Text inside text without filling the e, d etc.

[Leontien]

I know how to make text inside text. I'm using a big fat font, create a text path and fill it up with smaller text.
I'm confused how I make it so that de d, e, o etc. don't get completely filled with text also. Can someone please tell
me how that's done? I haven't found a tutorial online explaining this.

I'm using PS CS6

Thanks!

 

[iDad]

I assume you're trying to put text in the shape of a letter create your letter shape then take the text tool and type within it, it should align itself automatically.unless I misunderstood your question?

 

[IamSam]

I know how to make text inside text. I'm using a big fat font, create a text path and fill it up with smaller text.

I will assume that you know how to place text into the shape of a letter since you even posted an example from a TUTORIAL showing you how it's done.

I'm confused how I make it so that de d, e, o etc. don't get completely filled with text also.

Can someone please tell me how that's done? I haven't found a tutorial online explaining this.

Don't add text to the............ de , e, o etc.

 

[Leontien]

Not really helpful... So you are saying this technique can't be used with letters with 'holes' (for lack of a better word)?

 

[IamSam]

Sorry Leontien, did not understand your first question........makes sense now that you refer to the holes.

You seem to be right, the technique from the tutorial does not explain this...........I'll do some checking for you!

 

[ibclare]

If you want to fill some letters with text and leave others transparent, I can think of two ways.

1) For me the easiest would be to create your text, rasterize and select the letters you want to not have any fill. Use Layer>new>by cut or ctl/cmd + shift + J. Clip your text to the bottom layer as you are doing normally. Then make your other letters a color, such as white that works for your BG, and clip that color to those letters.

Or make two text layers, using the space bar for the missing letters. Oops: this isn't going to work very easily as the letters are different sizes and you'll have to work with the spacing which I think is a pain, but you may not. I'd just rasterize.

2) If you want the letters totally transparent, here is what I would do. Use layer effects and add an outside stroke with color of the stroke being the same as the BG. Rasterize the layer, select the inside color, and mask it out or delete it. If you don't have a colored BG, good luck. Well, you can again apply a stroke, any color that works, probably black given the black text, rasterize and again select the inside color and delete. This will leave a stroke of course, so I don'g know if that will work for you. But I imagine there must be a BG you are going to punch out.

Let me know if this is not clear to you and I'll make a visual aid.

Here is the example of totally transparent letters alongside the filled text. This is in fact a ping, not a jpeg. If you change the appearance of the forum (all the way down this page on the right. There's a drop down menu and dark is a choice, as is fluid or fixed. Try it out on 2 of them and you will see the BG come through. Or you can save as.



Yes, I know it's not carefully completed. You may need to select>modify>expand the clear letters or vice versa on the filled. You might also have to adjust kearning, but this is all a matter of simple tweaking. Or you can use the transform tool.

 

[IamSam]

Yes Clare, I would like a visual aid please and thank you.

 

[ibclare]

Dang! I figured Sam . . . just cause you do such a good job! OK, I'll try. :evil:

 

[IamSam]

Thanks Clare, looks great!


Leontien.......................... Here's my fix for this situation.

No matter what I tried I could not get the text to wrap around the center of the letters (ie,. HOLES) while maintaining one complete column.

I did manage to do it with two columns using the same exact technique of the above listed tutorial, with a minor exception.

First I typed the letter O, I then duplicated this text layer and rastorized it. I used the Rectaangular Marquis tool to divide the O into two halves.



I created work paths on both halves. I selected the paths individually and added the text using "justify all".





Joined together they make the letter O, only difference is that the text is divided into two columns.

 

[ibclare]

As I went through this -- and thanks for asking Sam -- I could see that some steps were not necessary. I'll leave them out. Always good to put theory into practice when it's something you've never had to do before.





clip to layer easiest to hold down alt/opt key and click between layers





Layer 2 is just the stroke I made to simulate the marching ants which my screen capture doesn't capture
For ease at this point, I saved the selection; go to the bottom of the select menu item and you'll see it. Give it a name.



Now load that saved election - use the down arrow to select it and add layer mask

Skip the add stroke I mentioned; it isn't necessary and only messes up the edges





Skipped a step; apply layer mask to the O U I U layer. Activate selection by clicking on the O U I U layer.
Now all you have to do is delete, keeping the selection active. Delete on the OUIU, the Lorum Ipsum layer, (did I say to rasterize this layer first? rasterize type layer) and delete the selection on the BG layer. That's it.
If I have skipped anything or it's still unclear let me know. I hope not. This takes more organization than I figured. Haven't done one in awhile.

 

[ibclare]

Your solution will work Sam.

 

[IamSam]

This takes more organization than I figured. Haven't done one in awhile.

Yes it does!! Heheee. You should do more!

 

[ibclare]

I used to do them all the time, then you guys came along and I got to go into semi-retirement. Thanks guys!