Multicolor Fill
page twoSelect the new, “Color” layer in the Layers palette, if it isn’t still selected. Choose Edit > Transform > Rotate. On the options bar, enter 45 in the angle box.
Or, you can move your cursor to the corner of the image, and, pressing the Shift key, drag to rotate the layer 45 degrees. Holding down the Shift key constrains the rotation to multiples of 45 degrees.
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Select the Type tool in the toolbox. Choose the Type mask option in its options bar. If you are using Photoshop v. 5.5, choose the type mask tool in the toolbox. Choose a fat, or bold text and enter a large point size value. I used the settings shown below (font is Impact, regular, 200 pt).
Type a word over a colorful area of your enlarged pixels. If you find it hard to judge where the best colors are while the red mask is active, go ahead and accept, or add the text outlines. Choose any other selection tool in the toolbox, such as the marquee tool, and place the cursor within your text selection outline to drag it to any location you prefer. You need to use a selection tool, and not the move tool to move the selection outline, and not its contents.
When you have the text selection outline over an area you like, choose Select > Inverse, and then press Delete to remove all the rest of the colored pixels. Press Crtl-D, or choose Select > Deselect to deselect all.
Make sure your text, or “Color” layer is still selected. Choose Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation. In Photoshop v. 5.5, choose Layer > New > Adjustment Layer, and choose Hue/Saturation from the dialog box’s menu. In the first dialog box that appears after you choose Hue/Saturation, be sure the Group with Previous Layer box is checked to select it.
In the Hue/Saturation adjustment dialog box, move the sliders around with the Preview box checked, to find colors you like for your text. I used a + 80 Saturation increase (no other changes) for the example shown below. Click OK to accept your adjustments.
Select the “Color” layer that has the text on it. After adding an adjustment layer, you need to remember to reselect the main layer so subsequent changes are made to that, and not the adjustment layer.
With your text layer selected, choose Layer > Layer Style > Bevel and Emboss. Or, you can click on the Layer Styles button at the bottom of the Layers palette, and choose Bevel and Emboss from the menu. If you are using Photoshop v. 5.5, choose Layer > Effects > Bevel and Emboss. I added a pillow emboss effect, with the default settings in the Styles dialog box.
Use the crop tool to get rid of all the extra white image area. My Layers palette looked like this when I was finished.
Below, you can see the final result. I have created several variations on this technique, which I will show you, next.
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