How to Create a Portrait from Text

In this tutorial, I will be showing you, how you can compose a portrait from a text in Photoshop.

• Open the picture that you want to be made of text.

• Now go to the Select Menu -> Color Range.

• In the Color Range Window, select Shadows

• Certain areas of the picture would be selected. Now create a new layer by clicking on the create new layer icon in the right lower corner of the screen.
• Now make sure black is selected as the foreground color, if not make it black. Then click on the New Layer and press Alt+Del.
• Now the selected area would be filled in black.

• Now delete the bottom layer (the original picture)
• You should get something similar to this.

• Now select Type Tool in the Tool Box and make a Text Box covering the picture completely.
• Insert the text you want. Here, I will be using “LASITH MALINGA”. (Don’t use bigger fonts)
• Cover the picture completely with your text by copy pasting the text within the text box.

• Now Click on the Text layer and click on layer mask.

• Then Click on the Picture Layer and Press Ctrl+A.
• Then copy the selection by pressing Ctrl+C
• Now Press Alt Key and Click on the Layer Mask (The White Color box you find next to the T in the text layer).
• Now the screen will turn white. Now paste what you have copied by pressing Ctrl+V
• Press Ctrl+D to cancel the selection.
• Now Press Ctrl+I to invert the selection.
• Now Press on the eyeball in front of the text layer.
• You should get something like this.

• Now delete the bottom layer i.e the picture layer.
• Now you can get a picture made completely from text.

• You can add a color gradient to enhance the look if you want.
• To do that, right click on the layer and select Blending Options.
• Then Select Gradient Overlay on the Sidebar.
• Choose a gradient you prefer and click on OK.