{"id":17204,"date":"2017-02-16T19:19:20","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T03:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/?p=17204"},"modified":"2017-03-26T14:00:10","modified_gmt":"2017-03-26T21:00:10","slug":"blend-text-photo-realistically-adobe-photoshop-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/tutorials\/how-to-blend-text-into-a-photo-realistically-in-adobe-photoshop-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"How to blend text into a photo realistically in Adobe Photoshop tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This Photoshop tutorial shows you how to add\u00a0type so\u00a0that\u00a0it loooks like it&#8217;s part of the photo. You will learn several things here including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to add type to a photo<\/li>\n<li>How to sample color<\/li>\n<li>How to distress type<\/li>\n<li>how to warp text to fit a shape<\/li>\n<li>How to use blending modes to add realism<\/li>\n<li>how to add depth with layer styles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks for checking out this week&#8217;s tutorial.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4gCfA7h6vhw?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>How to Add Realistic Text to a Photo in Adobe Photoshop. Also works on Illustrations.<\/h2>\n<p>Hey Cafe Crew, it&#8217;s Colin Smith here and this week, I&#8217;m going to show you how to add some text to this barrel that make it look realistic like it was kind of engraved in there. So I&#8217;m just going to take advantage of some Blending Modes and some different things inside of Photoshop.<\/p>\n<h3>Create and color the text<\/h3>\n<h4>Step 1<\/h4>\n<p>Open photo (Or illustration) \u00a0you will use.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17369\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop01.jpg\" alt=\"real;istic type in photoshop \" width=\"800\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop01-600x278.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop01-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop01-768x356.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop01-100x46.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Step 2.<\/h4>\n<p>Let&#8217;s select a color.<\/p>\n<p>We will use a\u00a0color from the photo. Grab the Color Picker,\u00a0using the Eyedropper to sample the darker wood on that barrel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17370 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop02.jpg\" alt=\"sampling color from a photo in photoshop\" width=\"796\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop02.jpg 796w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop02-600x206.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop02-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop02-768x263.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop02-100x34.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Step 3.<\/h4>\n<p>Choose the\u00a0the Type Tool.\u00a0I&#8217;m using a condensed font, it&#8217;s Bernard MT Condensed.<\/p>\n<p>And I&#8217;m going to type in PHOTOSHOP CAFE, and drag it into position.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17371\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop03.jpg\" alt=\"adding text in photoshop\" width=\"800\" height=\"753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop03.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop03-600x565.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop03-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop03-768x723.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop03-100x94.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Step 4<\/h4>\n<p>The quickest way to resize the text\u00a0is to hit Ctrl T, that would be Command T on Mac, move to the corner, hold down the Shift key to constrain it and then drag it out in proportion \u00a0to fill up that barrel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17372\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop04.jpg\" alt=\"positioning text in photoshop\" width=\"800\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop04.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop04-600x530.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop04-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop04-768x678.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop04-100x88.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hit Enter now to apply it.<\/p>\n<h3>Making the text wrap around the object<\/h3>\n<p>There&#8217;s two things we need to do:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0One, we want to make it wrap around the shape a little bit<\/li>\n<li>We really want to kind of make it look like it&#8217;s not just stuck on there, but it&#8217;s actually part of the texture so it&#8217;s actually textured<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Step 5<\/h4>\n<p>Right click on the type layer In the Layers panel and then choose Rasterize Type. This will\u00a0convert it to pixels so that we can distort those pixels.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17373 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop05.jpg\" alt=\"rasterizing type in photoshop\" width=\"598\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop05.jpg 598w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop05-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop05-100x78.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Step 6<\/h4>\n<p>Hit Ctrl\/Cmd + T; for free Transform.<\/p>\n<p>Right click and choose Warp because it enables us to match curves and it works nicely on rounded surfaces.\u00a0(Now we don&#8217;t have to rasterize\u00a0the type\u00a0to use warp, but some of the other things we are going to do, we will need the type rasterized).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17374\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop06.jpg\" alt=\"free transform, warp in photoshop CC\" width=\"800\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop06.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop06-600x552.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop06-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop06-768x707.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop06-100x92.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Grab the middle part and pull it down a little bit, so it&#8217;s just kind of bulging a little bit more in the middle.<\/p>\n<p>Pull down on the edges to make it look like\u00a0it&#8217;s following the contour.\u00a0Tip: With the\u00a0Warp Tool, you can click on the points OR\u00a0you can drag\u00a0inside the mesh\u00a0to make it\u00a0work.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17375\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop07.jpg\" alt=\"warping text in photoshop\" width=\"800\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop07.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop07-600x409.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop07-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop07-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop07-100x68.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hit Enter to apply it .<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17376\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop08.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop08-600x524.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop08-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop08-768x670.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop08-100x87.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Blending the texture\u00a0into the type in photoshop<\/h3>\n<p>The last\u00a0thing we need to\u00a0do is blend the type into the texture,\u00a0we&#8217;re going to change the Blend Mode.<\/p>\n<h4>Step 7<\/h4>\n<p>On the top of the Layers panel you will see the word &#8220;normal&#8221; this is the layer blending mode. (<a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/blendmodeebook\">Download my free ebook on Layer blending modes to fully understand them<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Change the blending mode to Overlay Blend Mode. That&#8217;s working pretty\u00a0well,\u00a0 Now we can see the wood texture coming through the text,\u00a0and it doesn&#8217;t look just stuck there anymore.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17377\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop09.jpg\" alt=\"change layer blending mode in photoshop\" width=\"800\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop09.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop09-600x373.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop09-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop09-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop09-100x62.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These are the basic steps. For extra realism, read on!<\/p>\n<h2>Xtra Credit: Upping the realism of Photoshop text with rough edges and an embossed look.<\/h2>\n<p>Now we will\u00a0roughen it up a little bit.<\/p>\n<h4>Step 8<\/h4>\n<p>Create a Layer Mask on the type layer, by selecting the type layer and clicking the Layer Mask button in the bottom of the Layers panel. (The rectangle icon with the circle in it)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17378\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop10.jpg\" alt=\"how to create a layer mask in photoshop\" width=\"486\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop10.jpg 486w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop10-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop10-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop10-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop10-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop10-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop10-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop10-250x250.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Press the D key to Choose black as a foreground color.<\/p>\n<p>Hit\u00a0the B key\u00a0to\u00a0choose the Brush Tool. Make sure Opacity is all the way to 100 and Blend Mode is in Normal.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re going to find a rough brush. If you look at the top options bar, click the brush in the top left. You will see a panel with a gear. Click on the gear icon.<\/p>\n<p>Now, you can load in different types of brushes from the list that appears.\u00a0You&#8217;ll see, dry medium brushes, choose them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17379\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop11.jpg\" alt=\"adding brushes to photoshop\" width=\"596\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop11.jpg 596w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop11-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop11-100x134.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Select\u00a0append from the options that appear.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17380\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop12.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop12-600x212.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop12-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop12-768x272.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop12-100x35.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>step 9<\/h4>\n<p>Grab a rough edged brush. When you paint with black on the mask,\u00a0You are just of nibbling at those edges a little bit to create a little bit more of a distressed look.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17381\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop13.jpg\" alt=\"disrtessing type in photoshop\" width=\"800\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop13.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop13-600x281.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop13-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop13-768x360.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop13-100x47.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And this is also what you would do if you wanted to just create basic distressed type. Now I&#8217;m not going to get too carried away because I don&#8217;t want it to be too beaten up and distressed, but you get the general idea.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Tip: You can download brushes from places like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brusheezy.com\">Brusheezy<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deviantart.com\">DeviantArt <\/a>and stuff like that, and you could find some custom brushes that would actually do a much better job of this.(Maybe I&#8217;ll add some to PhotoshopCAFE soon).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Adding 3D Depth to text<\/h2>\n<p>There&#8217;s another thing we can do to make it look like it was seared in there a little bit and it&#8217;s got a little bit of a depth, like maybe they used a hot brand or something like that.<\/p>\n<h4>Step 10<\/h4>\n<p>With\u00a0the type layer selected, click on the little &#8220;fx&#8221; at the bottom of the layers panel to add a layer style. Choose\u00a0 an Inner Shadow. Turn the Opacity all the way up to 100 and give it a little bit of Distance and see how that gives it that kind of chiseled in look.<\/p>\n<p>Change the angle and you can see it starts to look like it&#8217;s chiseled into the wood.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17382 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop14.jpg\" alt=\"adding inner shadow effect in photoshop\" width=\"800\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop14.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop14-600x354.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop14-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop14-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop14-100x59.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17383\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop15.jpg\" alt=\"The inner shadow effect\" width=\"800\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop15.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop15-600x293.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop15-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop15-768x374.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop15-100x49.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, anyway, that&#8217;s a really simple little tutorial there on how to add Type and make it look a lot more realistic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17384\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop16.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop16-600x548.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop16-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop16-768x701.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop16-100x91.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17385\" src=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop17.jpg\" alt=\"the finished effect in photoshop text to photo\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop17.jpg 800w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop17-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop17-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/realistic-type-photo-photoshop17-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now notice that the Blending Modes play a big part in making this look realistic and there&#8217;s a ton of things you can do with Layer Blending Modes. And because of that, I&#8217;ve actually created a free e-book for you. There&#8217;s no advertising right here. It&#8217;s just pure content. Check out that e-book. It gives an example of every single Blending Mode and also a bunch of places where it could be used.\u00a0G<a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/blendmodeebook\">rab the free Layer Blending modes ebook here!<\/a>\u00a0(200,000 downloads so far! Yay!)<\/p>\n<p>So anyway, thanks, guys, for checking out this tutorial,\u00a0don&#8217;t forget, leave a comment. Let&#8217;s get a discussion going. I do my best to answer all the questions.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you have fun with it and get ready for a new one everyweek!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/video\/videos.htm\">Dont forget to check out our premium tutorials for unmatched Photoshop learning!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Until next week.<\/p>\n<p>Great to see you here at the CAFE<\/p>\n<p>Colin<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<strong>PS Don\u2019t forget to follow us on Social Media for more tips..<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/photoshopcafe\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/photoshopcafe\">Youtube.<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photoshopCAFE\">facebook<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/photoshopCAFE\">twitter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n(I've been posting some fun Instagram and Facebook Stories lately)<br \/>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/vault\/\">You can get my free Layer Blending modes ebook along with dozens of exclusive Photoshop Goodies here<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/vault\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48395 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PS-vault-newsltter.jpg\" alt=\"photoshop goodies for free\" width=\"550\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PS-vault-newsltter.jpg 550w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PS-vault-newsltter-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PS-vault-newsltter-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PS-vault-newsltter-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to blend text realistically into a photo, free Photoshop tutorial, includes blending, shaping, distressing and adding 3D depth to make it look real. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":17205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"chat","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,52,53],"tags":[65,71,97,129,457],"class_list":["post-17204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-chat","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photoshop-tutorials","category-special-effects","category-text-effects","tag-brushes","tag-layers","tag-blending-modes","tag-layer-styles","tag-text-warp","post_format-post-format-chat"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v24.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to blend text into a photo realistically in Adobe Photoshop tutorial - PhotoshopCAFE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How to blend text realistically into a photo, free Photoshop tutorial, includes blending, shaping, distressing and adding 3D depth to make it look real. 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