This tutorial is to help you learn how to combine text with a
photo so you can actually put any image inside a word of text.
There are many techniques to accomplishing this same effect but this
one seems to be the easiest and most effective. Ok, once you have your picture open in photoshop:
1. Create a New Document
(File>New), In order to achieve desired results you should probably
make sure the new document has the same dimensions as the photo you
are going to use to fill the text. Then use the Paint Bucket
Tool (G) to fill the background with the color Black.
2. Then use the Horizontal Type Tool (T) and create
a word or words that you want that span the whole new document.
Then make the letters the color white.
3. Then copy and paste
the photo you would like to use into the document with the text you
just created. To select the photo (Select>All). To copy
the photo (Edit>Copy). Then select the other document and
paste the photo into it (Edit>Paste). Your layers menu should
look like the example shown to the left.
4.
Then change the top layer to be a clipping mask. With the top
layer selected (Layer>Create Clipping Mask)
5. Now you should be pretty much
done, but you may want to move the text or photo around to change
whats showing through, to do this use the Move Tool (V).
This is a great technique for creating posters or brochures. It
is also very commonly used to make certain kinds of advertisements. |
