Blurring pushed some of the white outside the edges of the text, resulting in more of an outline around the text after using the Solarize filter. The Solarize filter doesn’t have any options to set but instead automatically converts the black letters into an outline of the text and blends the positive and negative areas of an image. The Gaussian Blur filter creates a hazy effect around the edges of the text.Ĩ Choose Filter > Stylize > Solarize. You can experiment with values that are slightly lower or higher based upon your preference and taste. To use the Align commands, two or more layers must be selected.Ħ Select the KIDS text layer from the Layers panel, and press Ctrl+E (Windows) or Command+E (Mac OS) on the keyboard to merge the KIDS text layer with the background layer. Press the Align button again and choose Horizontal Centers. Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and click the Background layer so that they both become selected.ĥ In the Options bar, press the Align button ( ) and select Vertical Centers from the drop-down menu that appears. Because filters really can’t be used on live text, after a few adjustments to the position of the text, the next step will be to convert the text into a graphic by combining it with the background layer.Ĥ Choose the Move tool ( ) from the Toolbox and select the KIDS text layer from the Layers pane to activate it. Click the green checkmark at the top of the workspace to commit the change and deselect the active text. Change the text color to white (R: 255, G: 255, B:255) by clicking on the Set the text color option in the options bar.Ĭhange the type settings in the Options bar.Ĭlick in the middle of your document with the Text tool and type KIDS in all caps.
In the Options bar at the top of the workspace, choose Arial Black or Arial Bold from the Font Family drop-down menu and type 100 in the Font Size text field. The Fill Layer dialog box allows you to fill a layer with a solid color or a pattern of your choosing.ģ Choose the Type tool ( ) from the Toolbox. This fills the document background with black. Leave all other settings at their defaults and press OK.
In the Contents section, choose Black from the Use drop-down menu. The New dialog box includes presets for a variety of different projects.Ģ Choose Edit > Fill Layer. Choose RGB Color from the Color Mode drop-down menu, if it is not already selected, and press OK to create the new document. Paper from the Preset drop-down menu and make sure the Size is set to Letter. In this exercise, you will create a fun text effect that you sometimes see where the text seems to be zooming toward the viewer.ġ Choose File > New > Blank File. When completed, the text should appear to be zooming toward you. So far, you have mostly used the filters in Photoshop Elements to alter and correct images, but you can also use them to apply some very interesting special effects to both text and images. Text doesn’t only have to be just functional it can also be a lot of fun. Photoshop Elements Tutorial: Creating a text effect in Photoshop Elements It is the twelfth lesson in the Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 Digital Classroom book. This tutorial provides you with a foundation for working with text effects in Adobe Photoshop Elements. What you’ll learn in this Photoshop Elements Tutorial: