: In photoshop how do I create an obfuscated window like this I am trying to make a carbonless invoice for a client, however I need to create something like below to 'blank out' parts of the

@Heady304

Create a new square canvas
Create a text box containing 0123456789
Duplicate the layer, positioning it and rotating randomly over and over again until you get the required uniformity and density
Make a repeating pattern using a technique such as this.


Alternatively you could try creating a brush with the same text and tweak settings appropriately.

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@Lengel450

I am unsure whether you'd be able to create random numbers in Photoshop. You could, however, lay out a text layer with an externally created batch of random numbers:


create a text box much larger than the area you intend to cover;
paste in the random numbers from elsewhere;
using the Window > Character palette, set the leading to 25~35% of the point size--somewhat dependent upon the font chosen. So for 24pts text, you'd use a leading of 6~8pts;
Fill the text box with some more random numbers, as there's more space now;
Add a mask to the layer to clip it neatly on the sides;


For good measure, you can copy the layer and rotate it 90° and apply the mask to both of them.

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