Collection of Free Text Styles For Photoshop.A Levels Adjustment Layer was used as a last step to add back a little contrast. A Nik Viveza 2 filter was used to drive the focal point home and Nik Color Efex Pro 4 was opened and three filters were applied (Ink, Film Efex Vintage, and Darken/Lighten Center). Exposure Adjustment Layers were used for eye, upper beak, and lower beak. Several layers were added and different Mixer brushes used to fill in the background and foreground areas. On another stamped layer, Topaz Lens Effects was opened and a Golden Reflector was applied to warm up the right side of the image. Another one of my textures was added and set to Overlay blend mode at 33% layer opacity. A stamped layer (CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+E) was created and now the total painting and blending of the image could be done. that Two of my Corel Painter backgrounds were placed underneath the ReStyle Layer – one set to Normal at 100% layer opacity and one set to Color Burn blend mode at 62% layer opacity. He was standing on a branch, so all that had to painted over in additional New Layers. Topaz (see my Tidbits Blog for website link in sidebar) ReMask 5 was used to remove the bird from the image. Image Info: There was a lot that went into the creating of this image. Hope this has been helpful to you – just short and sweet this week. It is a quick way to switch between tools without having to select them in the Tool Panel or using a keyboard shortcut. Note that if you do not have many presets loaded in the Tool Preset Panel, many people will leave it open on their desktop. There is also a Styles section that has many effects already set up and can be loaded from this panel. To open up the Layer Styles Panel, just double click on the layer. A lot of really cool effects can be created by mixing up the layer styles that can be added to the text layers just like regular layers. The original image shows two different fonts and two different layer styles applied to each. If a Layer Style is used on the font, it will not be saved down with the Tool Preset – must create or use a saved Style Preset on layer after adding text. If you select the Text Tool and click in the document, the Text Tool preset cannot be opened and all the settings will have to be reselected in the Options Bar. A new Text Layer with the same settings will be created as seen below in the bottom text. Instead open the Tool Preset Panel and choose the recently added font. First select the Text Tool in the Tool Panel (formerly Toolbox) – do not click in the image. To apply the Text Tool Preset, use this order. In the Screenshot below, the Text Font has now been added to the Panel so it can be used again.Ĥ.

Often I will use a name to indicate where I use this font, like for a logo.ģ. If you like it, say OK – if not, name it the way that you want and say OK. The Screenshot below shows the dialog that opens with a default name. By clicking on the lower icon that looks like a paper with the corner folded up, a new Text Tool Preset can be created. Only Text Tool Presets will be listed in this panel when the Text Tool is chosen.Ģ. The Current Tool Only check box is checked. Anything that can be adjusted in the Options Bar will be saved in the Text Tool Preset. Note that this font can be saved several times using different Font sizes or colors for example. It is located using the 1st icon on the Options Bar and then click on little down arrow for saved preset choices.

First need to save your Font as a Tool Preset by selecting it in the Options Bar and all the other favorite settings. This is the same concept that works with almost all tools used in Photoshop.ġ. For some reason it is a little tricky to add them to your documents, so the following screenshots have been created to give you a little heads up on how to do it.įor starters, what the Text Tool Preset will do is allow you to use the exact settings used in a previous Text layer or document – all the Options Bar settings will be retained including color. Since I covered the Tool Presets in a recent blog (see Why Use the Tool Preset Panel? Photoshop Painters Listen Up!), and I consider them so extremely useful, this week I will show you how to save your favorite fonts and settings. This is a rather short post, but it addresses a little problem I discovered when trying to use my favorite fonts saved as Tool Presets. Lots of fun to visit with them! They also make wonderful paintings! (See end of blog for more photo info.)

These are the happiest birds I have ever seen! There were several flying around a small aviary at the Jacksonville Zoo and seemed most so pleased to have their pictures taken.

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