You can even make another copy of the image and clip the copy to the text. Pretty cool! You can move the image around and transform it as much as you want-it will still only appear within the text element below it. Since it’s positioned directly over the text in the Layer Stack, Photoshop will ‘clip it’ to the text. Right-click on the image layer and select Create Clipping Mask. Clipping Masks are the perfect tool for the job! Now we need a way to make the image only appear where the text is visible. Grab any image and add it to the project on top of the text in Layer Stack. Our goal is to use an image to fill in our text. Non-destructive workflows like this make it easy to make creative decisions on the fly without ever having to worry about needing to start from scratch. No matter what font you choose, you’ll be able to go back and change it at any time-even after the effect has been applied. For this particular kind of effect, it’s best to choose a font that has a higher weight-this will ensure that the image is legible once we add it to the text. But you can use your photography and photo skills to style text in fun ways.įirst, you’ll need to select a font.

If you’re used to working with images, you might feel a little out of your element working with typography. Whether you’re working on graphics, ads, or elements for your website, Photoshop has plenty of options to create eye-catching text.

Photoshop with text