How can I apply gradient overlays to individual letters?

Question

I want to contain a gradient overlay within an individual letter, instead of having it affect the entire text layer.

I could make each letter their own layer, but is there a more efficient way to applying gradient overlays to letters individually?

Thanks!

davescm · Accepted Answer

As always - there are 15 ways to do everything in Photoshop so here is an alternative

I used Gradient Fill layers - clipped to the text layer each with a Mask which was just a quick rectangular selection round the relevant letter(s).

Dave

Trevor.Dennis · Answer

There is a split text script herhow to - How do I break apart text in Photoshop? - Graphic Design Stack Exchange That will break it into separate layers, so you could apply your gradients with Layer Styles. However, I not sure if that saves you much work. If you were to rasterize and copy the Type layer so you had as many layers as you had letters, and locked transparency, then select the first layer, drag a selection around the first letter and add a layer mask, and so on and so on. I don't think there is a quicker way than that.

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