by Didik Wijaya

In Part 1 tutorial, you have prepared a photo with 4 channels. The next step is to add a text layer and modify it. Be patient, soon you'll get a nice text face effect.

1. Create a text layer like image below and position it above photo layer. This layer is a white text with black background. This layer should be a bitmap.

If you want to create this image yourself, first create new layer and fill with black color. Copy paste any text. now, you have 2 new layers (black color and text). The text should be small enough and continues as a single paragraph. I copy paste from an article about Albert Einstein from wikipedia. Then selelct and merge both layers (Layers>Merge Layers).

You can also download the bitmap text image here. Just open, convert into RGB (Image>Mode>RGB) and drag this image above current poterized photo.

2.Make sure layer "text" is selected. From top menu choose Select>Load Selection. In dialog box, choose White Channel. Click OK.

3. Next, from top menu, choose Filter>Other>Maximum. Use Radius=2. Maximize will make selected text brighter and bigger. When finished, deselect the selection (Ctr+D)

4. Repeat above process.

Load Light Grey channel into selection. Apply Feather to make selection more smooth (Select>Feather). Use Feather Radius=5. Apply Filter>Other>Maximum with Radius=1.

Load Black channel as selection. Apply Feather to make selection more smooth (Select>Feather). Use Feather Radius=5. Apply Filter>Other>Minimum with Radius=1.

Leave Dark Grey channel as it is. Or load Dark Grey channel as selection and add Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur to smooth text edges.

Image below shows finished Text Face Effect

Text Face Photoshop Tutorial Part 1 | Part 2

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