July Random Challenge

I use PSE 2018.....and I am sure there are several ways to get this look.....the first is using a big bold font,

Step 1) Type out your letters on different layers and place them where you want on your page.
Step 2) If using a separate photo or paper, place the photo or paper on the layer ABOVE the letter you want to fill. Step 3) Clip the photo or layer to the letter with CTRL+ALT+G (your paper or photo should now be the shape of the letter)
Step 4) Highlight both of your layers (click on the letter layer and when holding down the shift key click on the paper/photo layer) go to the layer tab and select merge visible
Step 5) Place a "stoke outline" around your letter by going to the Edit tab and selecting Stroke (outline) selection....Choose a larger outline (like 40 or 50) and the color (I usually use white) and click OK.

Do these steps for each letter in your title. This is if you want a different photo/paper for each letter.

You could also use a pre-made layered alpha at /TLP...this is one of my favorites by Just Jamiee:
https://the-lilypad.com/store/March-2018-BYOC-Embroidered-Alphas.html




You could also use a pre-made cut file available at TLP such as this by Scrapping With Liz (I would do some erasing of a paper or photo below them, there is probably an easier way) :
https://the-lilypad.com/store/Cut-Out-Uppercase-Alphas.html


Hope these work for you....I am sure someone with more experience can offer more suggestions as well!

Hopefully this works for you!

 

July-Random-Challenge by Jacky1505 posted Jul 8, 2019 at 8:06 PM

 

@Karen
or anyone who knows...
what's the easiest way to create your fill layer. My letters are empty, so I fill them and then cut out the fill part of the letter but it doesn't quite work/fit. My goal is to have a filled layer and an outline layer I can add to.

TIA.

Photoshop CC if that matters.

Here's my page...

 

Thanks for the Great Challenge!

 

so fun

 

Thank you for the challenge, Karen!

 

Yes super helpful. I'll try it this way next time. I am not even sure how I did it but it seemed to take forever! lol.

 

For my letters, I used a bold font (black), typed each letter on it's own layer, simplified and duplicated each. I then added a white stroke to the top layer of each letter, selected the black, deleted it and added an acrylic style to the resultant outline. The bottom layer of each letter was used as a clipping mask for the photo and papers (PSE11). Very likely easier ways, but this is the way I got there!

 

Thanks a lot for this challenge. I had a lot of fun trying to adapt it to the Mixed Media style.

 

Thanks for the challenge! For those of you not using photoshop - I use Artisan - I put the paper/photo under the outline letter and then used my eraser to make the same shape. There is probably an easier way, but that's the fastest way I could figure out. Fun to try new things!