We talked last week about using Fill Opacity in the layers panel to achieve see-through type that is visible only by its layer styles. Here’s another version of that effect using a Clipping Mask to fill the type with a colorful image.
- Set up a Photoshop document with at least three layers. In the example below, the bottom layer is a solid color, the next layer is a field of tulips, and the top layer is a type layer with the words, “Tiptoe through the tulips”.
- Drag the Type layer down, so that it appears below your colorful layer.
- Select the new top layer and choose Layer > Create Clipping Mask.
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This command clips the top layer to the pixels on the underlying layer, effectively removing any tulip pixels that don’t overlap the underlying letters.
- Add a Layer Style or two and the letters pop off the page.
Want more Photoshop tips? Come to my upcoming Introduction to Adobe Photoshop CS3 class on August 4-5, 2008. It will be held in a virtual classroom, so you can attend this live, interactive class from anywhere in the country. All you need is a computer with fast Internet access, a headset and a current version of the software. You can ask all the questions you like because our virtual classes are led by a live instructor–this is not pre-recorded content. “See” you in August!