Text tutorial:

Today Harry showed us various techniques we can use in Photoshop to edit any text we create.

1. I used the text tool to create a text box which I then wrote my name in using Perpetua Tilting font and making the size of the text 72.

2. I then opened up an image of a textured background, I then right clicked the text tool to change it to the horizontal masking tool which I then used to create a text box which I again wrote my name in. I then dragged the outline it had left onto my canvas. When doing this you also need to make sure that the background image is highlighted as you drag the text over to your canvas.

3. We were then shown how dissect text so that bits were missing. To do this I first copied the original text shown in picture 1. before dragging it below the previous text. I then rasterized the text before using the select tool to create small rectangular boxes over the text before pressing the delete key which then cut away the selected piece of text. 

4. We were then shown how to create a shape to add to the text. Again I copied the original text from picture 1. before right clicking the rectangle tool and selecting custom shape tool. I then used this to place an arrow in the middle of the letter  'O' of my name. 

5.  For this effect I copied the original text twice before changing the colour of both text. I then moved each of the copies so one text was in front of the other.

6. Again I copied the original text from picture 1. I then changed the colour of the text to a bright green before selecting the pixelate tool from the filter menu and then further selecting the colour halftone tool. I then changed the setting in the colour halftone box to:

Maxium radius : 6

Channel 1: 45

Channel 2: 45

Channel 3: 45

Channel 4: 45

After going through the different techniques I played around with Photoshop to create this contents title. I recreated the title from my previous contents research where I created the same sequence before adding in the 5th technique we were shown. However instead of using just two colours I decided to use three instead. I also changed the opacity of each colour to between 65-75 to get this effect.