Photoshop: Make a PORTRAIT made only of TEXT!

Photoshop: Make a PORTRAIT made only of TEXT!

Photoshop tutorial showing how to create a portrait made of editable text layers. Lincoln face file: http://db.tt/jR2I8YjH Revised tutorial: https://www.yout…

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Scott Kni says:

Photoshop: Make a PORTRAIT made only of TEXT by Blue Lightning TV

itzlali says:

everytime i click command V it just adds another layer and doesnt link to
the layer. 

Helanio says:

Incredibly informative video- I learned a lot from this, thank you!

Fatima Almansori says:

Can i add my own text 

Juan Pi. says:

Really good explanations. Maybe it would have been better if you used
menus instead of shortcuts.

Eni Ayodele says:

I design through Cs2 Photoshop, normally when I’m finished I save it as a
JPEG photo, when I view the image and zoom in a little; it appears blurry.
Even when I’m designing, when I zoom in, it appears blurry.
1) – Is there any way I could prevent this or improve the resolution of the
image.
Then I want to order my designs for display but when I upload to websites
such as VistaPrint, they say the image is too blurry to be printed onto a
18 x 24 or higher size frame.
2) How can I prevent this?

Thanks for wandering my questions , Eni 

Linda Lewis says:

It is so wonderful that you speak so clearly which makes it possible to get
an easily readable transcript!!! Plus the fact that the tuts are great. I
am a big fan!!

LemarkillerNL says:

You sir made a REALLY good tutorial really clear really not stuttering or
mumble orr maybe ramble and it was a really good one maybe just a bit more
enthusiasm buttuhmm you have a like! maybe if ur other vids arre that good
even a sub!

CoryCode says:

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LoveHorsesGirl says:

When I select the shadows and add it to the new layer they come out white.
help?

tolitletol8 says:

whenever i paste the copied photo on the vector mask it just opens a new
layer. What do I doo. Thanks.

Abbas Hussein says:

لالا اخي انته لم تفهم قصد اخي اقول هذه الكتابه التي هيه موجده في التصديم
هل استطيع ترجمتها الى العربي كي اصمم واحده مثلها لا اقصد الفيديو لالالاطبعن
هو خاصبك وليس من حقي ان اخذه 

LemarkillerNL says:

what photoshop do u use

bimxbm says:

Hello, I’m using CS6. I followed every step in your video but I can’t paste
the midtone and the shadow into the layer mask. 

SmileLaughCry says:

out of all people, Lincoln is the Chosen One

odette intoy says:

THE EYES!!!!!! DON’T LOOK INTO ABE”S RIGHT EYE!!!!!

ervin dineros says:

thanks for the tutorial 🙂 and now i enjoy editing more pictures ^_^

Abbas Hussein says:

اخي انا عربي عراقي من المتابعين لك دائمن اخي هل استطيع ان اضع الكتابه
بالغه العربيه في التصميم

Teresa Reagor says:

This video tutorial I really liked. .. he didn’t mumble, stutter or ramble
on. He was to the point and the directions are extremely easy to
understand, I am really excited to try this.

zain99uet says:

Many thanks for an amazing tutorial. I had a look at few techniques but in
my opinion, this was the easiest and best way.
However, I am stuck at colouring point and unable to colour my portrait.
When I apply a gradient or brush, rather than changing only text, it
applies to whole canvas. I have followed all the steps as explained but not
sure where I am going wrong. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Eni Ayodele says:

does this work with cs2

Robinhood Java says:

Amazing voice with precise instruction.

Mehmetveli gerçek says:

Do with ps touch?
Nolur ceva ver


Ruth Alfaro says:

i CAN NOT PASTE THE MIDTONE ABRHAM FACE NEXT TO THE TEXT LAYER. IT DOES NOT
WORK. AND NEITHER DOES INVERTING IT… I FOLLOW THE STEPS UNTIL THIS PART.
YOU GOT ME LOST. 

Ncebazakhe Dingela says:

I’m using CS6 and the text box is on another layer. Do I just merge the
two.

Tusia Kovner says:

the cleverest and the clearest tutorial on type face. i had pleasure to
follow your steps. thank you thank you

bat speling says:

Good tutorial, but a little more enthusiasm would be nice, it’s really hard
to listen to such a monotonous voice. Just my opinion.

Mohammad Omidi says:

Hi
I have done it.
It was my first experience.
Thank you.

Josh Crawford says:

Very good tutorial, easy instructions! I couldn’t stop laughing at the
robotic voice though sorry! lol

Mason Survival says:

Is that a computer voice?

Marcia Baker says:

Meow < (ouo)>
| |o | |o | |o | |o | |o | |o | |o |
|o | |o | |o | |o

Parth Gami says:

his is very good Crative photo of abraham Lincoln,u.s.a nice art …….
!!!! very helpful to me ……thankyou .

Jackson Handong says:

You are such a great teacher, thx for sharing

nice-new says:

At 1:37 “Alt + Delete” doesn’t do anything on my side. Everything else is
good but can’t fill the selection with black. I’m using Photoshop CC.
EDIT: I found the problem. It’s “Alt + Backspace”, not “Alt + Delete”.

Now the problem is (midtones color range) :
” Warning: No pixels are more than 50% selected. The selection edges will
not be visible”

Vijay Sankar says:

Thank you for your precise instructions,but i got stuck at the last step
where i applied color gradient ,but it appeared all over the picture
including the background ,it didn’t appear only for text portrait as you
did.Where did i go wrong?
HELP NEEDED

LinKaaxMu says:

Great tutorial and easy to follow!

Mariposa says:

Aaaaaaand you have a subscriber more. Great tutorial!

Wenny Deng says:

i followed your tutorial,but when i colored it,it colored whole pic,not the
black area,why?
i changed it to color mode,of course.
thank you.

Ella Rose says:

Any tips on how to do this in elements? there is no color range selection
tool. :(

Mika Angelo says:

i like your voice LOL

Aisha Qureshi says:

Wow, I love this! Thank you so much!

Ravenne Romine says:

I just maı̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̸̨de you wipe your screen! XD

j henry says:

I have tried this over and over and it does not work. 

Robel Tsegai says:

thank you so much God bless you

devender verma says:

Using a picture of Abraham Lincoln, this Photoshop tutorial teaches you how
to make portraits composed of made of editable text layers.

voltaire ortega says:

its so rare to find tutorials as clear as this… bravo

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