With your new layer selected, fill that new layer with white using the Paint Bucket tool, located in your main Tools menu (my Tools menu sits along a vertical strip at the left side of my PS window): Here is the new layer that we just created: Next create a new layer by clicking on the Background layer to select it, then clicking on the little “Create a new layer” icon at the bottom of the Layers menu: You can move the text around using the Move tool in your Photoshop tools menu: Then click anywhere on your photo and type your desired word or words. It’s probably best if you choose a typeface that is a bit on the chunky side. The settings I chose for the font/text are as follows: Open a photo or illustration that contains an interesting background and/or has a lot of texture:Ĭhoose the Type tool from your main menu of PS tools: Clipping masks can be used on words/textual elements as well as on abstract shapes. A clipping mask is essentially a way to use different layers to cut out a portion of a picture or photograph – to hide or mask parts of the picture. In this tutorial I’ll be using Photoshop CC to show you how to use the clipping mask technique and apply it to text.
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