Word with Photo Inside Photoshop Clipping Mask

Setting Up the Project

Step 1:

• Pick a Word(s) from a movie, band, sports team, business
• Google to find the name online so that you have the official font/logo
  • Ex:  Stranger Things Font or Stranger Things Logo

Step 2:

• Open the words
• Choose Quick Select Tool
  • Select the letters

Step 3:

• Choose the Move Tool
  • Move the words onto the canvas

Step 4:

• The words should take up most of the canvas
• To make the words bigger or small click CONTROL T
  • Hold the SHIFT key as you change the size.  This will keep the image in proportion.

• File
  • Place Embedded
    • Choose the image
      • Click Place

Step 5:

• The photo will be placed in the middle of the canvas over the words
  • Make the photo larger until it covers all of the words
    • Click Enter when done

Step 6:

• Make sure you are on the PHOTO layer and not the Words layer
• Go to
  • Layer
    • Create Clipping Mask
      • Your photo will now be inside of the words

Step 7:

• Click Control T
• You can move the photo around in the letters so that it looks the way you’d like
  • You can also make it bigger or smaller as needed
• Flatten Image when done
• DO NOT at LOGO