#30 Photoshop Tips: Converting Text to Path or Selection
Posted on 7:00 AM by Daniy
Text is certain object in Photoshop that you can modify its values such as color, warping, etc. But, sometimes you need to apply some filters to the type which is impossible to do on Type mode. Normally you can rasterize the Type layer, but today you want to edit them on the different layer so you’re not gonna ruin the original text. The choices are making them into paths or selections and modify them on a new layer.
If you want to convert your Type into paths, Photoshop provide your needs under the Layer > Type > Create Work Path menu. This is a lot simpler than trace the type itself, which I assume will costs you more time and effort. Before you do this, make sure you have copy the original Type layers by dragging it to the New Layers icon in the Layers palette.To make selection based on the Type shape, simply hold the "Ctrl" [Mac: Command] and click on the Type layer in the Layers palette. Whoosh! Look at those marching ants around your type. A precise selection, isn’t it?
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1 Comments:
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At July 31, 2018 at 6:19 AM,
raysofsunshine said...
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What am I doing wrong if the "marching ants" don't appear? How do I make it to were i can select my texts so it will?
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