How To Make Transparent Text In Photoshop - 3 Easy Methods!

If you want to make transparent text in Photoshop, you can choose between a variety of easy and beginner-friendly options outlined in this video! The first is knockout text which cuts a hole into a shape in the outline of your text. This is great for custom graphics or title cards! The second if outline text, when you don't want to have any fill color in your text and want transparency instead. By converting your text layer into a shape, you can easily add a transparent fill color while also controlling the outline width and color! Lastly, the bevel and emboss method allows you to create glass-like transparent text that is only revealed by the highlight and shadow of the out bevel. This is perfect for watermarking photos, or just having a more subtle transparent text effect in Photoshop!
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0:00 Knockout Transparent Text
2:22 Outline Transparent Text
3:42 Bevel & Emboss Transparent Text

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  • @miikaduki
    @miikaduki2 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely fantastic video. Straight to the point, clear and exactly what I needed. Thank you so much!!

  • @MoppsRSA

    @MoppsRSA

    8 ай бұрын

    Unfortunately some of the things he's said here are absolutely flawed. 🤦🏾‍♂️ The Outline Stroke on Transparent Text... He's wrong when he says you have to turn the text into a shape first. You don't have to do that. All you have to do is go to the blending options and apply a stroke, then exit the blending options, go to Fill, and make the fill to zero. That way, the text remains editable.

  • @beatrixmadi5524
    @beatrixmadi552411 ай бұрын

    Thank you for creating such a helpful and easily understandable content!

  • @luciana9976
    @luciana9976 Жыл бұрын

    You are so amazing Brendan,, I learn with ease from your videos.Thanks alot Bro!!

  • @stefkag.9051
    @stefkag.905110 ай бұрын

    Perfect video! Thank you, you are great! 👍❤️

  • @eshabadr3507
    @eshabadr350728 күн бұрын

    Loved the tutorial. Off to use these tips now!!

  • @abderrahmankouah2922
    @abderrahmankouah29225 ай бұрын

    That Was Very Helpful. Thank You!

  • @davida860
    @davida8602 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your great video. It saved my day.

  • @ranehonablue3631
    @ranehonablue36312 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the calm tutorial. Your calm voice allows us to focus on the instruction. Too many tutorials shout at people these days. Can't watch those.

  • @ghstzy
    @ghstzyАй бұрын

    Thank you sm, straight to the point and very simple 😊

  • @mariacarrales1733
    @mariacarrales17332 жыл бұрын

    thanks it was easy to follow and just what I was looking for. I liked and followed

  • @clovexeditz
    @clovexeditz Жыл бұрын

    Thanks dude I really needed this

  • @annemarijkee
    @annemarijkee4 ай бұрын

    Thank you, that worked pretty well!

  • @AlbyBattyTECHannel
    @AlbyBattyTECHannel6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this useful tutorial man!!

  • @LemonTreeNOTfree
    @LemonTreeNOTfree Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for clear explanation

  • @you82.League
    @you82.League11 ай бұрын

    coming for the second time i've forgot your teaching tnx again :D

  • @ervinsfreimanis285
    @ervinsfreimanis2852 жыл бұрын

    Perfect and easy to recreate - as usual !

  • @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you like them!

  • @ryansam584
    @ryansam5848 ай бұрын

    awesome video. thank you

  • @razan8293
    @razan82938 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @meh2429
    @meh2429 Жыл бұрын

    You are the best . Thanks

  • @anitaparekh2505
    @anitaparekh2505 Жыл бұрын

    Hello It's absolutely amazing video, thank you sir 👍

  • @deeying1130
    @deeying11302 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU YOU SAVED MY LIFE

  • @jasonwyld5495
    @jasonwyld54953 ай бұрын

    Thank you too much very helpful and simple

  • @demix1623
    @demix16232 жыл бұрын

    Thanks worked!

  • @jrod291
    @jrod2912 жыл бұрын

    GREAT VIDEO - THANK YOU FOR POSTING!

  • @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @katizig
    @katizig2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @saquibedits4745
    @saquibedits47452 ай бұрын

    thanks man saving my time

  • @selormvan
    @selormvan2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, buddy!

  • @wkey4dub
    @wkey4dub Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much

  • @you82.League
    @you82.League Жыл бұрын

    tnx really helped me :)

  • @donmooney7159
    @donmooney71592 ай бұрын

    Love it!! I know you have a text outline tutorial for Premiere Pro. Will dig through you channel tonight.

  • @saniainam1999
    @saniainam199910 ай бұрын

    Excellent

  • @GkNewsOfficialChannel
    @GkNewsOfficialChannel2 жыл бұрын

    Nice tutorial

  • @georgeyeboah2114
    @georgeyeboah21149 ай бұрын

    That's a nice video🥂

  • @Ivy_Snowfox
    @Ivy_Snowfox Жыл бұрын

    Save my day !!!

  • @subhamkumarjena6681
    @subhamkumarjena6681 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @user-vp4lb6nw9y
    @user-vp4lb6nw9y Жыл бұрын

    Hello! Is it possible to do the same thing, but in Photoshop version cs6? Thank you.

  • @Grandepau788
    @Grandepau7889 ай бұрын

    Subscribed n liked 😁👍🏽

  • @AdorianDelmore
    @AdorianDelmore Жыл бұрын

    Hei is it possible to do that last transparent effect with images too?

  • @rurouni_xyz
    @rurouni_xyz Жыл бұрын

    thanks

  • @mohamedansari9398
    @mohamedansari9398 Жыл бұрын

    Can you please teach me how to cut just the 2nd (outlined transparent text) to be exported as a png. Just the transparent text. How to do that?

  • @awfulvogue5223
    @awfulvogue5223 Жыл бұрын

    how do you do the 2nd one in adobe illustrator?

  • @e-statephotography
    @e-statephotography Жыл бұрын

    What if i have compound layers? ( the text is a compound layer from illistrator because i adjusted the font shape)

  • @drpentecost
    @drpentecost2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Brendan, If you go into the layer effects of your text layer and add a coloured stroke to your text and then return to your layer and reduce the fill slider to '0' you will get transparent text. The fill slider reduces the opacity of the layer while keeping the layer effects at full strength. In my opinion this is the easiest way to create transparent text. No need to convert text to a shape.

  • @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, you are correct and I definitely should have included that for the outline text option since you can still edit the text. Thanks for your feedback!

  • @drpentecost

    @drpentecost

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@BrendanWilliamsTutorials No problem.

  • @jujucaster1

    @jujucaster1

    Жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU!! THIS is the information I was looking for, being unable to use some transparency code.

  • @MadHatter-cj8bh
    @MadHatter-cj8bh Жыл бұрын

    If your image is a say, a paint stroke that is going on a shirt, but you want to 'cut' the words thru the paint stroke in order to allow the shirt color to come thru and be the letters how do you do it?

  • @torikrasovska
    @torikrasovska Жыл бұрын

    Saved a life

  • @leniehulse1621
    @leniehulse16212 жыл бұрын

    Hi Brendan! Great tuturial as usual. How do you get rid of the ipsum ….. text.

  • @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    2 жыл бұрын

    Go to Photoshop > Preferences > Type and uncheck "fill new layers with placeholder text"

  • @solitary2
    @solitary2 Жыл бұрын

    I can't convert my text into shape because it's a faux bold type. That goes for all my text. Any way to circumvent this?

  • @zeropainmedia
    @zeropainmedia Жыл бұрын

    1:45 is what I was looking for

  • @vamboo8918
    @vamboo89182 жыл бұрын

    Loves your photoshop tutorial bro it helps me a lot ,TBH I learned premier pro lot easier than Photoshop 😂 so many Hot keys to remember:(

  • @vamboo8918

    @vamboo8918

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hope you one day participate Benny's edit race thing❤️

  • @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the idea, I will take a look at doing them! I have definitely thought about it before

  • @Fabianmartinez-ch1cq
    @Fabianmartinez-ch1cq7 ай бұрын

    Anyone know how to do this on procreate?

  • @mikebaker2927
    @mikebaker29275 ай бұрын

    That 2nd effect can be done with Blending Options. Drop the opacity to 0 and give it a Stroke.

  • @dirkbraun32
    @dirkbraun322 жыл бұрын

    Hi Brendan, unfortunately the first two methods will not allow to change the text easily. Could you please find a solution for that type of request??? TXS Dirk

  • @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    2 жыл бұрын

    For knockout text, I am not sure of a method that allows you to edit the text since it is on a layer mask, separate from the text. But for the outline text, you can double click on the text layer and click "stroke" and set the stroke to "outside" and choose your color. Then go to "Blending Options" and in the advanced blending tab, move the fill slider to 0 to make the fill color of your text transparent, without converting it to a shape! Hope that helps :) Should have mentioned that as an alternate option when I was recording... lol

  • @20Remy11
    @20Remy1110 ай бұрын

    having no transparent colour option or straight forward outline checkbox is hilairous

  • @LXSeaV
    @LXSeaV5 ай бұрын

    This tutorial is not great for people who are new to layer masks. I could not figure that part out.

  • @jessicaj7889
    @jessicaj78896 ай бұрын

    you talk way to fast for someone that is completely new! i watched this 3 times and still couldn't keep up

  • @Sweetsnackenjoyer

    @Sweetsnackenjoyer

    4 ай бұрын

    You have the option to pause the video after the steps, slow down the video, or go somewhere else. I had my video sped up and I still kept up. Not his fault you're slow

  • @Mehhlone
    @Mehhlone2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!