Manipulating Text with Photoshop

For this practical task I used Photoshop CS6 to manipulate text.

I began by downloading a font called Assassins from the internet and opening it in Photoshop.

I opened the typography tool bar and adjusted the colour of the text from black to a dark burgundy colour to mimic the colour of dried blood so the text would look more sinister. I also adjusted the spacing of the letters so they were spaced slightly further apart than before.

I used a smudge tool to blur the bottom and top of the text to create contrast in the text, and also to make the text look more mysterious to conform to the conventions of pyschological horror.

Then I created a black and white gradient background with the gradient tool and used the dodge tool to adjust the colour of the middle of the text so it was brighter and the colour of fresh blood. I did this to create more contrast and make the title stand out more. 

  

I then experimented with different text effects to manipulate the text further, such as creating shadows around the letters or making the text look more textured

 

 

Evaluation

 

• I found this task a little difficult as I have little experience with Photoshop and editing software so I was reliant on online tutorials and experimenting with the tools until I found the ones that were the most suitable for this task.
• To improve next time I will familiarise myself with editing software so I will be more experienced with manipulating text and creating typography.