Picture/ photos into Text mask

1. Open the file you wish to modify

2. Select the Horizontal Type Mask tool from the Text Tool pull-out drawer.

3. Click in the document window

4. Type the text that you want to write

5. Select the type style, font and size from the Options bar

6. Select move tool and the type becomes a selection

7. Hit Command + J or Control + J for Windows.

8. Now it’s up to you can delete the background or keep it then modify it.

9. If you delete the background will be looks like this

10. If not you can modify the text by bevel option drop shadow, inner glow, and bevel and emboss.

- Drop shadow

- Inner glow

- bevel and emboss

After i modify the picture looks like this

How to use drop shadow and bevel and emboss

I’ll use a circle for example

1. File > New

2. Make a circle by

3. Click the right mouse > blending option

4. Click drop shadow then set it

5. Click bevel and emboss then set it

6. The circle will be look like this

7. I’ll add a circle

How to use gradient tool (G)

1. Open a picture, in this time I use this picture

2. Click magic wand tool (w)

3. Use the magic wand tool (W) to select the white area

4. Click select > inverse or shift + ctrl + I

5. Click gradient tool (G)

6. Put the gradient tool in the middle

7. Hold and pull it to the top

8. Finish

How to make your own brushes?

How to load Brushes in Adobe Photoshop

First You can download from a website such as www.deviantart.com or make your own brushes

I’m going to explain “download from a website” first

1. Download a brush
2. Open adobe Photoshop
3. click brush tool (B)
4. Open the brush preset picker

5. Click Load Brushes

6. Load The downloaded file
7. Now you can use the brushes. Have fun with the brushes