#drippy text

these aren't drippy but they're still cool

First, the text. I used a text called Rocky and it can be found here. A tutorial can be found here on how to install fonts, in case you don't already know how.

Then, we will need to aquire our picture. The one I'll be using is one I found by searching on tumblr, but feel free to use whatever picture you like. Open it in photoshop.

For the sake of it, I turn the background layer into an editable layer (layer 0) by double clicking it, but feel free to create a new layer and drag it in front of your picture. Make sure it is filled with white.

Now you're going to use the text tool to type your chosen word/phrase (in this case, my friend's url) in the drip font onto the white layer. Use any color but black, since that color will be your outline. In this case, I just happened to have a nice purple color already in my swatch so I used it.

Use the text effects tool at the bottom of the layer panel to stroke the outside of the text in black. This is our outline, and will keep our text semi-readable. Merge this layer with the one below it, our white layer.

Now, here comes the cutting out part. Use the magic wand tool to select the inside of the outline, and delete. You should get something like this.

Feel free to move the text around until you have a desirable part of the picture showing through. When you're satisfied, crop the picture so it's just your word/phrase.

Once you crop it, merge the layers. It doesn't matter how you do it. Then, just use the magic wand tool to select the white around the outline, and delete. Congratulations you now have your cut-out drip text and are now a certified pastel associate!