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Post by Lillias on May 18, 2019 16:43:13 GMT
but I tried for some extra fun I'm always up for extra fun Rita...  |
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Post by Bailey on May 19, 2019 2:09:57 GMT
Hi BillieJean Bailey I believe the text is offset in order to emphasize that it is sliced. It is offset in the tutorial too. I can’t say it looks odd to me but that could be because I’m not understanding exactly what you mean. I’m wondering if you mean the background should also be sliced like this… if not,then I'm at a loss to know what doesn't look right to you. I haven't had a chance to play with this yet, but you are on the right track about what I mean. Maybe think of it this way - if you made a print of your image without the slicing effect and then physically put a slice through the print just across the letters with a knife (as you have digitally) you wouldn't be able to physically offset the text without also offsetting the white border on the left and right sides in your original image.
For example, if you dragged the print above the slice to the left to offset the text a little, the white border on the left and right sides would also be offset to some extent. The fact that the white border on the left and right sides is not offset messes with my eyes and brain a bit because it doesn't look totally natural after the text has been offset. I totally understand the text offset and shading along the "cut" accentuate the slice and they do so really well if my eyes are focused solely on the text, but if I focus on the whole image the left and right white borders still being intact looks a little odd to me. But it's not a big deal. It's just that my eyes and brain tend to pick up little details like this. |
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Post by cats4jan on May 19, 2019 2:25:09 GMT
Bailey - The tutorial was focused on cutting text, not on cutting the whole project. You cut the text and then create a project to go with your cut text.
But, really - that's not the issue either. The tutorial was about learning a skill. That's what tutorials are always about - learning a skill. What you do with that skill - to show, off what you learned - is totally subjective.
You can say you don't like the way the project turned out - that it didn't appeal to you - but you can't say it's done wrong because it's a subjective interpretation of the tutorial.
When are we going to see your interpretation?
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Post by Bailey on May 19, 2019 2:39:09 GMT
To be honest, I am not sure what you are on about cats4jan. ... I totally understand the text offset and shading along the "cut" accentuate the slice and they do so really well if my eyes are focused solely on the text, but if I focus on the whole image the left and right white borders still being intact looks a little odd to me. But it's not a big deal. It's just that my eyes and brain tend to pick up little details like this. I didn't say anything was wrong. I said the white borders on the left and right side don't look natural to me. If BillieJean is happy with the way the white borders look, all well and good. I also didn't say it needs to be changed or altered in any way. That is totally up to her. When I have a chance I will have a play with this. I am working on another project atm which is a much higher priority for me. |
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Post by Lillias on May 19, 2019 12:58:54 GMT
Thanks for your comments Bailey and I’m glad to know I was on the right track with that last upload. I think I know what you are getting at now (she says hopefully). As Janice commented the tutorial was really focused on the actual procedure of cutting the text but you have caused me to think further into the whole thing and here is what I’ve come up with now. In the first example here I think the offset sliced text works better because the paper is crumpled and it is perfectly feasible – to me at least – that the text could appear offset because of the crumple in the paper. However I think perhaps the page to the right is more what you are thinking of where the paper itself is sliced through from edge to edge. Anyway I have enjoyed the experiment and thank you for your input here which stimulated my thought processes somewhat.  |
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Post by Bailey on May 19, 2019 13:15:23 GMT
No problem BillieJean 
Yes, the "slicing" on the crumpled paper (both images) looks very realistic to me and is exactly what I was talking about.
I mentioned earlier that I realise the tute focused on the process for creating the slice cut and to me for the effect to work at its fullest, the image the effect is used in should look realistic, otherwise the effect looses something from my point of view.
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Post by moss on May 19, 2019 23:05:46 GMT
This is diverting a bit but, after watching the video that BillieJean recommended, I scanned down the YouTube page and found this one. I just tried to find it again but no luck.Hope you like.  |
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Post by Sepiana on May 20, 2019 0:48:26 GMT
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moss
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Post by moss on May 20, 2019 1:24:28 GMT
Yes thank you. That is the one I used.
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Post by Lillias on May 20, 2019 9:33:49 GMT
Playing with Text can be fun. There are so many different things you can do and ways to manipulate text. A quick search on YouTube throws up lots of possibilities for those who are interested.
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Post by Sepiana on May 20, 2019 9:41:38 GMT
Yes thank you. That is the one I used. You are most welcome! Glad to help. |
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Post by cats4jan on May 20, 2019 12:11:11 GMT
Simple text enhancement Two copies/colors of text layer - nudge one layer over a couple of pixels using the arrow keys. Add shadow You can also use this technique to 'fatten' text - two layers of text - one nudged with arrow keys |
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