: Photoshop Question regarding Fill/Stroke Recently saw a logo that had an interesting design: I really like the mottled color effect within the letters "UC", and was wondering how I would go

@Candy945

Another way could be the following:

1- create a background with geometrical shapes which intersect/partially cover each other

2- create the grey layer and add a gradient/shadow

3- write all you want, select the text and cut it off from the grey layer to make the colored layer visible through the letters

4- hide/delete the original text

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@Gloria351

Looking at the logo, I see those layers (from front to back):


black text "HARVARD"
black text "UNDERGRADUATE"
black text "COUNCIL"
black text "19 82"
graphic symbol (between 19 82)
grey shield with "UC" mask
background pattern with (slightly bigger) shield mask


There is no colored border around the shield, it is simply smaller.

As usual, there are many ways to build the same graphic.
This is just one solution. :-)

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