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DiDA – Image manipulation
Lesson 4– Objectives
• How to use distorts and filters• Using effects on text• Text along a path
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The text tool
• When you add text the following options appear.
• These allow you to edit the size, colour and style of the font.
• It also allows you to change the spacing between letters!
• Change the values to see their effect on the screen.
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Glowing text
• The glowing text effect is very easy to achieve.
• It uses two layers. One layer is heavily “blurred” while the other is not touched.
• This gives a “glowing” effect.
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The components
The text on the left is blurred. This is done by something known as a filter. Specifically a Gaussian blur. You can control how heavy a blur is using the options.
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The components
The blur values are shown above. The higher the value the heavier the blur. Gaussian blur is a great way of smoothing out noisy pictures or to create glowing effects.
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Distorts
• The filter menu contains many types of distorts which can produce some interesting effects.
• The next few slides show the results of a few distorts on some text.
• I have changed the default values in order to get the images. It is suggested that you play around with them to see what they can do!
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Activity
• Divide a image into 4 and add 4 bits of text.
• Now apply a different distort to each and finally add some extra effects to make the image interesting.
• Hint using blend could produce some interesting results!
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Text along a path
• Text along a path can be a bit tricky. Sometimes it is easier to use curve bend distort!
• The first step is to draw the path you want to align your text to.
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Step 3 – Add a new layer
• Select the menu item “selection -> from path”
• Then draw over the selection with a brush.
• If nothing draws, add a new layer!
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Step 4 - Deselect
• Go to menu selection -> select none• Delete / hide the path (this is done in the path
dialogue)• Done!
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Activity
• Create a new image.• Add a single sentence. Make sure it fits on a
single line and takes up the width of the screen.
• Try to make the text go along a curve.
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Activity
• Find a title / logo (which has text) on the internet which you like. It must stand out!
• Try and create your own version of it with your name as the text!
• Do not worry if the font style does not match perfectly.
• Do not choose something too simple as well. The best way to learn is to give yourself a challenge.