

Notice that you can freely distort the text.Ĭlick the Checkmark in the Options bar to finish working on the text.īelow the text you created, click and drag to create a type area. With the key pressed, drag one of the handles to change the text. Press the Cmd (Ctrl) and you’ll see transform handles. Entering text this way is useful for adding a headline or a few words to your artwork. Each line of text is independent-the line expands or shrinks as you edit it but doesn’t wrap to the next line unless you add a paragraph return or a soft return. Point type a horizontal or vertical line of text that begins where you click and expands as you enter characters. Type, “some text here ” This creates Point type. In the image, click with the Horizontal Type tool.

You can select a point and just start typing, or you can create a shape or area so that you can deliberately decide where the text goes. There are a couple of ways to add type to an image. In this lesson we’ll explore adding text as point and area type. In Photoshop, there are several ways to add text: as point type, area type, and type on a path. To add some text to our image, select the Horizontal Type Tool in the Toolbar. I want to find some beautiful type to enhance this image for the front page of my online store. Here’s an image I found for my website that focuses on its central theme. In this video, you’ll learn now to add text to images.
