Advanced_Photoshop_Issue_139_-_2015_UK_

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GROUP, DUPLICATE AND MERGE

Combine all the layers together in a single

folder and then duplicate it. Then select this folder

and merge the layers using the command in the

Layers palette. Next move this down the layer stack

to above the background and, using the Edit>

Transform>Perspective or Distort commands, make

the reflection look either forward or backwards

dependant on the look you require. Once you are

happy with the look, reduce the opacity of the layer to

a look that you think is best. You can also add a layer

mask and fade it off if you require.

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ADD DETAILS

Add details above this whole section:

drops of chocolate, apples falling from the stack,

drips and drops. Consider how these will interact

with the filling: is the solution gloopy like honey

or solid crumbs that bounce? Add as much or

little as you feel is necessary without making

the legibility suffer. Sometimes less is more in

these cases.

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ADD MORE DETAIL

Source some photography or take your own

shots of some food-related items that add interest to

the piece, for instance strawberries, and draw a

Clipping Path using the Pen tool in the Tools menu.

Then copy and paste these items either in front or

behind the typography section. Add shadows either

by hand on a separate layer below the item, turning

the layer mode to Multiply and changing the opacity,

or by using the automatic Drop Shadow facility in the

Layer Styles palette.

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CONTINUE MASKING

Once you are happy with the area on one

letter move on to the next. In your original sketch you

should have thought about how these letters look and

the colours of the fillings, for instance all browns, like

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MASK OFF LETTERS

This layer will now have a layer mask.

Click on the mask in the Layers palette, and using

the Brush tool, carefully remove sections of this

mask by painting white on the mask. Think about

allowing areas to break through, be visible and

interact with the lines of the text to add interest

and interaction. If you make a mistake simply

Undo or alternatively paint black instead, which

will stop that area being visible.

ADD AND REFINE THE DETAILS

IT’S TIME TO MAKE THE TYPE REALLY TASTY

001 CAKEAcakeeffectisappliedtotheletterTon

thewordtasty,andmaskedsothattheTon type swirls around it

002 SWEETSThecandytextureontheleft-handsideof

theletterAisduplicatedontoitsrightarmto form the symmetrical arms of the letter.

003 FRUITY TEXTA strawberry texture is used on the letter S.

TheClonetoolcanbeused to extend the textureifitdoesn’tfill the entire letter

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Consider how details will

interact with the filling: is

the solution gloopy like honey or

solid crumbs that bounce?

cake and chocolate, or mixed colour fillings. Have fun

and create something that works for the look you are

going for. Remember to allow sections of each layer

to show through slightly to add interest.