Directions: Please send me an email answering the following questions using what you learned in yesterday's Photoshop lesson.
Questions:
1. What is a clipping mask and how do you make one?
2. How many steps are there to warping a layer? What are these steps?
Lesson 7 Review by Mr. Schrauben:
About type
Type in Photoshop consists of mathematically defined shapes that describe the letters, numbers, and symbols of typeface. Many typefaces are available in more than one format. When you add type to an image in Photoshop, the characters are composed of pixels and have the same resolution as the image file-zooming in on characters shows jagged edges. However, Photoshop preserves the outlines and uses them when you scale or resize type. As a result you can produce type with crisp, resolution-independent edges, apply effects and styles to type, and transform its shape and size.
Clipping Mask
A clipping mask is an object or a group of objects whose shape masks other artwork so that only areas that lie within the clipping mask are visible. In effect, you are clipping the artwork to conform to the shape of the object (mask). This was used yesterday to place the olives image in our text on our oil bottle.
Warping a Layer
Warping a layer will allow you to make its contents look like they conform to a 3 dimensional shape to give your work a realistic appearance. Warping a layer is a two step process, to warp a layer you need to first convert the label and type layers into a Smart Object. Then you need to transform the new Smart Object so that it fits your picture to appear 3 dimensional. Using a Smart Object allows you to continue to edit both the contents of the layer (the type) and the warp after you apply the transformation.
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