As you may know, I make and sell printables on Etsy! And one of my favorite looks is a Text Mask. That's when you see an image in the letters themselves! It actually is not as hard as you'd think. Just follow the steps of this PicMonkey (I highly recommend the Pro plan, but Basic is pretty good, too!) tutorial, and you'll soon have some gorgeous images or quotes of your own!
Step 1: Pick the image you want to see in your text. It can be anything you like. Personally, I prefer bright, colorful graphics! Just make sure that it is the right size to match your font. Or pick one that could be stretched or shrunk to the right size.
Step 2: Login to PicMonkey and click Create New and pick the size you want. I like to use 8x10 for most of my creations!
Step 3: Next, add your text. There are a lot of fonts to choose from on PicMonkey, and you can also use your own!
Step 4: Click the Layers icon at the bottom of the page, then click Flatten Image in the Layers Palette.
Step 5: Now click Add Image at the top of the page and find your photo. It can be something from your computer or one of the stock images PicMonkey provides. Your text will be hidden from view until the next step.
Step 6: With your image still hiding the text, change the Blend Mode to Lighten or Add. Unless you choose to go with a black background and white text, then you'd choose Darken or Add.
Now all that's left is to Download or Share your beautiful image! If you're creating it to sell on Etsy, you might want to save both a JPG and PDF version, because sometimes customers can print one out easier than the other, so you can include both options in your listing!
I hope you found this tutorial helpful! Please let me know in the comments, and feel free to share your creations!
