Create See Through Text In Photoshop.

Last night I spent waaaay to long

looking up ways on how to make an image

appear through the text in Photoshop,

(for my header banner)

let's just say that there are multiple

ways to do it, but this way is by FAR

the easiest.

Its so simple its stupid.

I came up this idea on my own,

after thinking, 

"Heavens, there

has GOT to be an easier way to this."

There totally is.

Ok, so start with your image

and figure out what size it is.

Make a new image and make it 

the size the exact same as your picture image.

Then on your new blank image, write your text.

I made mine in really large black font

to fit the whole space practically.

Then under the LAYER menu

go to FLATTEN IMAGE.

It will make the text and the background

one picture.

See how, in your layers the text layer

is gone it is all now the background.

Then drag the words image over the picture

image, that you want to see through the text.

You will want it to cover the whole picture.

Then zoomed in super close at like 200%

I select the MAGIC ERASER tool.

This tool erases anything that is the same color.

I select each letter individually and click.

So being that my text is all black, it will erase 

my text color but leave the shape and

show the image that you have covered up.

Basically, creating a stencil, of sorts.

Then you will go to FILE > SAVE AS

and save your image as a JPEG.

Because you are doing SAVE AS > JPEG, no matter

how many layers you have, your image will be 

saved as one item, not multiple layers.

If you are looking for a little more contrast,

you can change your original

"new image" FILL COLOR,

under EDIT > FILL

Ta Da! 

Hope this helps

anyone out there.

Let me know if you have any questions!

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