GasMask Typography

we started some Typography today. This is my first attempt at a basic piece. Any opinions or suggestions would be appreciated.
-Raivu

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._4295951_n.jpg

It doesn't really represent the definition of typography.

Typography is usually at best when all text is horizontally oriented. Also, the way you have it only emphasizes basic outlines (it is a basic piece as you said anyways) but should also shade things in. Since you're a beginner, I'd focus on my first suggestion.

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Originally Posted by TEMPTii

It doesn't really represent the definition of typography.

Typography is usually at best when all text is horizontally oriented. Also, the way you have it only emphasizes basic outlines (it is a basic piece as you said anyways) but should also shade things in. Since you're a beginner, I'd focus on my first suggestion.

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we're doing more today, so I'll try to upload the second piece having taken your suggestion in =) Thanks Temptii

Looks cool though :p

Yeah, I was going to say, isn't typography when there's a bunch of letters (or, well, type) arranged to make the whole picture?
But, nonetheless, it still looks pretty cool. I think I did something like that a couple years ago (not the exact picture. I meant doing typography, by hand, though).

http://i25.tinypic.com/2n1dsty.png

Wow, that looks pretty cool, TEMPTii. Nice job.

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Originally Posted by TEMPTii

http://i25.tinypic.com/2n1dsty.png

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aah I'm jealous. ._. you'll have to show me some of this stuff sometime. You're putting my college digital 1 class to shame

Well, you're just learning now,right? Practice is the only way to get better at it.

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Originally Posted by Raivu

aah I'm jealous. ._. you'll have to show me some of this stuff sometime. You're putting my college digital 1 class to shame

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Lol college. i r sophomore

Create a large block of text expanding over the whole focal point. It doesn't need to be in the black area unless you play to put anything that isn't #000000 there. Make sure the text is white btw. Always remember that blending options are your friend. Just place the text layer over the image layer, and apply a blending option to the text. In this case, I think I used Hard Light or Linear Light because it was a dark image, but on most images Overlay, Soft Light, Color Dodge, and Linear Dodge are the best. I also duplicated the image and smudged a little to add more text in.

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Originally Posted by TEMPTii

Lol college. i r sophomore

Create a large block of text expanding over the whole focal point. It doesn't need to be in the black area unless you play to put anything that isn't #000000 there. Make sure the text is white btw. Always remember that blending options are your friend. Just place the text layer over the image layer, and apply a blending option to the text. In this case, I think I used Hard Light or Linear Light because it was a dark image, but on most images Overlay, Soft Light, Color Dodge, and Linear Dodge are the best. I also duplicated the image and smudged a little to add more text in.

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awesome I'll give it a shot. What was your wall of text from?

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awesome I'll give it a shot. What was your wall of text from?

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Made a paragraph of random depressing stuff then C&P.

Another way to do it, is to put a whole block of text over the entire space the picture will cover, then apply your picture as a clipping mask over the text layer.
May or may not be beneficial to place a copy of the picture underneath the text layer, blur it, and set to low opacity to get a little less disjunct feel.

http://i31.tinypic.com/2zrzwn4.jpg

(my example also uses a group color dodge to brighten key points like the eyes and the shoulder thingy)

The talking to strangers thing, I never knew that before... You have to talk to strangers to make more friends :D