Ever wanted to know how to get your text to display a photography, video, gradient or pattern? If so then what you’re after is learning how to mask text with a photograph or pattern etc.

It is super easy and designers have been doing it for donkey years. And now you can too! It takes about a minute to apply and once you get the hang of it you’ll wonder why you hadn’t been doing it before!

Here’s how:

1. Open your photograph in photoshop and unlock the layer.
2. Type your text (choose a thicker font or heavier font weight for maximum impact).
3. Place the text layer under your photograph layer,
4. Select your photograph layer right-click, and choose clipping mask.

Before you go…