Choose a font that you like, bold fonts tend to look better for this effect.Ĭlick outside of your shape to create a new text layer. With your shape created, grab the Text Tool by pressing T or find it in your Toolbar. The Move Tool will let you change the position and size of your shape. Don’t worry if it’s not perfect you can adjust it later by pressing V for the Move Tool. The color you choose does not matter it’s an entirely personal preference.ĭraw your shape as you want it to appear in your image. In this case, I’ll choose the rectangle shape tool, but any option will work!Ĭhoose your fill and stroke options for your shape. To access the shape tool, press U on your keyboard or find it in your Toolbar. The choice is yours! For the sake of example, I’ll be putting my text onto a rectangle shape.ĭraw your shape using the Shape Tool in Photoshop. The effect can be done with any shape or with a solid color fill layer. This method only requires two layers and makes a transparent outline of the text within your shape.
The first method is creating transparent text within a solid shape.
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