How To Make Transparent Text In Photoshop - 3 Easy Methods!

If you want to make transparent text in Photoshop, you can choose between a variety of easy and beginner-friendly options outlined in this video! The first is knockout text which cuts a hole into a shape in the outline of your text. This is great for custom graphics or title cards! The second if outline text, when you don't want to have any fill color in your text and want transparency instead. By converting your text layer into a shape, you can easily add a transparent fill color while also controlling the outline width and color! Lastly, the bevel and emboss method allows you to create glass-like transparent text that is only revealed by the highlight and shadow of the out bevel. This is perfect for watermarking photos, or just having a more subtle transparent text effect in Photoshop!
--------------------------------------------------------------
Find More Tutorials Here: bwillcreative.com/
Come Say Hello: / brnwills
--------------------------------------------------------------
0:00 Knockout Transparent Text
2:22 Outline Transparent Text
3:42 Bevel & Emboss Transparent Text

[@beatrixmadi5524]

Thank you for creating such a helpful and easily understandable content!

[@luciana9976]

You are so amazing Brendan,, I learn with ease from your videos.Thanks alot Bro!!

[@miikaduki]

Absolutely fantastic video. Straight to the point, clear and exactly what I needed. Thank you so much!!

[@MoppsRSA]

Unfortunately some of the things he's said here are absolutely flawed. 🤦🏾‍♂️ The Outline Stroke on Transparent Text... He's wrong when he says you have to turn the text into a shape first. You don't have to do that. All you have to do is go to the blending options and apply a stroke, then exit the blending options, go to Fill, and make the fill to zero. That way, the text remains editable.

[@ranehonablue3631]

Thank you for the calm tutorial. Your calm voice allows us to focus on the instruction. Too many tutorials shout at people these days. Can't watch those.

[@mariacarrales1733]

thanks it was easy to follow and just what I was looking for.
I liked and followed

[@eshabadr3507]

Loved the tutorial. Off to use these tips now!!

[@ghstzy]

Thank you sm, straight to the point and very simple 😊

[@stefkag.9051]

Perfect video! Thank you, you are great! 👍❤️

[@you82.League]

coming for the second time i've forgot your teaching
tnx again :D

[@clovexeditz]

Thanks dude I really needed this

[@davida860]

Thanks for your great video. It saved my day.

[@AlbyBattyTECHannel]

Thanks for this useful tutorial man!!

[@abderrahmankouah2922]

That Was Very Helpful. Thank You!

[@annemarijkee]

Thank you, that worked pretty well!

[@lexasolopow]

Thanks for clear explanation

[@ervinsfreimanis285]

Perfect and easy to recreate - as usual !

[@BrendanWilliamsTutorials]

Glad you like them!

[@razan8293]

Thank you so much!

[@meh2429]

You are the best . Thanks

[@jasonwyld5495]

Thank you too much very helpful and simple

[@anitaparekh2505]

Hello
It's absolutely amazing video, thank you sir 👍

[@deeying1130]

THANK YOU YOU SAVED MY LIFE

[@saquibedits4745]

thanks man saving my time

[@donmooney7159]

Love it!! I know you have a text outline tutorial for Premiere Pro. Will dig through you channel tonight.

[@demix1623]

Thanks worked!

[@Mehhlone]

Thank you!

[@ryansam584]

awesome video. thank you

[@jrod291]

GREAT VIDEO - THANK YOU FOR POSTING!

[@BrendanWilliamsTutorials]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@you82.League]

tnx really helped me :)

[@wkey4dub]

Thank you so much

[@selormvan]

Thanks, buddy!

[@Ivy_Snowfox]

Save my day !!!

[@GkNewsOfficialChannel]

Nice tutorial

[@saniainam1999]

Excellent

[@georgeyeboah2114]

That's a nice video🥂

[@subhamkumarjena6681]

Thanks

[@Grandepau788]

Subscribed n liked 😁👍🏽

[@drpentecost]

Hi Brendan, If you go into the layer effects of your text layer and add a coloured stroke to your text and then return to your layer and reduce the fill slider to '0' you will get transparent text.
The fill slider reduces the opacity of the layer while keeping the layer effects at full strength.
In my opinion this is the easiest way to create transparent text.
No need to convert text to a shape.

[@BrendanWilliamsTutorials]

Yes, you are correct and I definitely should have included that for the outline text option since you can still edit the text. Thanks for your feedback!

[@drpentecost]

@@BrendanWilliamsTutorials No problem.

[@jujucaster1]

THANK YOU!! THIS is the information I was looking for, being unable to use some transparency code.

[@rurouni_xyz]

thanks

[@user-vp4lb6nw9y]

Hello! Is it possible to do the same thing, but in Photoshop version cs6? Thank you.

[@AdorianDelmore]

Hei is it possible to do that last transparent effect with images too?

[@mohamedansari9398]

Can you please teach me how to cut just the 2nd (outlined transparent text) to be exported as a png. Just the transparent text. How to do that?

[@e-statephotography]

What if i have compound layers? ( the text is a compound layer from illistrator because i adjusted the font shape)

[@vamboo8918]

Loves your photoshop tutorial bro it helps me a lot ,TBH I learned premier pro lot easier than Photoshop 😂 so many Hot keys to remember:(

[@vamboo8918]

Hope you one day participate Benny's edit race thing❤️

[@BrendanWilliamsTutorials]

Thanks for the idea, I will take a look at doing them! I have definitely thought about it before

[@MadHatter-cj8bh]

If your image is a say, a paint stroke that is going on a shirt, but you want to 'cut' the words thru the paint stroke in order to allow the shirt color to come thru and be the letters how do you do it?

[@torikrasovska]

Saved a life

[@awfulvogue5223]

how do you do the 2nd one in adobe illustrator?

[@solitary2]

I can't convert my text into shape because it's a faux bold type. That goes for all my text. Any way to circumvent this?

[@leniehulse1621]

Hi Brendan! Great tuturial as usual. How do you get rid of the ipsum ….. text.

[@BrendanWilliamsTutorials]

Go to Photoshop > Preferences > Type and uncheck "fill new layers with placeholder text"

[@mikebaker2927]

That 2nd effect can be done with Blending Options. Drop the opacity to 0 and give it a Stroke.

[@zeropainmedia]

1:45 is what I was looking for

[@Fabianmartinez-ch1cq]

Anyone know how to do this on procreate?

[@dirkbraun32]

Hi Brendan, unfortunately the first two methods will not allow to change the text easily. Could you please find a solution for that type of request??? TXS Dirk

[@BrendanWilliamsTutorials]

For knockout text, I am not sure of a method that allows you to edit the text since it is on a layer mask, separate from the text.
But for the outline text, you can double click on the text layer and click "stroke" and set the stroke to "outside" and choose your color. Then go to "Blending Options" and in the advanced blending tab, move the fill slider to 0 to make the fill color of your text transparent, without converting it to a shape! Hope that helps :)
Should have mentioned that as an alternate option when I was recording... lol

[@20Remy11]

having no transparent colour option or straight forward outline checkbox is hilairous

[@LXSeaV]

This tutorial is not great for people who are new to layer masks. I could not figure that part out.

[@jessicaj7889]

you talk way to fast for someone that is completely new! i watched this 3 times and still couldn't keep up

[@Sweetsnackenjoyer]

You have the option to pause the video after the steps, slow down the video, or go somewhere else. I had my video sped up and I still kept up. Not his fault you're slow

[@katizig]

Thank you!