Exercise 8b - Layers - Text and Vecotr Shapes

	Imaging 1
f	Exercise 8b – Layers – Text and Vector Shapes
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Learning Outcomes	Learning Outcome 8 - Identify and explain a range of digital imaging concepts such as colour mode, colour space and bit depth as well as demonstrate typical fundamental digital image enhancement techniques, and identify digital image workflow patterns and create a simple file management methodology that conforms to established industry norms.
Tasks	1) Open the document ‘Exercise 8a Intro.psd’ created in Exercise 8a. 2) Turn off the Drawing layer, the Ship layer and the Plane layer. 3) Click on the Text tool to add a text layer to the image. a) Use the option bar to select a font, set the size to 75 pt, and select a colour. b) Click in the sky and type the word ‘Transport’. c) Click on the Tick icon at the right end of the option bar when you have finished typing. 4) You can use the Character and Paragraph palettes to modify the text. 5) Select ‘Layer->Layer Style->Drop Shadow . . .’ to add effects to the text. 6) Create another text layer with smaller text that says :- Seaplanes and Ships 7) Select ‘Layer->Layer Style->Drop Shadow . . .’ to add effects to the text. 8) Choose the Rectangle tool and draw a rectangle around the smaller text layer. 9) On the Layers palette drag the text layer above the rectangle layer. 10) Make the rectangle the active layer. 11) To move the rectangle use the Move tool. 12) To resize or move the rectangle select ‘Edit->Free Transform Path’ and use the handles. 13) Select ‘Layer->Layer Style->Drop Shadow . . .’ to add effects to the rectangle. 14) Set the layer Opacity of the rectangle to 20 %. What happens ? All of the box and shadow become 20% opaque. 15) Set the Opacity back to 100%, then change the Fill to 20%. How does this differ from the Opacity setting ? Only the box not the shodow become opaque. 16) Link the rectangle and text layers together. 17) Save the image as ‘Exercise 8b Text.psd’