Fill type with an image – Adobe Photoshop CS4 User Manual
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USING PHOTOSHOP CS4
Type
Last updated 1/10/2010
2
Click the Layer Style button
at the bottom of the Layers panel and choose Drop Shadow from the list that
appears.
3
If possible, position the Layer Style dialog box so that you can see the layer and its drop shadow.
4
Adjust the settings to your liking. You can change various aspects of the shadow, including the way it blends with
the layers below it, its opacity (how much the underlying layers show through), the angle of the light, and its
distance from the text or object.
5
When you’re satisfied with the drop shadow, click
OK.
To use the same drop shadow settings on another layer, Alt+drag the Drop Shadow layer in the Layers panel to the
other layer. When you release the mouse button, Photoshop applies the drop shadow attributes to the layer.
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About layer effects and styles
Fill type with an image
You can fill type with an image by applying a clipping mask to an image layer placed above a text layer in the Layers
panel.
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Open the file containing the image you want to use inside the text.
2
Select the Horizontal Type tool
or the Vertical Type tool
in the toolbox.
3
Click the Character tab to bring the Character panel to the front or, if the panel isn’t open, choose Window
>
Character.
4
In the Character panel, select the font and other type attributes for the text. Large, bold, thick letters work best.
5
Click an insertion point in the document window and type the desired text. When you are satisfied with the text,
press Ctrl+Enter (Windows) or Command+Return (Mac
OS).
6
Click the Layers tab to bring the Layers panel to the front or, if the panel isn’t open, choose Windows
> Layers.
7
(Optional) If the image layer is the background layer, double-click the image layer in the Layers panel to convert it
from a background layer into a regular layer.
Note: Background layers are locked and prevent you from moving them in the Layers panel. It’s necessary to convert
background layers to regular layers to unlock them.
8
(Optional) In the New Layer dialog box, you can rename the layer. Click
OK to close the dialog box and convert the
image layer.
9
In the Layers panel, drag the image layer so that it is immediately above the text layer.
10
With the image layer selected, choose Layer
> Create Clipping Mask. The image appears inside the text.
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Select the Move tool
, and then drag the image to adjust its placement within the text.
To move the text instead of the image, select the text layer in the Layers panel and then use the Move tool to move the
text.
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