Friday, October 24, 2014

How To: Mask a Photo into a Shape or Text

How To: Mask a Photo into a Shape or Text
This is a super quick + easy tutorial that you can use for wall art, instagram photos, or a profile picture- maybe a shaped sidebar photo for your blog!
For this tutorial I used Photoshop, but you could use a free alternative (like gimp) if you don't have Photoshop.
So, here's how you do it:

1: Open a new file in your editing program with a transparent background. I made mine 800x800 but you can choose your size accordingly.

2: If you're using text, click on the type tool and type whatever you like. I chose a bold font that I'm sort of obsessing over at the moment!
(If you're using a shape use, one with a transparent background)

3: Drag in your photo. Place it to cover your text and hit enter. I'm using a watercolor I did of a galaxy (I'm obsessed okay!)

4: In the layers tab right click your photo's layer, and choose 'create clipping mask'. You should see that small arrow will appear on the left side.

5:Click the new layer button (the page icon at the bottom) and add a blank white layer. Drag it below your text layer. You can make the background whatever color you want, but I liked the way it flowed with my image as white.

Now you're done! 

I hope you guys liked this tutorial!

If you have any questions feel free to ask- I'll be happy to answer!



P.S. I'm working on a new blog design for my own blog AND for the blog my younger sister is starting! Hopefully you guys will be able to see them both pretty soon!


Stay Minty,
-Juli

9 comments:

  1. This is absolutely amazing!
    Thanks for the tutorial!

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  2. This is so cool! Thank you for this tutorial-- I'll be sure to try this out soon!

    xx arushee || unadorned gifts

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    1. Thanks! Of course! I'd love to see your outcome :)
      xx Juli

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  3. I used to be able to do this but forgot, thanks for reminding me! Your out come looks beautiful, that watercolour is amazing x

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    1. Of course haha. Glad I could be of assistance! Thank you so much Martha!
      xx Juli

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    1. That's a wonderful question- to which I don't know the answer ;)
      xx Juli

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  5. Love your blog! Thanks for the great tutorials
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