Word Cloud with Photoshop Elements Tutorial

My copy of Adobe Photoshop Elements Techniques magazine arrived the other day! The article on using a word cloud caught my eye!  I used this info to create an easy tutorial on this technique. If you need additional help, it's in the Jan/Feb. 2012 issue. Side note- It's a great mag and website!

Adding a Word Cloud to Your Photo

Materials

Photoshop Elements 10

Word Art Program (free)- Wordle

Directions

1. Visit Wordle and create a word cloud

 Save by hitting the print key. Select Save as pdf file

2. Open the pdf  file in Elements

3. If not transparent, select the magic wand tool (w)

Next, make sure the contiguous option is not checked.

Then, click once on the background

Finally, press the delete key.

You now have a transparent layer.

4. Press Control T (mac- command T)

This command creates a free form bounding box.

Size and move, as needed.

5. Save as a png to preserve transparency

That's it! I'm a newbie and was able to do it on the first attempt!

If you try this tutorial, I hope you share it!! I've provided a Linky...

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