putting text BEHIND an icon

[nothingsound]

how would you put text behind an icon like these made by acrylique

icon1
icon2

help is appreciated!

Comments

[purkledragon]

Layer masks?

Take and type out your text as usual and then add a layer mask to erase the text that is over your image.

[nothingsound]

do you put a layer mask on the text layer or on the icon itself? and thanks for replying :)

[purkledragon]

You'd put it on the text layer--may need to rasterize the layer first though, not sure.

[batboy]

put the text over where you want it then erase what you don't want.

[batboy]

the period should be a question mark because i don't know.

[nothingsound]

ok I'll give it a go :)

[hauteurs]

bobbryer is right, that's usually how its done.
OR for the highly skilled, you can trace out the body & duplicated it over.

[sweet_lyri]

if i was doing this, i'd duplicate the layer you want to put the text behind, apply the text layer between the duplicate and the original, then erase what you don't want of the original.
but that's probably the hard way.

[sweet_lyri]

sorry, that was supposed to say, 'erase what you want of the DUPLICATE'
apolgies.

[vogueville]

i think that is what i would do as well.

[black_4ngel]

I'd write the text, then merge the text layer with a new blank layer and THEN erase the text that covers the person... but that's just me ;)

[latine]

Or maybe write it and then erase the bit where Nicole is standing. That's the simplest way.

[concise]

All I do is make a text layer, write whatever I want and either drag it behind my base (granted you drag it on to a blank 100x100 base first) then erase what you don't want.

[nothingsound]

thanks! will try it :)