Members get instant access to all of SitePoint’s ebooks and interactive online courses, like Foundations of Photoshop.Ĭomments on this article are closed.Have you ever wondered how people get artwork to fit the shape of an object or word? In today’s tutorial, we’re going to use some text as a clipping mask to have an image appear through the letters using Adobe Photoshop.Ī clipping mask is created in Photoshop when you use the content of one layer to mask the layers above it. If you enjoyed reading this post, you’ll love Learnable the place to learn fresh skills and techniques from the masters. You can do this with any shape on a layer. In the Layer Style dialog box, change the Opacity to 100%, the angle to 180 and the distance, spread and size to 3.Īnd that’s it. Select the Snowfall type layer to make it active, and then click the Add a Layer Style button ( ) at the bottom of the Layers palette and choose Drop Shadow from the pop-up menu.Ģ. To complete the image we will add a drop shadow to the text. The nice thing here is that you can move your text around and the image coming through varies. The clipping mask, kicks into action and you will see the letters forming the word Snowfall are filled with the image of the snowy trees. Click on the Layers Palette menu (the little triangle in the upper right corner) and choose Create Clipping Mask. Click on the Trees layer in the Layers Palette and drag it to the top of the layers so that Trees are hiding the words Snowfall.Ĩ. Rename the layer as Trees and click OK.ħ. Double-click anywhere on the background layer to open up the New Layer dialog box. At the moment the background layer is locked.Ħ. You now need to rearrange the stacking order of the layers to create your clipping mask. Using the Paint Bucket tool, fill the new layer with white. Click on the background layer in the Layers Palette to select it and then click on the Create A New Layer button.Ī new empty layer will appear in the Layers Palette.ĥ. Use the Move Tool, to centre the word in the middle of the image.Ĥ. Click on the document window and type the word Snowfall. Below you can see the options I chose.įont Family – pussycat, Size 250 (you will need to type this into the Size field and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac)), Text aligned Centre and Anti-aliasing set to Strong.ģ. Select the Horizontal Type Tool and choose the font properties you want on the tool options bar. (Note the screengrabs here are from Photoshop CS2, but you can do this with versions of Photoshop 7 (possibly before) onwards.)Ģ. In Photoshop, open up an image that you want to use.
This is a popular effect both on the web and in graphic design.ġ. In this tutorial, we’re going to use some text as a clipping mask and the image from another layer will appear through those letters. You are basically clipping around the artwork to fit to the shape of the object on the layer. If you’re keen to learn more about Photoshop, you may find this recent article on getting started with Photoshop of great interest.Ī clipping mask is created in Photoshop when you use the content of one layer to mask the layers above it.
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