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WHAT’S IN YOUR DOWNLOAD FOLDER • PHOTOSHOP FILES - This folder contains the PSD files you will be using in Photoshop. • JPEG PREVIEWS - This folder contains a small preview of each template for easy reference. • read_me_pretty_please_template_copyright.pdf – This text file contains a quick word on copyright. • <strong>TUTORIAL</strong>.pdf – This file is the tutorial you’re reading now. FONTS The text in the templates is fully editable. If you would like to edit it or add text to the template using the same font, we used Raleway. The fonts we use in our designs are usually freeware or shareware fonts available for free on the internet. We cannot include the fonts in your download because they are protected under copyright. However you can download them directly from their creators. We find that if you type in the name of the font into your favorite search engine you will come up with several download sources. SOFTWARE YOU WILL NEED These templates are designed for Adobe Photoshop CS or newer. This is not to say that they don’t work with previous versions – they very well may. The files are unflattened, fully editable Photoshop PSDs that offer literally limitless opportunity for customization and creativity. In order to take full advantage of these templates, you should be relatively proficient in Photoshop. Not an expert, mind you. But you should have a general knowledge of layers, shapes, text and image manipulation such as using the transform tool, layer masks, etc. If you are less familiar with Photoshop, don’t fear. We will try to be as thorough as possible with the tutorial – and hey, you might just learn something new!
INSERTING YOUR IMAGES It’s very easy to place your images into the templates using the following steps: 1 2 3 4 5 Locate the layer of the position you would like to populate in your layers palette, called “IMAGE LAYER 1”, “IMAGE LAYER 2”, etc. Click once on the layer to highlight it. Open the image you would like to insert into this position and drag it onto the template by using the “Move Tool” ( Keyboard shortcut “V”). Now, to get your image to fit within the square, we need to apply a “clipping mask”. To do this, go to LAYER -> CREATE CLIPPING MASK in our top menu in Photoshop. The image will now take on the shape of the opening. The image will probably not fit correctly within the frame at first, so at this time you can resize the image by using the “Free Transform Tool” (Keyboard Shortcut Control+T, or Apple T on a Mac). Resize the image by dragging in the corners of the transform frame and don’t forget to hold down the Shift Key to maintain perspective. When you are happy with the size and position of your image, simply press “Enter” to apply the transformation. Repeat this step for subsequent images. CUSTOMIZING YOUR TEXT As we said before, your templates can be customized in any way imaginable. You can change nearly everything about them including the fonts, colors, image placement, borders, and so on. Here’s a little info on how to customize text: To change the wording on your templates do the following: 1 2 3 4 Select the Text Tool from your tools palette (keyboard shortcut “T”) Click on the line of text that you would like to change. Highlight the text by dragging the tool across it. Type to your heart’s content.
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