As I was thinking of making more advance tutorials, maybe its time to make a quick simple tutorials where beginners can easily figure how it was done. Here is a simple tutorial for beginners. In this tutorial you’ll gonna learn how to create a Simple Text Portrait in Photoshop. You will learn how to make a text follow into a path with the use of Pen Tool (P) in more artistic way. Here’s a quick look on the final result
First we need to get a Stock photo to start. This girl is good for our tutorial. You can download it HERE. After you download it. Put it in Photoshop and Name it to “GUIDE”
Once you download, Remove the background using Polygonal Lasso Tool (L).
Lets adjust the image Brightness and Contrast. Copy the settings below
Now lets posterize it a bit. Go to Image>Adjustments>Posterize. Then set the Level to 5. One its done set the image Opacity to 40 so we can easily see the path later on once we use Pen Tool (P).
Choose Pen Tool (P). Start creating a path from left to right. See image below.
Now Lets add an anchor point on the center of the path. Right Click on the Pen Tool (P) in the toolbar then choose Add Anchor Point Tool. Add an anchor point on the center then hold Left Click on your Mouse then drag it Upward.
This time choose Horizontal Type Tool (T) then click on the left side of the path. Its the first point when we start creating our path. After you click the first point of our path It must look like this
Now Start typing a text. I use naldzgraphics on this sample repeatedly:).
Lets adjust the size of the fonts so it will occupied the darker part of our image since we are using the darker part of the image as our guide to create our portrait.
To work on the eye, Choose Ellipse Tool (U) and start creating a circle inside the eye. Once your done adjust the circle using Direct Selection Tool (A). Now we have just made a path on the eye.
Choose Horizontal Type Tool (T) again. Click on the upper right of the path and start typing a text. It will look like this.
Now you learn how to create a path using Pen Tool repeat the same process on the nose,mouth and hair. Again make sure to use the darker part on the image as the guide on making the path:) Once your finish, close the “GUIDE” Layer. On the Background layer use #d3cb9f color. Use Paint Bucket Tool (G) to apply the color. And we’re finish:) Again Congrats!!!
Also Adding color gives better effect.You can play what ever color you want on your portrait. Here I just use a simple color using only more on red.
I hope this tutorial help you.
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26 Responses
Gabriel
September 6th, 2008
very good tutorial.thank you for the photoshop tutorial.
Dainis Graveris
September 6th, 2008
Hey, naldz! This one is great – yet simple :) Thanks for idea, just never thought about using this tool to do something like this! :) great :)
Andrew Houle
September 6th, 2008
This came out great, keep up the good work!
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John Campbell
September 6th, 2008
Really good job, keep up the great work!
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moih60
January 29th, 2009
good job…and good finish ..i have add it to my collection
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Katie
February 4th, 2009
This is sweet! Thanks, man.
Timothy
February 4th, 2009
Awesome tutorial. Will come in handy :)
Advocate
February 9th, 2009
seems it’s very good prog.. but who can say hoiw i can dowload it :(( waiting answer,if your cangive me link ..
Tony
February 10th, 2009
Cool
noor
February 14th, 2009
Wow
thanks
paslanmaz boru
February 17th, 2009
I want to strip wow
kami
February 28th, 2009
simple and useful, thank you
berlin
March 2nd, 2009
Gut!
SandyWatson
March 2nd, 2009
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Josh
March 6th, 2009
Very helpful post. I was looking for a tutorial for this. It’s so simple, but you can do some amazing things with it.
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Arema Adoh
April 7th, 2009
thank bror
bonnie sio
April 15th, 2009
wow….fantastic.
Matt
April 25th, 2009
Cool text portrait. I’ll have to try this one out.
Me
May 14th, 2009
it’s a damn cool .. let me post your article to my blog.. i like your tuts..
thank’s..
teuingsaha
June 9th, 2009
anjriiiit !!
hahaha…2 thumbs up for you
sam is #1
June 29th, 2009
wow thts neat i cant wait to try it!!
rurunavira
July 25th, 2009
Cool and simple!
keri
August 24th, 2009
this is fab but how do I make the text go from small to large so smoothly?
PRINCE
October 3rd, 2009
cool tutorial man dam good
plz send me more crative photoshop tutorials links
and plz send me the free link of all photoshop brushes.(i will most required destruction brushes)
so plz anyone send a link to my emal
“shiv181987@gamil.com”
thanks
Sergio
November 7th, 2009
thanks! a LOT LOT LOT LOT
LOT LOT LOT LOT
Rui Barreiros
November 16th, 2009
Thanks for the tutorial!
One question though: shouldn’t this type of work be done in a vectorial program such as Corel Draw?
I wanted to make a poster out of this but i’m afraid that working in photoshop will make my image pixelized..
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