Clipping mask question!

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I want to put a cloth pattern inside the letter MAMA. MAMA is an image, not a text. So if you wear a clipping mask, it's only on the outline of the letter. How can I put a pattern image in a letter like a picture?

Kevin Stohlmeyer · Accepted Answer

This is what i want. I want to put a pattern image inside the white line of MAMA without touching it. I want to erase all the white lines outside of MAMA, but I don't know how to do it. The problem is that MAMA is an image, not a TEXT.

Hi @SEOUNG29266885e0yl Not quite sure that explains it but hopefully this is what you are looking for:

To achieve:

Take your two images each on a layer (Mama on bottom, Pattern on top) and hide the pattern layer.

Ctrl/Cmd click the Mama layer icon to make an initial selection of the stitched outline.

Then click the Layer Mask button to add a layer mask on the Mama image:

Next Alt/Opt click the layer mask to isolate:

Then taking your Magic Wand tool, make a selection inside the letters (hold shift to add to selection):

Then go to Select Menu>Modify>Expand 4px and hit ok. Then Fill with white.

Next Click the image layer again to exit quick mask. Deselect your selection and drag the mask on top of the pattern layer:

Finally rearrange your layers to move the stitched Mama on top:

Kevin Stohlmeyer · Answer

Hi @SEOUNG29266885e0yl type your text on a layer and position your pattern above it in the layers panel. Then hold Alt and click between the layers or use the Layer panel menu to Create a Clipping Mask between the two. It clips the image to the text, and as a bonus keeps the text live so you can edit as necessary.

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