Who doesn't want to be happy?

First of all, thank you for what has to be the funniest and most flattering way I have been asked for Photoshop help, down to the candle.

Adding a white outline is one of my favorite things to do with text and also super simple. I like to pair it with gradient + difference text, but I think it works with plain color text just fine—though I will add that you want to work with “thicker” fonts, as opposed to really fine ones like a lot of script fonts. (Basically: you want a font that allows an actual outline, and also one that will still be legible after adding said outline.)

Right click on your text layer where the text (“T”) symbol is, then choose Select Pixels. This should make a selection around your text so that it looks something like this:

Create a new layer and then right click anywhere on your canvas. You should see an option called Stroke, which brings up this window:

If your settings don’t already match the ones in the screenshot, quickly match them up before clicking OK. All that’s left is to move the white outline a few pixels away from the text (I pretty much always stick to 3px, first to the right or left, then up or down) and you should be all set!

hi! so since i’ve recieved multiple asks about how i made this post i thought i would put together a little post! 

for this tutorial you will need two clips (preferably a dark one and light one) and a gif overlay. you can fin gif overlays on google images, tumblr, and deviant art but here are some that i would recommend!  x x x

tutorial under the cut

this is a really long tutorial showing you how to:

make a gif

basic coloring

how to load an action

how to sharpen/use and action

you will need:

photoshop (i use cs6, but if you can make a gif in the version you have you can do this)

timeline (for applying actions)

and having basic knowledge of ps will help you though this is really detailed so you should be fine no matter your familiarity

Back due to popular demand!! Here’s a reupload of my gif making tutorial! 🤗After my blog @stefani-germanotta/@pixelrey was terminated by tumblr for copyright reasons, this tutorial was deleted along with it because it had a “keep reading” cut :( That really bummed me out because I spent HOURS working on this. BUT I recently managed to find an archive of the tutorial (thanks to the wayback machine archive site - a LIFESAVER), so here it is again!  ♥︎ So without further ado, here’s a tutorial on how I make my gifs (including how to take screencaps) 🎉 I noticed that it’s kind of hard to find a thorough step-by-step tutorial out there so I hope this helps!

You’ll need:

Photoshop CS6 or higher. I use PS CC 2017, but as long as you have the video timeline feature you should be fine.

A video player that takes continuous screenshots.

I personally use mpv on my mac and gom player on my pc.

this tutorial will hopefully help you to be able to make icons like in the banner above. 

Difficulty: easy