Photoshop Top 40 #38 – Vector Type

Type in Photoshop is forever editable and super-smooth. Deke shows how it works by assembling a high-res, pro-quality magazine cover in one short video. America likes its lists, and here's another one. Imaging expert and award-winning author Deke McClelland presents his list of the top 40 features in Photoshop—beginning with #40 and working his way up to #1—one weekly video at a time. Some are tools, others are commands, still others are conceptual. All are invaluable. Learn these 40 features and you'll know Photoshop.

17 Responses to “Photoshop Top 40 #38 – Vector Type”

  1. Aeromar27 says:

    I find it so easy to forget the reasons to use Illustrator at all. Real world graphic design can be done entirely in photoshop (and indesign).

  2. vet1nar1 says:

    Nicely done!

  3. TzumB says:

    yeah, but you screwed up the photo by scaling it up to 600dpi..

  4. Yerningeleven says:

    Uh, pretty much no.

  5. BrnLng says:

    Very nice, but isn´t there a way to scale up resolution only for type? scaling the whole photo up sounds too much, doesn´t it?

  6. skatanic76 says:

    why did he?

  7. TzumB says:

    it doesn’t work like that. dpi means dots per inch so if you have an image at 72 dpi (standard resolutions for computer monitors) you can’t just ‘scale’ up to 600 dpi without drasticly reducing the height and width of the final image.

  8. ionlyloveswim says:

    please explain how you did the mask of the photo. when you put the title of the mag behind the woman. thanks!

  9. atomicozz says:

    Yes, please explain how you made the mask on the channel

  10. thylegion says:

    You go to channels, and add new one which is called alpha 1 at the bottom. Select this one and click on the eye for the RGB (you have to have ALL channel layers visible, but only alpha 1 selected). As you’ve probably noticed your picture is covered with red. With the eraser tool or brush with white foreground color you chosing which parts of picture not want to be masked. When it’s done you click on “load channel as selection” in channels pannel – done.

  11. Niecie56 says:

    I love these tutorial videos but hate when they have done a dozen steps already and then don’t explain how those steps where done. Guess you have to figure those out on your own… Learn those steps then come back to this I guess… Helpful videos never the less… Thanx!!!

  12. kikiemeka says:

    Nice, brilliant and interesting. Thanks. But when you say “vector-based type,” it sounds like you are talking about a different kind of type don’t you think? I mean type is all vectors you say and then you say “vector-based text,” is there any type that is not vector based?

  13. Nellufy says:

    lol Learn to eat without swallowing?

  14. acorntechnique says:

    This is the best delivery of a Photoshop tutorial that Ive ever seen and Ive seen plenty!
    10/10

  15. JaffaxCake says:

    Whats the font used to write pout?

  16. hustlin2osix says:

    All the rage with the kids! Haha!

  17. kareennnnn says:

    i still dont understand why it doesnt work when i try (writing on path)