putting_text_on_an_image_light_dark_technique
Putting Text on an Image (Light Dark Technique)
| Quick Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Standard Name | 1024 x 768 | 771, 750 | 1280 x 1024 | 1027, 1006 |
| 85 | Variant Name | 1024 x 768 | 753, 750 | 1280 x 1024 | 1009, 1006 |
| FA | Standard Name | 2048 x 768 | 1795, 750 | 2560 x 1024 | 2307, 1006 |
| FA | Variant Name | 2048 x 768 | 1777, 750 | 2560 x 1024 | 2289, 1006 |
- Resize to:
- (85) 1024 x 768, 1280 x 1024
- (FA) 2048 x 768, 2560 x 1024
- <Clear Undo history>
- Select Text Tool (T)
- Font: Sans
- Size: 10
- Hinting: Yes
- Force auto-hinter: No
- Antialiasing: Yes
- Color: Black
- Justify: Right
- Textbox height: 14
- Align the bottom of the text box to bottom of the image
- Align the right of the text to 2 pixels to the left of the right image border.
- Rename layer to Text
- Text: Duplicate and name it Ref
- Text: Add Layer Mask, Transfer layer's alpha channel
- Text: Layer to Image Size
- Background: Duplicate and name it Blurred
- Blurred: Gaussian Blur, Blur Radius 5
- Blurred: Copy
- Text: Paste
- Floating Section: Anchor
- Blurred: Use Rectangle Select Tool (R)
- Feather Edges: Yes
- Radius: 10
- Rounded Corners: Yes
- Radius: 10
- Position:
- (85, Standard Name)(1024 x 768): 771, 750 :(1280 x 1024) 1027, 1006
- (85, Variant Name)(1024 x 768): 753, 750 :(1280 x 1024) 1009, 1006
- (FA, Standard Name)(2048 x 768): 1795, 750 :(2560 x 1024) 2307, 1006
- (FA, Variant Name)(2048 x 768): 1777, 750 :(2560 x 1024) 2289, 1006
- Size: 333, 33
- Check the left side of the text box aligns sensibly with the text
- Blurred: Add Layer Mask, Initialise to Selection
- Blurred: Select → None
- Ref: Turn off visibility
- <Clear Undo history>
- Text: Colors → Brightness-Contrast
- Brightness to -80 or 80 (ish)
- Blurred: Colors → Brightness-Contrast
- Brightness to -80 or 80 (ish)
- Save, JPEG Quality 97%
putting_text_on_an_image_light_dark_technique.txt · Last modified: 2016/12/31 19:05 (external edit)
