20 ways to add thick Photoshop fonts

20 ways to add thick Photoshop fonts

PS is a magic software, simple font bold, can be achieved through countless ways to achieve the goal, this shows the magic and flexibility of PS. Network can only find several methods, this paste original most "There are a few are the most basic who will not be original", I hope this paste can open up your friends of the idea, but also welcome friends to continue to add.

1, in the font settings here, choose the vigorous or smooth.

Introduce here: Here is the elimination of font-sawtooth mode settings, if the selection of words will be more obvious. And vigorous, smooth is one of the options, the choice of text will become thicker, but not very obvious. To say this is mainly to expand our thinking.

2, Text imitation bold Select the text you want to bold, and then open the Text tool settings

Then click on it and open the following text tool settings

The first t of the point is the imitation bold. Can work on any font "This method also has an easy way: Select the text you want to bold, directly right, you can see the imitation bold option

3, a lot of fonts have bold version, please search for download in Baidu such as: soiled rough song and there are many versions, can be arbitrarily selected.

4, copy layer bold after writing, press ctrl+j copy a layer, can have bold effect. Copy one more layer and make it thicker.

But the strength of this method is limited. After a certain number of layers, there is no effect because the principle of this method is this: Each font edge will have some unclear pixels. Overlay with multiple layers. The opacity of these opaque pixels will become more and more obvious. But there is a limit, and when all the opacity of the inconspicuous pixel is full, then stacking is no use.

5, Layer style-stroke in the text of the layer point right or double-click, open the layer style, select strokes

You can see such a page, color to choose the same color as the font, size can be adjusted freely, how thick can be. Position selection outside or center is one-fold larger than the center stroke, which can be considered a special bold method.

6, Filter-min value

Grid the type layer first, and then select the filter-minimum value. Sets the appropriate pixel according to the font size.

7, filters-Intelligent sharpening and sharpening sharpening sharpen can quickly focus blurred edge, improve the image of a certain part of the clarity or focal length, so that the color of specific areas of the image more vivid. If the contrast of the deepened edge is sharp enough, there will be an obvious edge-adding-roughness phenomenon.

The figure IS USM sharpening

Figure for Intelligent Sharpening

USM Sharpening and intelligent sharpening the effect can be seen clearly, the parameters should be adjusted as much as possible. Of course, other sharpening also has a certain effect, but it is not obvious.

8, change the selection by extending the edge, and then fill this step is more troublesome. Write first, then load the text selection "Ctrl-click the text layer thumbnail." Then select-Modify-Extend enter the number of radii you want "this will also be the bold radius number shift+ctrl+n new layer, you can also point to the new Layer button on the Layers panel.

When you create a new layer, press SHIFT+F5 to fill it with the same color as the text.

9, edit-stroke

First grid the type layer, and then perform the edit-stroke, the width is the size of the stroke. Color selection is the same color as text. The mode is normal, the opacity 100 position cannot be inside, can be center or reside outside, the home is bigger than the center one times.

10, selection-stroke, first grid the type layer, and then load the text selection and then right click Stroke

This method is similar to the above method, and then we'll talk about the bold method that uses the selection.