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Crossbow
Joined: 27 Nov 2009
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Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:44 am Post subject: Adding text to photos? |
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Hi,
I'm new to Photoshop and so far I love the program. I'm having a problem inserting text on a photo, looks like it should be easy but it does not show up on the layer? What am I not doing?
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hawkeye
Joined: 14 May 2009
Posts: 2377
Location: Mesa, Az
OS: Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
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Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:01 am Post subject: |
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You need to describe in detail what you're doing before anyone can say what you're doing wrong. |
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Crossbow
Joined: 27 Nov 2009
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Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:25 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Hawkeye...I'm using CS4 and have a photo I'm trying to put text over top of. I clicked on the horizontal type tool, clicked on the photo and when I start typing but nothing appears on the photo. When I look at the layers area on the lower right of the screen I can see a layer was created and I see the text I typed but its not on the photo?
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hawkeye
Joined: 14 May 2009
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OS: Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
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Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:27 am Post subject: |
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Is the text layer above the image layer? |
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Crossbow
Joined: 27 Nov 2009
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Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:29 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | Is the text layer above the image layer? |
It appears to be, I arranged it to "bring to front" but no change?
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hawkeye
Joined: 14 May 2009
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Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:41 am Post subject: |
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Is the text size large enough to see? Is a color set for the text that will show up against the image? Is the text layer blend mode set to normal? |
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Crossbow
Joined: 27 Nov 2009
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Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | Is the text size large enough to see? Is a color set for the text that will show up against the image? Is the text layer blend mode set to normal? |
Text size is 36 point and even tried larger, i'm using a contrasting colour and the blend mode is set to normal. I even copied the image into another layer and tried to insert text there and still nothing. If I open a new project I can type there so its something to do with the images I'm working with I think. I'm pretty sure I have been able to insert text on other projects, its just wierd.
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hawkeye
Joined: 14 May 2009
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Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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What mode is the image in? (Image-Mode) |
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