Photoshop tips-PS tutorial

We often use Photoshop for font processing. In fact, some tips can be learned ~ I believe that you can get twice the result with half the effort in PS usage! We often use Photoshop for font processing. In fact, some tips can be learned ~ I believe that you can get twice the result with half the effort in PS usage! Tips for using Photoshop's PS text function

Anti-aliasing

Anti-aliasing seems to be the best topic in this article. In versions earlier than CS6, the selection of anti-Sawtooth text is really the only option among the many rare options. However, a few months ago, Adobe introduced the anti-aliasing options that come with two operating systems in PS: Mac and Mac LCD. The two anti-aliasing options use the same method as the system text: "Mac" is the grayscale font in Mac OSX, and "Mac LCD" is the sub-pixel font.

For web designers, the statements in CSS are equivalent to those in Mac:

-Webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased

The statement equivalent to "Mac LCD" is:

-Webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased

Because the gray-scale anti-Sawtooth rendering font is used in iOS, you should select the "Mac" mode when designing related interfaces for iOS terminals using PS.

Character style and paragraph style

The character style and paragraph style panel in CS6 has a great function. you can save your own special text layer style and then apply this layer style to other layers. If you do not have a character/paragraph style panel in your PS workspace, find "window> character/paragraph style" here ".

I found this feature is useful for projects that need to ensure consistency of all text.

Use the path to give more forms to the text

This is a feature that is used only when I design web pages, but I think it is still quite helpful to understand it.

If you want to distribute text around images, it is easier than you think about it. you only need to use a simple vector path! If you are not familiar with the vector path text box before the start.

To put it simply, you need to first draw a vector path you want, then select a text tool, and then gently stamp the vector path you have already drawn. make sure that before you stamp it, the icon of the text tool has a significant shape change. In this way, the text will be in the vector path or graph you have drawn.

Here is a simple example:

Paste fake texts with random numbers

In CS6, another useful small function that saves time and improves efficiency is to paste virtual text in the layout. The position is "text> paste fake text". This function can automatically generate fake text to view the overall layout effect.

This is still very practical. I suggest you assign keyboard shortcuts to these features more efficiently.

Font management

Currently, I use OS X's built-in Font Book to manage the 269 fonts installed on my system. I have tried many different third-party font management applications before. they always cause software crashes when referencing unused fonts. maybe those fonts are rarely used, but sometimes they are used!