USING TYPE ON A PATH
STEP : 1
Select File > New to open the New document dialog box. Under Preset, choose Photo, set the width to 4 inches, the height to 3 inches, and click OK. You’re going to create some label artwork for a pickle jar.
STEP : 2
Select the Rectangle tool (U) and draw out a large rectangle shape in the center of your canvas that is roughly 3 inches wide by 2.15 inches tall. Double-click the rectangle layer’s Color Fill thumbnail on the Layers panel and change the color to #ddd9cc.
STEP : 3
Select the Custom Shape tool (U) from the toolbar, click the Custom Shape menu to view the pop-up panel, click the arrow in the upper-right corner of the panel, and select the Banners and Awards category to load those shapes into your menu. When the dialog box opens asking if you want to replace or append your current shapes, choose Append. Scroll down the menu a little and select the flag shape. Drag out a flag shape that spans across the rectangle from edge to edge and fill this shape with #3c622d, as illustrated in Figure 40-1.
Figure 40-1
STEP : 4
Press T to select the Type tool, and set the font to Lucida Handwriting Italic, the size to 36 pt, and the color to white. Hover your cursor above the top edge of the shape and when the dotted lines around the cursor turn into a straight line (as if the cursor is surfing along the path), click once and begin typing the word HARVEY’S in all caps.
Use the Path Selection tool (A) to adjust the flow of your text along the path so that it flows from left to right along the top edge of the shape. Then use the Move tool (V) to position the text inside the green flag shape, as shown in Figure 40-2.
Figure 40-2
STEP : 5
Next, you to create a simple curved path for some text above the top green flag shape that mimics that curve. Press P to select the Pen tool, and above the left edge of the H in Harvey’s, click and drag upward and to the right about one inch, release your mouse, and click and drag again above the right edge of the R, dragging slightly downward to the right.
Press T to select the Type tool, and set the font to a script such as Rage Italic, the size to 14pt,and the color to #867143. Hover your cursor above the top edge of the curve and when the dotted lines around the cursor turn into a straight line (as if the cursor is surfing along the path), click once and type Premium Quality, as illustrated in Figure 40-3.
Figure 40-3
STEP : 6
For the final set of embellishments, add a little more text and some layer styles. In the fonts of your choice, add the words Since 1972, KOSHER ORGANIC, and DILL PICK-LES to the layout.
Select the flag layer, choose Layer > Layer Style > Drop Shadow, set the angle to 105°, the distance to 8 px and the size to 8 px. Add a Bevel and Emboss Style with the style set to Outer Bevel and the size set to 14 px. Add a satin style with the blending mode set to Soft Light, the angle at 19°, the distance at 27 px, the size at 9 px, and the contour set to Ring. Last, apply a Stroke style with the size set to 9 px, the position set to Inside, and the color set to #ddb516. Then click OK to finish.
Your label art is complete! Now pop it onto a pickle jar, throw in a background gradient, add a reflection and a zippy tagline, and you’re finished. Figure 40-4 shows the completed artwork used in a pickle ad.
Figure 40-4
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