Insert JPEG Picture in Text

Insert JPEG Picture in Text

A simple trick for beginners only

Christmas and New Years is around the corner.

Many of you will want to send am E-Card to your friends and family.

Nothing better than to make one of your own.

I collected these pictures from

Google Image Search

Open a New Document 600 x 400 pixels

Paint it with any light color

Make your foreground color Black (000000)

Click on Text (T) in Tool Bar

and write Merry Christmas in your favorite font

If the size is not according to your liking

Click on the arrow and check

Show Transform Control

(You can see it only when you click on arrow)

And move the side nod

until you are satisfied with the size

Uncheck Show Transform Control

Open the JPEG picture candy pattern

File –Open

It will open in another document

Press Ctrl + A then Ctrl + C

Go to text document Press Ctrl + V

Now you can only see the JPEG picture only

Again check Show Transform Control

and drag the nods according to your document size

Apply and Uncheck Show Transform Control

Right Click on Layer 3

Select Create Clipping Mask

You can see like this

Layer Palette will be like this

You can see like this

Click the arrow in the Tool Bar

and move over text until you are satisfied

Select Merry Christmas Layer

Right Click – Select Blending Options

Check Bevel & Emboss

Then click on the text Bevel & Emboss

and do like this

Now save

Close Layer 1 by clicking the eye

File – Save As

Save as PNG format

Now copy and paste it to a JPEG picture

Resize and place it using Show Transform Control

Another Example