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Step 8I'm a Cheater / Tips
You may have noticed in the last picture that the colored text did not take the shape it was supposed to. There are two reasons for this:
1. I cheated. In order to produce a concise instructable, I only formatted a small area of the picture instead of the entire image.
2. Changing from bold/italics/etc. and back again changes the letter spacing. This can drastically alter the picture. Here are some ways to get around this:
A. Leave them in. If you pick font formats that do not change the flow of the image, you can leave them in after changing the colors. So stick with bolds for the darkest areas, italics for the lighter ones, and stay away from underlines or strike-throughs that will leave scars in your picture.
B. Center all text Problems come when the change in format changes the spacing from left to right. Centering all text before beginning will make any spacing issues move outward, minimizing and damage.
C. Use different formats Bold drastically changes letter spacing, Italics less so. Experiment with other formats that you can use with the Ctrl pad to see what changes more or less.
D. ALL CAPS transitions between large and small font agitates the spacing problem. With all words in caps, or none in caps, less problems should occur. You can also use "all caps" as a format instead of Bold, for instance.
General Tips
Make the big image big, and the tiny text tiny. The larger the contrast in size, the more visual acuity and room for error you will have. In the one I've worked through here, the font was rather large for such a small image. Also, the bigger, the more impressive the effect.
Hang it in a prominent place! Remember to record how many double takes people make when they see it.
1. I cheated. In order to produce a concise instructable, I only formatted a small area of the picture instead of the entire image.
2. Changing from bold/italics/etc. and back again changes the letter spacing. This can drastically alter the picture. Here are some ways to get around this:
A. Leave them in. If you pick font formats that do not change the flow of the image, you can leave them in after changing the colors. So stick with bolds for the darkest areas, italics for the lighter ones, and stay away from underlines or strike-throughs that will leave scars in your picture.
B. Center all text Problems come when the change in format changes the spacing from left to right. Centering all text before beginning will make any spacing issues move outward, minimizing and damage.
C. Use different formats Bold drastically changes letter spacing, Italics less so. Experiment with other formats that you can use with the Ctrl pad to see what changes more or less.
D. ALL CAPS transitions between large and small font agitates the spacing problem. With all words in caps, or none in caps, less problems should occur. You can also use "all caps" as a format instead of Bold, for instance.
General Tips
Make the big image big, and the tiny text tiny. The larger the contrast in size, the more visual acuity and room for error you will have. In the one I've worked through here, the font was rather large for such a small image. Also, the bigger, the more impressive the effect.
Hang it in a prominent place! Remember to record how many double takes people make when they see it.
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