How to clipping mask text in Photoshop?

Text Clipping Mask

Photoshop

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How to clipping mask text in Photoshop

Hello friends, how are you? Come and learn something new about how toclipping mask text in Photoshop. Very simple to text clipping masks withany image. Before starting the tutorial we can learn about clipping masks. Sowhat is a clipping mask? I can explain the concept of 

 shortly. Clipping mask is a combination of two layers in aparticular area where one image appears through another image or text.

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We will use a free image for a tutorial show. You can also download imagefree from :pixabay

Following steps:

1. Open an image2. Select tool3. Select position4. Write text5. Change text style6. Move text7. Unlock background8. Change layer position9. Clipping mask

10. Trim11. Save

So let’s start our tutorial with an image and any text. We will use Photoshopversion CC as usual. But you can practice by not only CC but also any otherversion too.

1. Open an image

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2. Select tool

To write some text �rst you need to select the horizontal    fromPhotoshop tool set. Look at left side tool set and select the

:

 type toolhorizontal type

tool

 3. Select position

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Click the mouse pointer on the image. When you click mouse pointer anyplace on the image you will see the text line will appear with some exampletext and automatically a layer 1 created in layer panel:

4. Write text

Now write some text as an example. We will use “HORSES” text for thisimage just for an example. End of text just enter for see the text in layer 1:

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5. Change text style

Here you could change text’s font type, color, size for beauti�cation as peryou need. To set font all style notice top portion of Photoshop and see thechanging option. For change select the “HORSES” don't like you select anysentence for copy paste from any article then change as per your demand:

6. Move text

To move the horse’s text left or write and up or down you need to keepselection on text then drag the mouse cursor outside of text and move it toset your desire position and press ENTER from keyboard for ok:

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7. Unlock background

Now click on the lock of the background layer to edit the background. If thebackground is lock condition then you cannot do anything on this layer.When you click on the lock it will converted as :layer 0

8. Change layer position

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Now change the “  position because you need to clipping mask thetext. Take the “  top of the HORSES text. To do this drag the

 and move to just top of HORSES text:        

layer 0”layer 0” “layer

0”

9. Clipping mask

Time to apply the �nal round tool called clipping mask text in Photoshop. Togive effect clipping mask, stay selection on “ ” then go to top dropdown menu bar and click   :

layer 0layer > create clipping mask

Relevant Topic: Background Removal Service

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When click on create clipping mask the image will combined with HORSEStext and it appeared look like the image is showing through the text andother :background is transparent

10. Trim

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You can cut out unnecessary parts of the text. In two ways you can removethe extra part of the image. One crop and another is trim. Here I will use trimbecause it is easier than crop. So to trim the image go to the top dropdownmenu bar and click . You will see the extra part willautomatically remove:

image > Trim

11. Save

At last you can save the image PNG format or if you want as your desiredformat like PSD, TIFF or JPEG etc. To save press  afterselect PNG format:

CTRL (Command) +S

Relevant Topic: Image Masking Service

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So the �nal image look like:

        

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