Adobe Photoshop CS5 One-on-One

aBOut thIS leSSOn

In this lesson, I show you how to use Photoshop’s text and shape

tools, as well as ways to edit text and shapes by applying formatting

attributes and transformations. You’ll learn how to:

• Create a text layer and modify its
  appearance using formatting attributes,
  layer styles, and filters............... .page 356


• Adjust common formatting attributes using
  mouse clicks and keyboard shortcuts....... .page 370


• Draw vector-based shapes, convert text to shapes,
  and repeat a shape using series duplication.... .page 375


• Force text to follow the contours of a path and
  warp text by bending and distorting it....... .page 388

Before beginning the exercises, make sure

you’ve downloaded the lesson files from

http://www.oreilly.com/go/Deke-PhotoshopCS5,

as directed in Step 2 on page xvi of the

Preface. This means you should have a

folder called Lesson Files-PsCS5 1on1 on

your desktop (or whatever location you

chose). We’ll be working with the files in-

side the Lesson 11 subfolder.

Project files

video lesson 11: Creating vector art

Tool or operationWindows shortcutMacintosh shortcut

Type toolTT

Cut Ctrl-X �-X

PasteCtrl-V �-V

Accept changes to a text layerEnter on keypad (or Ctrl+Enter)Enter on keypad (or �-Return)

Copy layer effects to a new layerCtrl-drag �-drag

Load channel as selectionCtrl-click �-click

We think of Photoshop as a pixel-based image editor,

and normally, we’re right. But Photoshop provides

two exceptions, text and shapes, which are treated

as vector-based layers. As long as these layers remain

intact, you can edit them to your heart’s content.

And because they’re vectors, you can transform them

without degrading their quality. After this video les-

son, Photoshop just might be your favorite tool for

this kind of project, especially after I show you how to

prepare it for a commercial printer.

To view Photoshop’s vector art capabilities, visit http://www.

oreilly.com/go/deke-PhotoshopCS5. Click the Watch

button to view the lesson online or click the Down-

load button to save it to your computer. During the

video, you’ll learn these shortcuts:

374 Lesson 11: Text and Shapes