Photoshop

sugaris · 26th February 2008, 12:51 PM

Hi Everyone,
I need to make a simple X in photoshop for a safety sign that i'm making for work. Is there a simple way of doing it? I worked out that i can change the opacity so i can still see the picture under a rectangle But i really nead an X. My Photoshop skills are limited at best.

Cheers Sugaris...

Neuralstasis · 26th February 2008, 12:56 PM

not quite sure what you are trying to do. You can make a big x by using the font tool, makeing it a huge point size and typing x.

sugaris · 26th February 2008, 12:57 PM

Making a sign that has do's and don'ts... so on the don'ts i want a big red x through the picture...

Reason · 26th February 2008, 1:00 PM

A simple and quick solution would be to use the Type tool from the main toolbar, click on the image where you would like the X to be, type X, then play around with the properties of the text (size, colour, font). Try and find a simplified sans serif font face that looks more like a cross than the letter X.

Again this is just a quick way of doing it.

sugaris · 26th February 2008, 1:01 PM

no worries... thanks for that... trying it now...

juppy · 26th February 2008, 1:56 PM

rather than using the font point size defaults, just type the X then select the text layer and choose Edit/Transform/Scale and use the grab hanfled with the shift key to expand the X to your liking.

Assasinator_2 · 26th February 2008, 4:28 PM

You can then set the font to be in a new layer, and have it at an alpha of 50% or whatnot if you want some transparency.

sugaris · 26th February 2008, 4:58 PM

well i'm at this stage...
thoughts and comments welcome...

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kizzav · 26th February 2008, 5:01 PM

Very funny, lol.

glasnt · 26th February 2008, 5:03 PM

Looks like you've copy-pasted the silhouettes from somewhere else, you can see all these greyish areas around the figures. Hasn't this sign already been done before?

sugaris · 26th February 2008, 5:07 PM

thats from me working the rubber and for some reason i cant seem to remove. And yes i can't take all the credit for the sign but i have changed a major portion for the Circumstances that are required at my work.

Yes anyone would think they are animals i know.

juppy · 26th February 2008, 9:58 PM

you realise you this is the emasculation of men by denying them their right to wee standing up?

Primüs · 26th February 2008, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by juppy

you realise you this is the emasculation of men by denying them their right to wee standing up?

And toilet fish?!?

26th February 2008, 12:51 PM	#1
sugaris Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Townsville Posts: 348	Photoshop Hi Everyone, I need to make a simple X in photoshop for a safety sign that i'm making for work. Is there a simple way of doing it? I worked out that i can change the opacity so i can still see the picture under a rectangle But i really nead an X. My Photoshop skills are limited at best. Cheers Sugaris... __________________ Come to the Dark Side... We Have Cookies...

26th February 2008, 12:56 PM	#2
Neuralstasis Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Brisbane Posts: 210	not quite sure what you are trying to do. You can make a big x by using the font tool, makeing it a huge point size and typing x. __________________ >>> Neuralstasis <<< 386sx @ 2.6ghz trident 1meg video modded to X1950XT blah blah lies lies lies....

26th February 2008, 12:57 PM	#3
sugaris Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Townsville Posts: 348	Making a sign that has do's and don'ts... so on the don'ts i want a big red x through the picture... __________________ Come to the Dark Side... We Have Cookies...

26th February 2008, 1:01 PM	#5
sugaris Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Townsville Posts: 348	no worries... thanks for that... trying it now... __________________ Come to the Dark Side... We Have Cookies...

26th February 2008, 1:56 PM	#6
juppy Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Coffs Harbour, Australia Posts: 1,642	rather than using the font point size defaults, just type the X then select the text layer and choose Edit/Transform/Scale and use the grab hanfled with the shift key to expand the X to your liking. __________________ Brothers and sisters have I none... but that man's father, is my father's son. www.fontgod.com - Personal handwriting fonts. www.pinballaddicts.com - Pinball News, Marketplace, Future Pinball Tables. www.framebug.com - Free Inspirational and Educational stuff for Digital Photo Frames.

26th February 2008, 1:00 PM	#4
Reason Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 335	A simple and quick solution would be to use the Type tool from the main toolbar, click on the image where you would like the X to be, type X, then play around with the properties of the text (size, colour, font). Try and find a simplified sans serif font face that looks more like a cross than the letter X. Again this is just a quick way of doing it.

26th February 2008, 4:28 PM	#7
Assasinator_2 (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Rockhampton Posts: 4,591	You can then set the font to be in a new layer, and have it at an alpha of 50% or whatnot if you want some transparency.

26th February 2008, 4:58 PM	#8
sugaris Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Townsville Posts: 348	well i'm at this stage... thoughts and comments welcome... Click to view full-sized image! Hosted by UGBox Image Store __________________ Come to the Dark Side... We Have Cookies...

26th February 2008, 5:01 PM	#9
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26th February 2008, 5:03 PM	#10
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26th February 2008, 5:07 PM	#11
sugaris Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Townsville Posts: 348	thats from me working the rubber and for some reason i cant seem to remove. And yes i can't take all the credit for the sign but i have changed a major portion for the Circumstances that are required at my work. Yes anyone would think they are animals i know. __________________ Come to the Dark Side... We Have Cookies...

26th February 2008, 9:58 PM	#12
juppy Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Coffs Harbour, Australia Posts: 1,642	you realise you this is the emasculation of men by denying them their right to wee standing up? __________________ Brothers and sisters have I none... but that man's father, is my father's son. www.fontgod.com - Personal handwriting fonts. www.pinballaddicts.com - Pinball News, Marketplace, Future Pinball Tables. www.framebug.com - Free Inspirational and Educational stuff for Digital Photo Frames.