Creating Complex Mask with Text

SG
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steve_grunyk
Sep 14, 2006
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PhotoshopCS v8 — I’m trying to create a complex mask to place over a 4/C photo of a person (head/shoulders shot). That mask is to be created from text–ie a very long, copy-heavy paragraph (hundreds of tightly packed, tightly leaded characters).

The idea is that when the mask is complete you can still read the text while making out the completely discernable 4/C features of that person masked by the text. Incidentally, the photo is an outlined shot so that there is a very definate line between the persons shape and the white background. — might help you to visualize it if you think of it as a person made out of type??

If anyone can actually understand the above problem I describe and has a solution, please help.

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CN
Cybernetic Nomad
Sep 14, 2006
How about a text layer with the photo above it as a clipping mask.

Of the photo on a layer with the text used as a layer mask
EH
Ed_Hannigan
Sep 14, 2006
Put the image on a layer over the text layer. Group them (Alt-click on the line between the layers)to create a Clipping Group. Terminology and method might vary with PS version.
EH
Ed_Hannigan
Sep 14, 2006
Okay, CN, so you type faster than I do…
SG
steve_grunyk
Sep 14, 2006
Thanks a lot guys! It works! One question though — The type outside of the persons image remains as white type which is fine because it’ll disappear into my white background. What happens though if I had a blue or other color backround??
EH
Ed_Hannigan
Sep 14, 2006
It would show up as white. Do you not want that? Make the type the same color as the background.

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