Quite complex for a beginner: followed you step by step up to the lens flare where you incorporated black fill & brush and decided to leave that bit to another day :). It was fun moving the picture behind the text 'cut outs' and see the differences.
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This is the video that I have been looking for. I am attempting to follow along, but have hit what I hope is a minor "road block". I am using Photoshop Elements 2020 and the "minimize. maximize, and close" options do not appear as options when I open a new blank file or open the recent pictures. I am hopeful this is an setting that needs changed more than an option that was removed in the 2020 version. Thanks so much for your time and these helpful videos.
You're welcome! If you like my PSE videos then you should go over to my photo channel www.youtube.com/@HTGPhoto I am posting all of my new PSE videos over there.
@@firoozheidari2653 PSE can use any font that is installed on your system. You will need to download the correct font and make sure your computer can type in that font, then you can use it in PSE. Sorry, I don't know any more than that about using arabic or persian.
Dope!$ this was very helpful. The new photo shop have the easy image text option to add each picture to any letter. Can you do a video on that using this elements?
Hi, I cover all of the Guided Edits including that new image in letters tool in my Photoshop Elements Course available at howtogurus.com or Amazon. I keep my TH-cam channel for more advanced videos. George
Hi Anjie, 2 easy ways: 1) Add the picture separately into each word. or 2) Merge the word layers together and then add the picture. Check out the video I just posted with more images in text. th-cam.com/video/9vSciiLfz2A/w-d-xo.html George
George, question sir, when you use your gradient the check box on "Dither" is checked. What is the purpose of dither? I have thought it to mean some kind of random order? Would unchecking dither give you a "less textured" look to your gradient? Thanks Rich
+MrMoonpie001 Hi Rich, Dithering is a blending technique used by Photoshop Elements to smooth out a gradient if there is a limited color palette. It is selected by default but will have no effect on a full color range RGB image like I use in this demo. Depending on the device you are viewing the above video on you may see some texturing of the gradient in the video but that will be due to video compression used by TH-cam and your computer, not from the original image. George
+How To Gurus Thank you George for your response. After your explanation above and checking myself and my work flow I discovered the root of my confusion. I did not realize that the words "Dither and Jitter" were two totally different concepts. I would appreciate your response on what Jitter means also, just in case future newbes run into this mental block. To me Jitter is the same as random and is used with a tool like the paint brush when I want to have a random look to what ever effect I am painting onto a layer. Getting back to the word Dither for a second, can this be viewed as like antialias except on a much larger(larger than pixel) scale, or more like a color fade, or are we really talking about a effect with its own special properties? In other words if PSE had no dither option on a gradent what would be the next closest simulation? Thank you again! Rich
+MrMoonpie001 Hi Rich, you are correct about Jitter. Basically Jitter is a random selection within a range of two values. To be more specific in Photoshop if you have a Hue Jitter set on a brush in the Brush Settings dialog box the color will bounce around randomly between the foreground and background colors. Normally the foreground color is used, with Hue Jitter the brush will also use the background color and any color in the range between the foreground and background colors. The higher the setting the more random color from that range and the more the color will include the background color. So a low Hue Jitter setting with keep your colors at or near the foreground color, the higher the setting the more colors you will see that move towards the background color. I am doing another Christmas Card video right now using a Snowflake Brush and the Hue Jitter, Scatter, and Spacing settings in Brush Settings. There is a demonstration and discussion of each of those settings in that new video "Snowflake Christmas Card" (going up this evening, for anyone not reading this comment today: the video is already up). George
i have ps elements 15 and I'm following your video but when i add an image to the new layer it automatically combines it with the back ground image it looks like yours but doesn not react the same its always so frustrating when the program on the video is set up different
Hi John, it sounds like you are skipping a step. Create a new blank file first set at the Photoshop Elements default size which should be 6x4 inches at 300 Pixels/Inch. Next open the City picture and then drag the background layer of the city picture over to the new blank file. It will give you the city picture on a new layer above the blank background layer. It sounds like you are just opening the city picture and looking at that, which will have the city on the background. If you don't have floating windows like I use in this demo watch this video (shown in PSE 15) on how to use floating windows. th-cam.com/video/X26Ga4j4O9w/w-d-xo.html George
You're welcome! Here is another project I did using this same idea but this time creating a tourist style post card: th-cam.com/video/lvYTrWUNP5c/w-d-xo.html George
Can I use a picture instead of the gradient tool that you used.I want that text picture I just created set into the sand of the beach picture I am using
Hi Bonny, sure, use whatever you want as a background. To make the text look like it is pushed into the sand get rid of the drop shadow and use a Layer Style Bevel, you will need to adjust the light direction, up or down setting, and size to match the lighting of the sand. George
How about I send you the pictures and you do the work and I will send you the check? lol. pushed in the sand sounds awesome but its doubtful I can do that unless you have a tutorial.
Hi Bonnie, I will add doing some sand text videos to my list. At the moment I have no voice following the flu but as soon as I can record again I will do something. George
Hi, sure. Photoshop Elements uses the currently installed fonts on your system. Here is a video on how to find and install fonts. The video is demonstrated for Adobe Photoshop but the instructions are exactly the same for Photoshop Elements. George
Hi, if you put the lens flare on a black layer and set the layer to Multiply Blend Mode you will then be able to move it around. You may need to extend the black around the lens flare if that causes an issue. Also you need to keep the lens flare away from the edges or you may see the lens flare cut off on an edge. If you put the lens flare on an image layer it is locked to the image. George www.howtogurus.com
I don't under stand how you get the part of the picture with the ruler thing on it and then move it. I can't do that. My picture that I want to add on the background doesn't move. How do I do that. I have elements 12
+Cindy Henson Hi Cindy, here is how to activate floating windows in PSE. First open the Edit Menu and at the bottom click on Preferences. In the General section of Preferences there are two check boxes that need to be checked. Allow Floating Documents in Expert Mode and Enable Floating Document Window Docking. With those checked you will be able to grab the name tab of the image window and drag it away from where it is docked. It will snap into a floating window. To put it back just drag the name tab back up to the top of the window area, when you see a light blue line above the window let go and it will snap into the docked position. You can show or hide the rulers from the View menu. George
Hi. First of all, thanks for posting this video. The issue I have is at the 2:10 mark of your video: when I drag the photo onto the new file, the size is very small. It doesn't maintain the dimensions of the original photo. And if I expand the small photo, it loses the resolution. How do I fix that?
Hi, it sounds like you are trying to put a 72px per inch image into a 300px project. My suggestion would be to open the 72px image separately and up the resolution to 300px (Image/Resize/Image Size) Use the Bicubic Smoother setting in the drop down list. Photoshop Elements will need to make up 228 new pixels per inch to increase the resolution to 300 so there will be some loss in sharpness and detail. Then try sharpening that photo either using the Sharpen tools in the Enhance menu or using the tricks in my video on sharpening th-cam.com/video/6NkacizSpq0/w-d-xo.html. Then when you have done the best you can to enlarge the image and repair any quality loss you are ready to import that image into your other project file. I will be doing a video on how to handle this exact problem this coming week. George
Hi TrekkerPat, here it is in a nutshell. Open a new file. Add your text. Place or Import a picture onto a layer above the text. Right click on the name of the picture layer and choose Create Clipping Mask. There you go. Everything else is just being fancy. There are several ways to get text into letters. Here is are two more videos putting images inside letters: th-cam.com/video/yH9bbQi1YgY/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/lvYTrWUNP5c/w-d-xo.html George
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This was helpful, I was able to slap an image in my thumbnail thanks to you.
Glad it helped!
this was great....again!
Thanks!
Quite complex for a beginner: followed you step by step up to the lens flare where you incorporated black fill & brush and decided to leave that bit to another day :). It was fun moving the picture behind the text 'cut outs' and see the differences.
Here is a newer variation on this project with out the lens flare th-cam.com/video/tEd0xeRwJkw/w-d-xo.html
You the man bro
Thanks!
hey, thanks again!
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Great instructions and easy to follow - thanks
You're welcome Denise
I really find your tutorials helpful and easy to follow. Thanks a million
You're welcome
George
Thank you for taking up your time in providing us with this video, very imformative and helpful, thank you
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George
This is the video that I have been looking for. I am attempting to follow along, but have hit what I hope is a minor "road block". I am using Photoshop Elements 2020 and the "minimize. maximize, and close" options do not appear as options when I open a new blank file or open the recent pictures. I am hopeful this is an setting that needs changed more than an option that was removed in the 2020 version. Thanks so much for your time and these helpful videos.
Hi Mark, sounds like you don't have floating windows set up in PSE. Here is how to do that th-cam.com/video/X26Ga4j4O9w/w-d-xo.html
@@HTGGeorge That was it and simple as I hoped. Thanks so much.
Thank you for the lesson. Has been a great help. I will be checking out your other vids.
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George
I know you posted this a few years ago but it's still very helpful, Thanks!
You're welcome Wamzie1, here is another video using the same basic trick th-cam.com/video/9vSciiLfz2A/w-d-xo.html
George
VERY GOOD , THANK YOU
You're welcome! If you like my PSE videos then you should go over to my photo channel www.youtube.com/@HTGPhoto I am posting all of my new PSE videos over there.
@@HTGGeorge how can we write in arabic or persian in PS elemen? is it possible ?
@@firoozheidari2653 PSE can use any font that is installed on your system. You will need to download the correct font and make sure your computer can type in that font, then you can use it in PSE. Sorry, I don't know any more than that about using arabic or persian.
Thank you for explaining this so clearly!
You're welcome!
George
Ordered the PSE14 Tutorial. I suggest everyone who is interested in creating fabulous photos to get them.
Thanks for the recommend Edward!
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Excellent video, sorry I'm just getting to it. Thank you so much!
Thanks! With hundreds of videos on my channel it can take you a while to get to all of them.
George
You showed me a lot of new stuff. Thanks
+DrinkingStar Thanks!, Glad you liked it.
Awesome video! Thanks for making this, it really helped!
You're Welcome!
Dope!$ this was very helpful. The new photo shop have the easy image text option to add each picture to any letter. Can you do a video on that using this elements?
Hi, I cover all of the Guided Edits including that new image in letters tool in my Photoshop Elements Course available at howtogurus.com or Amazon. I keep my TH-cam channel for more advanced videos.
George
hi thank u for the video i was wondering how i could get the text in 4 different words with the same photo
Hi Anjie, 2 easy ways: 1) Add the picture separately into each word. or 2) Merge the word layers together and then add the picture.
Check out the video I just posted with more images in text. th-cam.com/video/9vSciiLfz2A/w-d-xo.html
George
Excellent video. thanks!
You're Welcome!
George
I ordered the full DVD set today!
Thanks Carolyn, your DVD set will ship out tomorrow.
George
I was looking to rewatch the video you posted yesterday, May 24, 2020 on How To Fill Text with a photo-image Text Effects, but the video was removed?
Hi Pat, I took that video down for technical reasons, it will be going back up later today.
@@HTGGeorge thanks, I tried to recreate the effect from memory and think I missed a step so looking forward to the replay being available.
Hi Pat, the video is now back up, th-cam.com/video/tEd0xeRwJkw/w-d-xo.html
Terima kasih......atas ketulusan....
You're welcome
George
Thank you so much..easy tofollow..
You're welcome
George
Love it!!!
Thanks John!
George
can i ask how i get the windows up please can get them at all looked every where
Not sure exactly what you are asking. First here is the link for the city picture morguefile.com/p/868833.
Excellent video, I learnt a lot. You got another sub :) Good job and thank you!
You're Welcome! Since you are English Tips I am glad I spelled City correctly.
George
George, question sir, when you use your gradient the check box on "Dither" is checked. What is the purpose of dither? I have thought it to mean some kind of random order? Would unchecking dither give you a "less textured" look to your gradient?
Thanks
Rich
+MrMoonpie001 Hi Rich, Dithering is a blending technique used by Photoshop Elements to smooth out a gradient if there is a limited color palette. It is selected by default but will have no effect on a full color range RGB image like I use in this demo. Depending on the device you are viewing the above video on you may see some texturing of the gradient in the video but that will be due to video compression used by TH-cam and your computer, not from the original image.
George
+How To Gurus Thank you George for your response. After your explanation above and checking myself and my work flow I discovered the root of my confusion. I did not realize that the words "Dither and Jitter" were two totally different concepts. I would appreciate your response on what Jitter means also, just in case future newbes run into this mental block. To me Jitter is the same as random and is used with a tool like the paint brush when I want to have a random look to what ever effect I am painting onto a layer.
Getting back to the word Dither for a second, can this be viewed as like antialias except on a much larger(larger than pixel) scale, or more like a color fade, or are we really talking about a effect with its own special properties? In other words if PSE had no dither option on a gradent what would be the next closest simulation?
Thank you again!
Rich
+MrMoonpie001 Hi Rich, you are correct about Jitter. Basically Jitter is a random selection within a range of two values. To be more specific in Photoshop if you have a Hue Jitter set on a brush in the Brush Settings dialog box the color will bounce around randomly between the foreground and background colors. Normally the foreground color is used, with Hue Jitter the brush will also use the background color and any color in the range between the foreground and background colors. The higher the setting the more random color from that range and the more the color will include the background color. So a low Hue Jitter setting with keep your colors at or near the foreground color, the higher the setting the more colors you will see that move towards the background color. I am doing another Christmas Card video right now using a Snowflake Brush and the Hue Jitter, Scatter, and Spacing settings in Brush Settings. There is a demonstration and discussion of each of those settings in that new video "Snowflake Christmas Card" (going up this evening, for anyone not reading this comment today: the video is already up).
George
Thank you George as always I appreciate what you do!
Rich
+MrMoonpie001 Thanks Rich!
i have ps elements 15 and I'm following your video but when i add an image to the new layer it automatically combines it with the back ground image it looks like yours but doesn not react the same its always so frustrating when the program on the video is set up different
Hi John, it sounds like you are skipping a step. Create a new blank file first set at the Photoshop Elements default size which should be 6x4 inches at 300 Pixels/Inch. Next open the City picture and then drag the background layer of the city picture over to the new blank file. It will give you the city picture on a new layer above the blank background layer. It sounds like you are just opening the city picture and looking at that, which will have the city on the background. If you don't have floating windows like I use in this demo watch this video (shown in PSE 15) on how to use floating windows. th-cam.com/video/X26Ga4j4O9w/w-d-xo.html
George
thank you :-)
Thank you sir. I knew how to do this but forgot lol
You're welcome! Here is another project I did using this same idea but this time creating a tourist style post card:
th-cam.com/video/lvYTrWUNP5c/w-d-xo.html
George
Can I use a picture instead of the gradient tool that you used.I want that text picture I just created set into the sand of the beach picture I am using
Hi Bonny, sure, use whatever you want as a background. To make the text look like it is pushed into the sand get rid of the drop shadow and use a Layer Style Bevel, you will need to adjust the light direction, up or down setting, and size to match the lighting of the sand.
George
How about I send you the pictures and you do the work and I will send you the check? lol. pushed in the sand sounds awesome but its doubtful I can do that unless you have a tutorial.
Hi Bonnie, I will add doing some sand text videos to my list. At the moment I have no voice following the flu but as soon as I can record again I will do something.
George
Can I install fonts into this program?
Hi, sure. Photoshop Elements uses the currently installed fonts on your system. Here is a video on how to find and install fonts. The video is demonstrated for Adobe Photoshop but the instructions are exactly the same for Photoshop Elements.
George
How To Gurus awesome, thanks for letting me know.
Thank you, fantastic video, oldguy1940.
You're Welcome!
George
I can't move my lens flare after it becomes a layer. Any idea why?
Hi, if you put the lens flare on a black layer and set the layer to Multiply Blend Mode you will then be able to move it around. You may need to extend the black around the lens flare if that causes an issue. Also you need to keep the lens flare away from the edges or you may see the lens flare cut off on an edge. If you put the lens flare on an image layer it is locked to the image.
George
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How To Gurus Thanks a lot! Great video :)
I don't under stand how you get the part of the picture with the ruler thing on it and then move it. I can't do that. My picture that I want to add on the background doesn't move. How do I do that. I have elements 12
+Cindy Henson Hi Cindy, here is how to activate floating windows in PSE. First open the Edit Menu and at the bottom click on Preferences. In the General section of Preferences there are two check boxes that need to be checked. Allow Floating Documents in Expert Mode and Enable Floating Document Window Docking. With those checked you will be able to grab the name tab of the image window and drag it away from where it is docked. It will snap into a floating window. To put it back just drag the name tab back up to the top of the window area, when you see a light blue line above the window let go and it will snap into the docked position. You can show or hide the rulers from the View menu.
George
@@HTGGeorge THANK YOU FOR THIS, I WAS LOOKING FOR THE SOLUTION FOR HOURS :/
Hi. First of all, thanks for posting this video. The issue I have is at the 2:10 mark of your video: when I drag the photo onto the new file, the size is very small. It doesn't maintain the dimensions of the original photo. And if I expand the small photo, it loses the resolution. How do I fix that?
Hi, it sounds like you are trying to put a 72px per inch image into a 300px project. My suggestion would be to open the 72px image separately and up the resolution to 300px (Image/Resize/Image Size) Use the Bicubic Smoother setting in the drop down list. Photoshop Elements will need to make up 228 new pixels per inch to increase the resolution to 300 so there will be some loss in sharpness and detail. Then try sharpening that photo either using the Sharpen tools in the Enhance menu or using the tricks in my video on sharpening th-cam.com/video/6NkacizSpq0/w-d-xo.html. Then when you have done the best you can to enlarge the image and repair any quality loss you are ready to import that image into your other project file. I will be doing a video on how to handle this exact problem this coming week.
George
Thanks very much for the tip. Your videos are wonderful! I still managed to create the project by making adjustments.
: )
For some reason it's just not working for me..
Hi TrekkerPat, here it is in a nutshell. Open a new file. Add your text. Place or Import a picture onto a layer above the text. Right click on the name of the picture layer and choose Create Clipping Mask. There you go. Everything else is just being fancy. There are several ways to get text into letters. Here is are two more videos putting images inside letters: th-cam.com/video/yH9bbQi1YgY/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/lvYTrWUNP5c/w-d-xo.html
George
Thanks will give it a try. I did do the layers before, but it just wouldn't work for me
Hi, make sure that your image layer is directly above the text layer with no other layers in between.
George
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