1. Just move the layer
2. You mean animation? Open up the animation window, make frames, move things bit by bit etc. You know how animation works, right?
3. Eh?

1- layer meaning
2- not a clue to how animation works
3- idc aobut anymore
4- how do i do 4?

1. For just moving the text into a position, you can just move the layer. You don't know what a layer is eh? Well, if you go to your layer palette (F7 should toggle it in photoshop. If not, then it is somewhere in Windows menu), you'll notice different, well, layers. A photoshop file is like an onion ^^. It has layers of different images stacked one on top of the other. A New document of course only has one layer, but you create new layers to make things more editable by hitting ctrl + Shift + N. Moving a layer around (with the move tool) moves every image on that layer around. When text is created, it automatically goes to a new layer. Therefore, using the move tool on that layer, you can move it around. To rotate text, just hit Ctrl + T (or free transform too) and manipulate it.

To make text curve around something is a little harder. You use the pen too to create a path along where you want, and then hit the text tool. Click on the path with the text tool and it should type around the path.

2. First, create the different frames you want on new layers. This can be done by hiding all unwanted stuff for one frame, and then image -> apply image on a new layer. Do this for the first/last frame of animation. Go to the animation window (windows -> Animation) and set these frames so they show (drag out the duration bar). Use the tween tool to make a smoother transition.

4. Ummmmm, don't really know what your asking here. Try using the free transform tool (Ctrl + T in Photoshop) and then holding shift while you drag it smaller.This keeps the pictures proportions. There is no real way to make a picture larger without loosing quality...

Sorry, didn't really go in depth with any of these. Too lazy. PM me if you want and I'll get off my lazy ass and make a small tut for you.

still dont get 2

4- i mean make it smaller
1- i get it a little better, so basically use pen for a path, press text and click on the path? sort of get the layer thing, but what do layers do for text? the pen thing doesnt work

This post was edited by SGTCannon on Feb 1 2008 04:25pm

Sure the pen tool path works ^^ I'll make a small tut for this for you k? Maybe today, maybe tomorrow.

As for layers. Layers just make htings easier to edit. Say I want an effect on ONLY the render in my sig, or only the background. Without layers, I'd only be able to apply the effect to the whole signature. For example, lets say I want to add a hue/saturation to my background, but have the render not get affected. I would make a hue/saturation adjustment layer above all my background layers but underneath my render layers. Think of it like a stack of images and effects piled up to make one image. This way, you can pull out any individual image making up the whole image and edit that individual section.

As for making the render smaller. Just C+P it onto a new layer in the signature, and then hit ctrl + T. Hold shift and drag a diagonal handle towards the center of the signature.

k on the tut

in ur sig the render is that background + the person, but how did u add the smoke, your name like that, thats stuff i wana learn

LoL, your getting ahead of yourself. You want to learn the basics first. First of all, a render is a cutout of something. So, mine was made from a render of JUST the girl. A render has no background.

PS: I'm pming you my 10 minute tutorial on text paths.

ty, got the pm, well keep going via pm