Hi,

I'm using Photoshop 6 and having problems creating a file with transparant
text on a colored background.

I tried layers (text-layer) but can't get the text transparant. Perhaps
there is an option to change the text-color to background and the background
(in this case transparant) to text-color?

Thanks,

susan

"susan" wrote: (clip) having problems creating a file with transparant
> text on a colored background. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I'm not an expert, by any means, so I wonder whether I am missing something
in your requirements. I think I did what you want very easily in Photoshop
Elements.
1.) Create the colored background.
2.) Apply lettering to the background in white (or any contrasting color.)
3.) Select the lettering using any convenient method. I used the magic
wand, set for "non-contiguous," so all the letters were selected in one
stroke.
4.) Flatten image.
5. Change image to Layer O (so it is not background layer.)
6. Hit "delete," which makes the lettering transparent.
7. Put a layer of any color you want behind it.

Voila!

"tacit" wrote: Wow, that's a long way around.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Dear Tacit: I waited half a day to see whether Susan was going to get any
. I am not surprised that I did not have the absolute best procedure,
but I figured that she was waiting for some sort of . Since my response
stimulated your response, Susan and I both benefited.

tacit <tacitr@aol.com> wrote:

> In article <G0xIk.268444$102.19133@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
> "Leo Lichtman" <l.lichtman@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
> > 1.) Create the colored background.
> > 2.) Apply lettering to the background in white (or any contrasting color.)
> > 3.) Select the lettering using any convenient method. I used the magic
> > wand, set for "non-contiguous," so all the letters were selected in one
> > stroke.
> > 4.) Flatten image.
> > 5. Change image to Layer O (so it is not background layer.)
> > 6. Hit "delete," which makes the lettering transparent.
> > 7. Put a layer of any color you want behind it.
>
> Wow, that's a long way around.
>
> It is not necessary to use the magic wand to select a layer. You can do
> it more precisely by holding down the Control key on the keyboard and
> clicking on the layer thumbnail in the Layers palette. (Indeed, using
> the magic wand is probably a sign that you have not yet learned
> Photoshop.)
>
> It is not necessary to flatten the image. When you have control-clicked
> the layer icon to select it, delete the text layer, then just press the
> Delete key to delete the selected area in the color layer.

Even that is a long way around. Photoshop has a Type Mask Tool for these
things. Just create the layer, use the Type Mask Tool to type the text
and hit Delete.


--
Johan W. Elzenga johan<<at>>johanfoto.nl
Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.com

"Leo Lichtman" <l.lichtman@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

>
> "tacit" wrote: Wow, that's a long way around.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Dear Tacit: I waited half a day to see whether Susan was going to get any
> . I am not surprised that I did not have the absolute best procedure,
> but I figured that she was waiting for some sort of . Since my response
> stimulated your response, Susan and I both benefited.

That's the problem with many of your questioners who just drop the bomb
here then vansih for good. And that's one of the reasons I sometime don't
want to waste my time passing the hint to them.

Or I would expect them to lets us know which one works for them.

nomail@please.invalid (Johan W. Elzenga) wrote:

> tacit <tacitr@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > In article <G0xIk.268444$102.19133@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
> > "Leo Lichtman" <l.lichtman@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> >
> > > 1.) Create the colored background.
> > > 2.) Apply lettering to the background in white (or any contrasting color.)
> > > 3.) Select the lettering using any convenient method. I used the magic
> > > wand, set for "non-contiguous," so all the letters were selected in one
> > > stroke.
> > > 4.) Flatten image.
> > > 5. Change image to Layer O (so it is not background layer.)
> > > 6. Hit "delete," which makes the lettering transparent.
> > > 7. Put a layer of any color you want behind it.
> >
> > Wow, that's a long way around.
> >
> > It is not necessary to use the magic wand to select a layer. You can do
> > it more precisely by holding down the Control key on the keyboard and
> > clicking on the layer thumbnail in the Layers palette. (Indeed, using
> > the magic wand is probably a sign that you have not yet learned
> > Photoshop.)
> >
> > It is not necessary to flatten the image. When you have control-clicked
> > the layer icon to select it, delete the text layer, then just press the
> > Delete key to delete the selected area in the color layer.
>
> Even that is a long way around. Photoshop has a Type Mask Tool for these
> things. Just create the layer, use the Type Mask Tool to type the text
> and hit Delete.

Photoshops has 1001 different ways to get the same result, and we can use
different way on different situation. I use Masking on most of my works,
and Masking works quite well with most situations.

"Joe" <joe@dontspam.com> wrote in message
news:4ao6f4p9asv1mgapphm6d9430svi6n649i@4ax.com...
> nomail@please.invalid (Johan W. Elzenga) wrote:
>
>> tacit <tacitr@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> > In article <G0xIk.268444$102.19133@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
>> > "Leo Lichtman" <l.lichtman@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > > 1.) Create the colored background.
>> > > 2.) Apply lettering to the background in white (or any contrasting
>> > > color.)
>> > > 3.) Select the lettering using any convenient method. I used the
>> > > magic
>> > > wand, set for "non-contiguous," so all the letters were selected in
>> > > one
>> > > stroke.
>> > > 4.) Flatten image.
>> > > 5. Change image to Layer O (so it is not background layer.)
>> > > 6. Hit "delete," which makes the lettering transparent.
>> > > 7. Put a layer of any color you want behind it.
>> >
>> > Wow, that's a long way around.
>> >
>> > It is not necessary to use the magic wand to select a layer. You can do
>> > it more precisely by holding down the Control key on the keyboard and
>> > clicking on the layer thumbnail in the Layers palette. (Indeed, using
>> > the magic wand is probably a sign that you have not yet learned
>> > Photoshop.)
>> >
>> > It is not necessary to flatten the image. When you have control-clicked
>> > the layer icon to select it, delete the text layer, then just press the
>> > Delete key to delete the selected area in the color layer.
>>
>> Even that is a long way around. Photoshop has a Type Mask Tool for these
>> things. Just create the layer, use the Type Mask Tool to type the text
>> and hit Delete.
>
> Photoshops has 1001 different ways to get the same result, and we can use
> different way on different situation. I use Masking on most of my works,
> and Masking works quite well with most situations.

I would just create a normal text layer with my text, select and mask that
selection out of the background image, and then make my text layer
invisible. That way if (rather, "when") you need to change the text or its
position, it'll be quick and easy to do so - instead of starting again from
the very beginning.

"Jacob" <jacob@lagerphone.com> wrote:

> "Joe" <joe@dontspam.com> wrote in message
> news:4ao6f4p9asv1mgapphm6d9430svi6n649i@4ax.com...
> > nomail@please.invalid (Johan W. Elzenga) wrote:
> >
> >> tacit <tacitr@aol.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > In article <G0xIk.268444$102.19133@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
> >> > "Leo Lichtman" <l.lichtman@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > 1.) Create the colored background.
> >> > > 2.) Apply lettering to the background in white (or any contrasting
> >> > > color.)
> >> > > 3.) Select the lettering using any convenient method. I used the
> >> > > magic
> >> > > wand, set for "non-contiguous," so all the letters were selected in
> >> > > one
> >> > > stroke.
> >> > > 4.) Flatten image.
> >> > > 5. Change image to Layer O (so it is not background layer.)
> >> > > 6. Hit "delete," which makes the lettering transparent.
> >> > > 7. Put a layer of any color you want behind it.
> >> >
> >> > Wow, that's a long way around.
> >> >
> >> > It is not necessary to use the magic wand to select a layer. You can do
> >> > it more precisely by holding down the Control key on the keyboard and
> >> > clicking on the layer thumbnail in the Layers palette. (Indeed, using
> >> > the magic wand is probably a sign that you have not yet learned
> >> > Photoshop.)
> >> >
> >> > It is not necessary to flatten the image. When you have control-clicked
> >> > the layer icon to select it, delete the text layer, then just press the
> >> > Delete key to delete the selected area in the color layer.
> >>
> >> Even that is a long way around. Photoshop has a Type Mask Tool for these
> >> things. Just create the layer, use the Type Mask Tool to type the text
> >> and hit Delete.
> >
> > Photoshops has 1001 different ways to get the same result, and we can use
> > different way on different situation. I use Masking on most of my works,
> > and Masking works quite well with most situations.
>
> I would just create a normal text layer with my text, select and mask that
> selection out of the background image, and then make my text layer
> invisible. That way if (rather, "when") you need to change the text or its
> position, it'll be quick and easy to do so - instead of starting again from
> the very beginning.

That's almost the normal way except if you create a TEXT on a transparent
layer then you do not need masking. But the problem that we are dealing
with the DEAD OP we have here.

Or many people posted the hints, techniques, but no sight of the OP.

"Joe" (clip) But the problem that we are dealing
> with the DEAD OP we have here.
>
> Or many people posted the hints, techniques, but no sight of the OP.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Joe, I agree that it would be appropriate for the OP to post follow-up(s) so
those who offered feel some payback. However, even without this, it's
not a total loss. The exchange of ideas among those who respond is
refreshing and useful. I know I learned. Many people who didn't post at
all benefited just by lurking.

"Leo Lichtman" <l.lichtman@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

> "Joe" (clip) But the problem that we are dealing
> > with the DEAD OP we have here.
> >
> > Or many people posted the hints, techniques, but no sight of the OP.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Joe, I agree that it would be appropriate for the OP to post follow-up(s) so
> those who offered feel some payback. However, even without this, it's
> not a total loss. The exchange of ideas among those who respond is
> refreshing and useful. I know I learned. Many people who didn't post at
> all benefited just by lurking.

In general, quite often the follow-up of the OP usually give the other
newbie an encourage to learn new trick, and old dog won't ignore the similar
question in the future.

Or, if I remember the OP's name and s/he askes again then the chance for
me to response is pretty slim.