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Tutorials => Digital Design => Topic started by: Erica McPhee on November 08, 2013, 05:53:11 PM

Title: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: Erica McPhee on November 08, 2013, 05:53:11 PM
I was intrigued by the beautiful calligraphy subtitles at the beginning of The Great Gatsby movie and wanted to figure out how to do it. It's super easy and really fun! I hope you like it. I would love to see any examples you do!

http://youtu.be/0sturQQNfOo

Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: Roseann on November 08, 2013, 06:49:51 PM
Thank you Erica,
That was awesome!
Love,
Roseann
Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: Erica McPhee on November 08, 2013, 09:17:32 PM
I'm so glad you liked it Roseann!  :D
Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: lisaridgely on November 09, 2013, 03:36:33 PM
Thanks for the tutorial, Erica! Such a pretty effect!
Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: Erica McPhee on November 09, 2013, 07:44:40 PM
Thank Lisa! Would love to see your work if you give it a try!
Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: Sherry Lu on November 11, 2013, 01:41:05 PM
:) This is so pretty, and the possibilities do seem endless! Thanks for sharing :)
Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: Erica McPhee on November 11, 2013, 08:30:09 PM
You're so welcome, Sherry! I'm glad it seems useful. I have had fun playing with it!
Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: FrenchBlue Joy on November 13, 2013, 08:14:42 AM
Erica you are a wizard. 
Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: Erica McPhee on November 13, 2013, 10:28:38 AM
LOL! Thanks! Must be why I'm such a huge Harry Potter fan!  :D
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Post by: Nice Plume on November 17, 2013, 04:47:27 PM
Great tutorials ! Thankssssss for these shares !!!!
Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: Erica McPhee on November 17, 2013, 10:44:30 PM
You are very welcome! More to come soon!  :)
Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: katianaval on December 31, 2013, 05:41:07 AM
Hey Erica this is great and easy! Will use it on my next digital art! :)
Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: Erica McPhee on December 31, 2013, 11:31:06 AM
Isn't it fun?! I like to scan a beautiful fabric and use that.  :)
Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: FrenchBlue Joy on January 25, 2014, 10:39:49 AM
I've just gone back to this for a design I'm working on for a client, today!  Thanks again Erica for this wonderful resource.  You are the best!!
Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: Perfectsettings on January 26, 2014, 03:31:34 PM
One of this year's goals for me was to learn Photoshop.   :-[       ... I'll get there.
Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: Erica McPhee on January 26, 2014, 09:41:56 PM
Thanks Joy! Glad it's helpful!

Daisy - it's still only January! You have plenty of time!  :D
Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: Perfectsettings on January 27, 2014, 08:54:19 AM
You're right.  I've been wanting to learn for so long now ...  *sigh*
Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: Mljohnson805 on January 30, 2014, 11:42:27 PM
Erica,
How fabulous is that?! Thanks.
Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: Mljohnson805 on January 30, 2014, 11:57:14 PM
Erica,
How fabulous is that?! Thanks.
Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: Elizabeth Dianne on February 04, 2014, 05:20:30 PM
Hey Erica, first of all this is a great tutorial--

I am in Photoshop CC and don't know if that makes a difference--BUT

Everything is working fine and I save it and publish it as a header to my blog and the background is gray.  The lettering is beautiful--with the color--when I save it, it shows that it is white on PS but then............I have made about 10 and tried everything I can think of............any ideas...........

my website is

www.elizabeth-dianne.blogspot.com
Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: Erica McPhee on February 05, 2014, 10:42:45 AM
Oh it looks BeAuTiFuL! Did you figure it out because the background is now black... or did you want it white?

Look to see if you have a layer above the one you are using for the mask. Also, make sure you are in RGB mode. Let me know if either of those doesn't help. And if you could take a screen shot of your layers palette I could better tell.

I love what you posted though!
Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: _inklovewithpen on April 19, 2014, 01:57:12 AM
Hi Miss Erica!! I just saw this tutorial and it's awesome!!

Unfortunately, when I'm about to drag the blurred photo to the calligraphed words, the photo was too small. And when I select the create clipping mask.. it didn't went on the background. Huhuhu. :( I don't know why.


I hope you can help me.



Love,
Charm
@_inklovewithpen
Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: Erica McPhee on April 20, 2014, 07:52:44 PM
Hi Charm,
The photo was probably a smaller resolution than your calligraphy image. Make sure it is the same resolution (dpi). If it's a smaller resolution, you can increase the resolution and it shouldn't matter too much because you are going to blur it anyway. I think it's Image, Image Size, then set resolution to match.

Once the image is the right size, make sure the clipping mask is on that layer, not the background.

Let me know if that doesn't help. And if not, explain what happens when you try to do the clipping mask.
Thanks! Good luck!
Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: krixieaz on September 21, 2015, 10:27:42 PM
Erica I know this thread is old, but I just wanted to say thank you so much for posting this tutorial! My friend wanted help for their wedding, and I used this style. I am a first time user of Photoshop and I am amazed at how quick and easy it is do. Thanks again!!!! Posting a photo of it here :)

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5677/20991508323_b9d2682ae7.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/xYWY6i)Mon and Kara (https://flic.kr/p/xYWY6i) by Kris (https://www.flickr.com/photos/krixieaz/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Color Your Lettering - Gatsby Style!
Post by: Erica McPhee on September 22, 2015, 09:11:46 AM
How awesome! It looks beautiful!  :)