PhotoLine Tip 20: Create a transparent text box |
1. Start
with an image of your choice.
![]() 2. Mask the
image with a soft edge of about 50 (for details see automask) and select
the
You get something like this:
3. Now create
a new Layer (Layer/New Layer) with the size of your text and move
the layer to the place where your text should be placed (use the Layer
Move Tool from the tool bar)
4. Set a foreground
color that you want for the background of your text, for example red. Then
select the Draw Tool once more again and press Work On Whole
Picture. You get something like this:
5. Now select
the Text Tool from the tool bar.
Select the Font and color you wish and type the text at the Tool
Options to the Text Tool. Then press Set (be aware that the text
will be placed with the foreground color).
6. Now change the intensity of your layer at the Layer Panel to 50%. And when your ready, select Layer/Reduce to Background Layer. |
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