Adobe Photoshop is the best image editing application. In this application the shapes and text is created on vector layer. In vector layer when you zoom in it will remain smooth and there will be no sharper edges. On the other hand a rasterized image upon zooming in will show squares and sharp edges which are known as pixels. Most of the Photoshop tools only work on rasterize images.You can also learn How To Crop an Image in a Circle in Photoshop.
Now for rasterizing the images you are required to follow these simple steps.
- 1st of all create a new document in Photoshop.
- Now select Text Tool from the Toolbox or you can type T from keyboard for accessing Type Tool.
- Now you need to click anywhere in your document and start typing any word or a paragraph.
- On the right side of the window there is a layer panel where the text layer has been included. Right click on the text layer and select Rasterize Type from it.
- The text is now converted into graphics which can easily be manipulated with brushes and filters easily.
- Apply faded effect o n your text and for that use Eraser Tool and then select Stencil Sponge-Wet Brush.
- Now is the time to add a background on the newly converted graphic.
- Now create a new layer by typing in Shift+Ctrl+N.
- Now fill in the layer by any color with the use of Bucket Tool.
- Duplicate the type graphic and modify the opacity of the layer from 20-25%.
- Now merge both layers by typing Ctrl+E.
- By using Pen Tool draw a frame and once the path is drawn save the path.
- Right click on the path and select stroke path.
- Now fill all the outer areas with the white color by using Bucket Tool.
- You need to make sure that the the opacity of Bucket Tool is 25%.