In this tutorial, we'll learn how to place an image in text with Photoshop, a very popular effect to create and one that also happens to be very easy to do thanks to the power of Photoshop's clipping masks, as we're about to see!
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This version of the tutorial is for Photoshop CS5 and earlier. If you're using Photoshop CC or CS6, see the fully revised and updated version of this tutorial. Here's the effect we're going for:
Let's get started!
How To Place An Image In Text
Step 1: Open A Photo To Place Inside Your Text
First, we need the image that we're going to place inside of our text. I'll use this panoramic photo of Hawaii:
Step 2: Duplicate The Background Layer
If we look in the Layers palette, we can see that we currently have one layer, named Background. This layer contains our image. We need to duplicate this layer, and the easiest way to do that is by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+J (Win) / Command+J (Mac). If we look once again in the Layers palette, we see that we now have two layers. The original Background layer is on the bottom, and a copy of the Background layer, which Photoshop automatically named 'Layer 1', is sitting above it:
Step 3: Add A New Blank Layer Between The Two Layers
Next, we need to add a new blank layer between the Background layer and 'Layer 1'. Currently, 'Layer 1' is the layer that's selected in the Layers palette. We can tell which layer is selected because the selected layer is always highlighted in blue. Normally, when we add a new layer, Photoshop places the new layer directly above whichever layer is currently selected, which means that Photoshop would place the layer above 'Layer 1'. That's not what we want. We want the new layer to be placed below 'Layer 1'. Here's a useful trick. To add a new layer below the currently selected layer, hold down your Ctrl (Win) / Command (Mac) key and click on the New Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers palette. Holding down Ctrl (Win) / Command (Mac) is the trick to placing the layer below the currently selected layer:
We now have a new blank layer named 'Layer 2' sitting directly between the Background layer and 'Layer 1':
Step 4: Fill The New Layer With White
At the moment, our new layer is completely blank. Let's fill it with white so it will appear as a white background after we've placed our image inside the text. Go up to the Edit menu at the top of the screen and choose Fill. This will bring up Photoshop's Fill dialog box. Select White for the Contents option at the top of the dialog box, then click OK to exit out of the dialog box:
Nothing will appear to have happened in the document window, since the image on 'Layer 1' is blocking 'Layer 2' from view, but if we look at the layer preview thumbnail for 'Layer 2' in the Layers palette, we can see that sure enough, the layer is now filled with solid white:
Step 5: Select 'Layer 1' In The Layers Palette
It's time to add our text, but in order to see the text when we add it, we'll need to have the text appear above 'Layer 1', otherwise the image on 'Layer 1' will block the text from view. To make sure we can see our text, click on 'Layer 1' in the Layers palette to select it. This way, as soon as we begin typing, Photoshop will create a new type layer for us and place the type layer directly above 'Layer 1':
Step 6: Select The Type Tool
To add the text, we'll need Photoshop's Type Tool, so select the Type Tool from the Tools palette. You can also quickly select the Type Tool by pressing the letter T on your keyboard:
Step 7: Choose A Font In The Options Bar
With the Type Tool selected, go up to the Options Bar at the top of the screen and choose whichever font you want to use for the effect. Generally, fonts with thick letters work best. I'm going to choose Arial Black. Don't worry about the font size for now:
Step 8: Set White As Your Foreground Color
This step isn't absolutely necessary, but to help me see my text, I'm going to use white for my text color. The color you choose for your text doesn't really matter since we'll be filling the text with an image in a moment, but it still helps to be able to see the text when we're adding it. To set the text color to white, all we need to do is set Photoshop's Foreground color to white. First, press the letter D on your keyboard, which will reset the Foreground and Background colors to their defaults. Black is the default color for the Foreground color and white is the default color for the Background color. To swap them so white becomes the Foreground color, press the letter X on your keyboard. If you look at the Foreground and Background color swatches near the bottom of the Tools palette, you'll see that white is now the Foreground color (the left swatch):
Step 9: Add Your Text
With the Type Tool selected, your font chosen and white as your Foreground color, click inside your document window and add your text. Since I'm using a photo of an ocean scene in Hawaii, I'm going to type the word 'HAWAII':
When you're done, click on the checkmark up in the Options Bar to accept the text.
Step 10: Resize and Reposition The Text With The Free Transform Command
You'll probably need to resize and reposition your text at this point, and we can do both of those things using Photoshop's Free Transform command. Press Ctrl+T (Win) / Command+T (Mac) on your keyboard to bring up the Free Transform box and handles around your text, then drag any of the handles to resize the text. If you want to resize the text without distorting the look of it, hold down your Shift key and drag any of the four corner handles. You can also resize the text from its center by holding down the Alt (Win) / Option (Mac) key as you drag. Finally, to move the text, click anywhere inside the Free Transform box and drag your mouse to move the text around inside the document window:
Press Enter (Win) / Return (Mac) when you're done to accept the transformation and exit out of the Free Transform command.
Step 11: Drag The Text Layer Below 'Layer 1'
Now that we have our text the way we want it, we need to move the type layer below the text in the Layers palette. Click on the text layer, then simply drag it down below 'Layer 1'. You'll see a thick black line appear between 'Layer 1' and 'Layer 2':
Release your mouse button when the black line appears to drop the type layer into place between 'Layer 1' and 'Layer 2':
Step 12: Select 'Layer 1' Again
Click once again on 'Layer 1' in the Layers palette to select it:
The text will temporarily disappear inside the document window now that the image on 'Layer 1' is blocking it from view.
Step 13: Create A Clipping Mask
To create the illusion that the photo is inside the text, we need to use a clipping mask. This will 'clip' the photo on 'Layer 1' to the text on the layer directly below it. Any areas of the photo that appear directly above the letters will remain visible in the document. The rest of the photo will disappear from view.
With 'Layer 1' selected in the Layers palette, go up to the Layer menu at the top of the screen and choose Create Clipping Mask:
If we look in the document window, we can see that the photo now appears to be inside the text:
Step 14: Add A Drop Shadow (Optional)
To complete my effect, I'm going to add a drop shadow to the letters. If you want to follow along, first select the type layer in the Layers palette, then click on the Layer Styles icon at the bottom of the Layers palette:
Select Drop Shadow from the list of layer styles that appears:
This brings up Photoshop's Layer Style dialog box set to the Drop Shadow options in the middle column. I'm going to leave most of the options alone, but I'll lower the Opacity of the drop shadow down to about 60% so it's not quite so intense, and I'll set the Angle of the drop shadow to 120°:
Click OK when you're done to apply the drop shadow an exit out of the Layer Style dialog box. Here is my final 'image in text' effect:
After you create a text layer, you can editthe text and apply layer commands to it. You can insert new text,change existing text, and delete text in text layers. If any stylesare applied to a text layer, all text inherits the attributes ofthose styles.
You can also change the orientation (eitherhorizontal or vertical) of a text layer. When a text layer is vertical,the type lines flow from top to bottom. When a text layer is horizontal,the type lines flow from left to right.
Graphpad prism 6 free download. Select the Horizontal Type tool or the Vertical Type tool (or select the Move tool and double-click the text).
In the Expert mode, select the text layer in the Layers panel.
When you click in an existing text layer, the Type toolchanges at the insertion point to match the orientation of the layer.
- Position the insertion point in the text, and do oneof the following:
Click to set the insertion point.
Select one or more characters you want to edit.
Enter text as desired.
- Commit the text layer by doing one of the following:
Click the Commit button in theoptions bar.
Click in the image.
Select a different tool in the toolbox.
- Select the text layer in the Layers panel, or click inthe text flow to automatically select a text layer.
- Position the insertion point in the text, and do oneof the following:
Drag to select one or more characters.
Double-click to select a single word.
Triple-click to select an entire line of text.
Click a point in the text and then Shift-click toselect a range of characters.
Choose Select > All to select all thecharacters in the layer.
To use the arrow keys to select characters, holddown Shift and press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow key.
Step 8: Set White As Your Foreground Color
This step isn't absolutely necessary, but to help me see my text, I'm going to use white for my text color. The color you choose for your text doesn't really matter since we'll be filling the text with an image in a moment, but it still helps to be able to see the text when we're adding it. To set the text color to white, all we need to do is set Photoshop's Foreground color to white. First, press the letter D on your keyboard, which will reset the Foreground and Background colors to their defaults. Black is the default color for the Foreground color and white is the default color for the Background color. To swap them so white becomes the Foreground color, press the letter X on your keyboard. If you look at the Foreground and Background color swatches near the bottom of the Tools palette, you'll see that white is now the Foreground color (the left swatch):
Step 9: Add Your Text
With the Type Tool selected, your font chosen and white as your Foreground color, click inside your document window and add your text. Since I'm using a photo of an ocean scene in Hawaii, I'm going to type the word 'HAWAII':
When you're done, click on the checkmark up in the Options Bar to accept the text.
Step 10: Resize and Reposition The Text With The Free Transform Command
You'll probably need to resize and reposition your text at this point, and we can do both of those things using Photoshop's Free Transform command. Press Ctrl+T (Win) / Command+T (Mac) on your keyboard to bring up the Free Transform box and handles around your text, then drag any of the handles to resize the text. If you want to resize the text without distorting the look of it, hold down your Shift key and drag any of the four corner handles. You can also resize the text from its center by holding down the Alt (Win) / Option (Mac) key as you drag. Finally, to move the text, click anywhere inside the Free Transform box and drag your mouse to move the text around inside the document window:
Press Enter (Win) / Return (Mac) when you're done to accept the transformation and exit out of the Free Transform command.
Step 11: Drag The Text Layer Below 'Layer 1'
Now that we have our text the way we want it, we need to move the type layer below the text in the Layers palette. Click on the text layer, then simply drag it down below 'Layer 1'. You'll see a thick black line appear between 'Layer 1' and 'Layer 2':
Release your mouse button when the black line appears to drop the type layer into place between 'Layer 1' and 'Layer 2':
Step 12: Select 'Layer 1' Again
Click once again on 'Layer 1' in the Layers palette to select it:
The text will temporarily disappear inside the document window now that the image on 'Layer 1' is blocking it from view.
Step 13: Create A Clipping Mask
To create the illusion that the photo is inside the text, we need to use a clipping mask. This will 'clip' the photo on 'Layer 1' to the text on the layer directly below it. Any areas of the photo that appear directly above the letters will remain visible in the document. The rest of the photo will disappear from view.
With 'Layer 1' selected in the Layers palette, go up to the Layer menu at the top of the screen and choose Create Clipping Mask:
If we look in the document window, we can see that the photo now appears to be inside the text:
Step 14: Add A Drop Shadow (Optional)
To complete my effect, I'm going to add a drop shadow to the letters. If you want to follow along, first select the type layer in the Layers palette, then click on the Layer Styles icon at the bottom of the Layers palette:
Select Drop Shadow from the list of layer styles that appears:
This brings up Photoshop's Layer Style dialog box set to the Drop Shadow options in the middle column. I'm going to leave most of the options alone, but I'll lower the Opacity of the drop shadow down to about 60% so it's not quite so intense, and I'll set the Angle of the drop shadow to 120°:
Click OK when you're done to apply the drop shadow an exit out of the Layer Style dialog box. Here is my final 'image in text' effect:
After you create a text layer, you can editthe text and apply layer commands to it. You can insert new text,change existing text, and delete text in text layers. If any stylesare applied to a text layer, all text inherits the attributes ofthose styles.
You can also change the orientation (eitherhorizontal or vertical) of a text layer. When a text layer is vertical,the type lines flow from top to bottom. When a text layer is horizontal,the type lines flow from left to right.
Graphpad prism 6 free download. Select the Horizontal Type tool or the Vertical Type tool (or select the Move tool and double-click the text).
In the Expert mode, select the text layer in the Layers panel.
When you click in an existing text layer, the Type toolchanges at the insertion point to match the orientation of the layer.
- Position the insertion point in the text, and do oneof the following:
Click to set the insertion point.
Select one or more characters you want to edit.
Enter text as desired.
- Commit the text layer by doing one of the following:
Click the Commit button in theoptions bar.
Click in the image.
Select a different tool in the toolbox.
- Select the text layer in the Layers panel, or click inthe text flow to automatically select a text layer.
- Position the insertion point in the text, and do oneof the following:
Drag to select one or more characters.
Double-click to select a single word.
Triple-click to select an entire line of text.
Click a point in the text and then Shift-click toselect a range of characters.
Choose Select > All to select all thecharacters in the layer.
To use the arrow keys to select characters, holddown Shift and press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow key.
Edit Text Photoshop Layer
A font is a set of characters—letters, numbers,or symbols—that share a common weight, width, and style. When youselect a font, you can select the font family (for example, Arial)and its type style independently. A type style is a variant versionof an individual font in the font family (for example, regular,bold, or italic). The range of available type styles varies witheach font.
If a font doesn't include the style you want,you can apply faux (fake) versions of bold and italic. A faux fontis a computer-generated version of a font that approximates an alternativetypeface design.
- If you're changing the existing text, select oneor more characters whose font you want to change. To change thefont of all characters in a layer, select the text layer in theLayers panel, and then use the buttons and menus in the optionsbar to change the font type, style, size, alignment, and color.
- In the options bar, choose a font family from the FontFamily pop‑up menu.
Choose a font style from the Font Style pop‑up menu in the options bar.
If the font family you chose does not include a bold or italic style, click the Faux Bold button, Faux Italic button, or both.
Note:
The type you enter gets its color from the current foreground color; however, you can change the type color before or after you enter text. When editing existing text layers, you can change the color of individual characters or all type in a layer.
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The type size determines how largethe type appears in the image. The physical size of the font dependson the resolution of the image. A capital letter in 72‑point textis approximately 1‑inch high in an image that is 72 ppi. Higher resolutionsreduce a given text point size because the pixels are packed more tightlyin higher resolution images.
- If you're changing existing text, select one ormore characters whose size you want to change. To change the sizeof all the characters in a layer, select the text layer in the Layerspanel.
- Select the Horizontal Type tool or theVertical Type tool .
- In the options bar, enter or select a new value for Size.You can enter a size larger than 72 points. The value you enteris converted into the default unit of measurement. To use an alternateunit of measurement, enter the unit (in, cm, pt, px, or pica) afterthe value in the Size text box.
Note:
The default unit of measurement fortype is points. However, you can change the unit of measurementin the Units & Rulers section of the Preferences dialog box. ChooseEdit > Preferences > Units & Rulers,and then select a unit of measurement for Type.
Youcan change the type color before or after you enter text. When editing existingtext layers, you can change the color of individual characters orall type in a layer. You can also apply a gradient to text in atext layer.
To change the color of text before youtype it, select a type tool.
To change the color of existing text, select a typetool and then drag to select the text.
- To choose a color from a list of color swatches, clickthe the Color menu in the options bar. To select a color and addit to the palette, click .
You can apply effectsto text. Any effect from the Effects panel can be applied to textin a layer.
- For new text, write and commit the text you wantto apply a style to. Then, select from the available presets inthe Tool Options bar.
- For existing text, select a layer that contains text.
- Open the Effects panel, and double-click the thumbnailof a style you want to apply to the text.
Warpingallows you to distort type to conform to a variety of shapes; forexample, you can warp type in the shape of an arc or a wave. Warpingapplies to all characters in a text layer—you cannot warp individualcharacters. Also, you can't warp faux bold text.
Select a type tool, and click the Warpbutton in thetool options bar.
Choose Layer > Type > WarpText.
- Choose a warp style from the Style pop‑up menu. The styledetermines the basic shape of the warped text.
- Select an orientation for the warp effect—Horizontalor Vertical.
- (Optional) Specify values for additional warping optionsto control the orientation and perspective of the warp effect:
Bend to specify the amount of warp.
Horizontal Distortion and Vertical Distortion toapply perspective to the warp.
- Select a text layer that has warping appliedto it.
- Select a type tool, and click the Warp button in theoptions bar; or choose Layer > Type > WarpText.
- Choose None from the Style pop‑up menu, and click OK.
Select the text and then click the ToggleText Orientation button in the optionsbar.
Select a text layer and then choose Layer >Type > Horizontal, or choose Layer > Type >Vertical.
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