> PHOTOSHOP USER>^ AUGUST 2019[ 92 ]
Making Cool Space Prints
with Image and Type Effects
But, you may be asking where we’ll get images from the
Apollo 11 mission that we can use. Well, it just so happens
that NASA recently made some (actually quite a lot) of its
database of space images available to the public for free and
commercial use here.QUICK TUTORIAL ONE: INVISIBLE TYPE
Step One: First, let’s create our document. The images are
high-resolution TIFFs, so I’m going to create a 12x12" por-
trait canvas at 300 dpi. I always create at this high resolution
as there’s nothing worse than creating a great image, then
going to print it, only to find out that you did it all at 72 dpi.
So, wherever possible, try to create at a printable resolution,
unless the target is for web use.Step Two: We’re going to use an image of Neil Armstrong
for our first effort. If you want to follow along, go to this
link, click the Download button, and choose Original. You
can either drag the image onto your document from the
folder to which you saved it, or choose File>Place Embed-
ded to do the same. Once placed, resize the image to fill the
document as you prefer, and then press Enter to commit the
image. Remember that you don’t have to hold down the
Shift key when resizing. Note: The latest update to Photo-
shop CC gives you the option in the General section of the
Preferences to reverse this with Use Legacy Free Transform.
The library is vast, and the only images you can’t use are
the ones where it specifically shows copyright information.
Luckily, the ones I wanted to use were available. I chose a
selection of the three astronaut portrait images and a moon
shot to use for this poster idea. It’s simple, but also very
effective, and can be used with any image. We’ll make three
quick poster styles using these images and some simple type
effects. You can go ahead and print them if you want some
cool space prints in your home or studio.
We’ll also use the very famous moon landing quote from
the late, great man, Mr. Neil Armstrong: “That’s one small
step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” and a shorter
version: “One Giant Leap.”I don’t know about you, but I’m a huge space fan. The Apollo 11 mission and moon landing just cel-
ebrated its 50th year and, of course, Cape Canaveral is in Florida, home of KelbyOne! So what better
subject to use for this issue’s article than those amazing astronauts and that awesome mission to
create a cool typography poster?DAV EC L AY TON
Designing in Photoshop
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