: How to make a merged layer cut into a background to be transparent I have two layers in my project. I have one that is the background composed of a picture. The foreground is a merged layer

@Murphy569

This effect can be achieved by using Layer Masks

1) Draw a circle

2) Then place your text inside the circle on another layer

3) Ctrl + Click on the text layer to get selection around it

4) Keep the selection and Just click on the Circle layer in the layers panel to select the layer

5) Inverse your selection and then click on the Mask Icon in the layers panel at the bottom

6) Change Opacity of your Circle layer to your liking



This is the end result i got

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@Turnbaugh909

It's basically 2 layers...


Your shape with text
The photo


To create the shape layer you just create a layer of whatever you want then add a mask to the layer to remove pieces you do not want.

For example....

I've created a layer with a circle. Then set that layer to 50% opacity.

I then created a text layer.

I Ctrl/Command-clicked the text layer thumbnail in the Layers Panel to load it as a selection. Then highlighted the circle layer and clicked the New Mask button at the bottom of the Layers Panel. I then inverted the mask (Image > Adjustments > Invert) You can then turn off visibility for the text layer.

If you want the text to have some opacity setting to it, like in your example. With the mask thumbnail highlighted in the Layers Panel, Ctrl/Command-click the text layer again and then choose Edit > Fill from the menu and choose black with a percentage. The higher the percentage the more opaque the text will be. So, if you want just a subtle indication of transparency, use higher percentages such as 70% or 80%.



Now I can place any photo under that layer and it achieves the same appearance...




If you need just the transparency, simply save the masked, shape layer by itself as a PNG24 image. Or remove all other layers and save a .psd.

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