Title Page Extension Activity

Activity 2:  Understanding Layers  

We’re going to start with the basics. Understanding Layers!!  This is so important for working in Photoshop.  Open the link to the following tutorial, and work through this at your own pace.  You can then start on your title page exercise.

  https://wegraphics.net/blog/tutorials/photoshop/photoshop-for-beginners-the-power-of-layers/

 

Title Page Task

For our first task, you will be creating a digital title page for Photography/Media.

This task will develop your skills in using Text Effects. If you already have a basic knowledge of Photoshop, you may want to try something a little more challenging like using layers to give more textured effects.

Your title page must include:

Heading:  Year 9 Photography

1. Your Name
2. Year and Semester

We start with the basics as a class – but you can then get creative and challenge yourself according to your skill level.

Save your final task as both a PSD and JPEG file in your D:// clearly labeled lastname_ TASK 1_ Titlepage

 

Now it’s time to get creative!!

Create your own title page using the skills you have just learnt or by finding some new ones.

You may want to refer to these tutorials:

Shiny glass effect:

Tutorial link: http://textuts.com/colorful-sparkling-glass-text-effect/

Carbon fibre effect:

http://tutorials.mysitemyway.com/grungy-rusted-carbon-fiber/

Wood texture effect

http://10steps.sg/tutorials/photoshop/wooden-text-effect-in-photoshop/ 

Note: You may like to research and find different wood textures to use for a slightly different effect.

Search for "wood texture" on Google Images.

 

Candy Cane effect:

http://www.tutorial9.net/tutorials/photoshop-tutorials/basic-candy-cane-text-effect-in-photoshop/

 

Tron effect:

https://photoshoptutorials.ws/photoshop-tutorials/text-effects/create-glowing-tron-inspired-3d-text-photoshop-extended/

 

Chocolate:

https://photoshoptutorials.ws/photoshop-tutorials/text-effects/how-to-create-a-chocolate-text-effect-in-photoshop/

 

Call of Duty

7.1. New file, add font

1.    Create a new file in Photoshop with dimensions: 1000x350px.

2.    Add a black background.

3.    Type your text. E.g. "Modern Warfare"

4.    Change the font colour to white, size 72pt.

5.    Click on the Window menu then select Character

6.    Change the 'tracking' to 100 (as shown below). This spaces the letters out.

7.    You should end up with something like this:

7.2. Outer glow

1.    In the layers box at the right hand side of the screen, right click on the text layer and select Blending Options

2.    Apply an outer glow with the following settings: Colour: 7DFF6E, Size: 40px.

3.    You should end up with something like this:

 

7.3. Define new pattern

In order to get the striped effect across our text we need to define a new pattern in Photoshop.

1.    Create a new file with a width of 1px and height of 3px.

2.    Press Ctrl + Plus until the window is zoomed all the way in.

3.    Change the foreground colour to black

4.    Select the pencil tool

5.    Add a single black dot in the middle of the image

6.    Select All (Ctrl + A)

7.    Click on the Edit menu and select Define Pattern

8.    Call it "Stripe"

9.    Close the file and go back to your "Call of Duty" file.

7.4. Add stripes

To add the striped effect to the text we are going to create a new layer, add the striped effect to it and blend it over the top of everything.

1.    At the bottom right-hand side of the screen, next to the trash can, is the new layer button (shown).

2.    Add the new layer and fill it with the paint bucket tool (any colour).

3.    In the Layers Box, right click on the layer and select Blending Options

4.    Change the Fill Opacity to 0% (this removes all of the colour)

5.    Click on Pattern Overlay and choose your stripe pattern

6.    You should also lower the opacity and increase the scale until you are happy with how it looks. I have used - Opacity: 65% and Scale: 120%.

7.    Click OK and you are done!

×Important! Remember to save your work as a PSD and JPEG! Always save onto the D:/