Place An Image In Text With Photoshop. Written by Steve Patterson. In this Text Effects tutorial, well 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 Photoshops clipping masks, as were about to seeGet access to the latest features of Adobe Photoshop CC. Now with more library asset support, more templates and UI kits in Adobe Stock, and a new selection tab. This version of the tutorial is for Photoshop CS5 and earlier. If youre using Photoshop CC or CS6, see the fully revised and updated version of this tutorial. Heres the effect were going for The final image in text effect. How to Remove Text from a Photo in Photoshop. Do you have a great photo that you dont want to use because theres text on it Well Photoshop has some. List of Adobe Photoshop CS5 shortcut keys Subject Descriptors Shortcut keys, shortcuts. Application Version Adobe Photoshop CS5 Task Description What are the. At the end of the tutorial, Ill include a summary of the steps that you can return to whenever you need a quick refresher. Lets get started For convenience, Ive included the video from the Photoshop CC version of this tutorial below, since everything I cover in the video also applies to CS5 and earlier. Get all of our tutorials as print ready PDFsStep 1 Open A Photo To Place Inside Your Text. First, we need the image that were going to place inside of our text. Ill use this panoramic photo of Hawaii An ocean view from 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 CtrlJ Win CommandJ 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 Photoshops Layers palette. 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 thats 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. Thats not what we want. We want the new layer to be placed below Layer 1. Heres 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 Hold down Ctrl Win Command Mac and click on the New Layer icon in the Layers palette. We now have a new blank layer named Layer 2 sitting directly between the Background layer and Layer 1 The Layers palette showing the new blank layer between the Background layer and Layer 1. Step 4 Fill The New Layer With White. At the moment, our new layer is completely blank. Lets fill it with white so it will appear as a white background after weve 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 Photoshops 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 Select White for the Contents option at the top of the Fill commands 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 The preview thumbnail for Layer 2 shows that the layer is now filled with white. Step 5 Select Layer 1 In The Layers Palette. Its time to add our text, but in order to see the text when we add it, well 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 Click on Layer 1 in the Layers palette to select it. Step 6 Select The Type Tool. To add the text, well need Photoshops 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 Select the Type Tool. 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. Im going to choose Arial Black. Dont worry about the font size for now Select a font in the Options Bar. Step 8 Set White As Your Foreground Color. This step isnt absolutely necessary, but to help me see my text, Im going to use white for my text color. The color you choose for your text doesnt really matter since well be filling the text with an image in a moment, but it still helps to be able to see the text when were adding it. To set the text color to white, all we need to do is set Photoshops 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. Windows 7 Loader By Daz Version 3. If you look at the Foreground and Background color swatches near the bottom of the Tools palette, youll see that white is now the Foreground color the left swatch Setting the Foreground color to white sets the text color to white as well. 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 Im using a photo of an ocean scene in Hawaii, Im going to type the word HAWAII Click inside the document and add your text. When youre done, click on the checkmark up in the Options Bar to accept the text. Click on the checkmark in the Options Bar to accept the text. Step 1. 0 Resize and Reposition The Text With The Free Transform Command. Youll probably need to resize and reposition your text at this point, and we can do both of those things using Photoshops Free Transform command. Press CtrlT Win CommandT 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 Use Photoshops Free Transform command to resize and move the text. Press Enter Win Return Mac when youre done to accept the transformation and exit out of the Free Transform command. Step 1. 1 Drag The Text Layer Below Layer 1Now 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. Youll see a thick black line appear between Layer 1 and Layer 2 Drag the type layer below Layer 1.