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Heidisp · February 5th, 2009

What I am looking at doing is a design that has words over and beyond a graphic. I layer vinyl so would like to outline the text and then knock that whole outline out of the graphic so when I actually put the vinyl down the text would sit "inside" the graphic vinyl instead of bumping up over it. I am doing the design in photoshop. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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groggman · February 5th, 2009

I know how to do what you want in corel, but not ps. I'm sure one of the ps wizards on here will chime in shortly.

groggman · February 5th, 2009

I did have a thought while you wait for a response. maybe googling "separated outline in ps" will get you an answer.

romebush1a · February 5th, 2009

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Originally Posted by Heidisp


	What I am looking at doing is a design that has words over and beyond a graphic. I layer vinyl so would like to outline the text and then knock that whole outline out of the graphic so when I actually put the vinyl down the text would sit "inside" the graphic vinyl instead of bumping up over it. I am doing the design in photoshop. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks

OK you want the text to have the graphic in it's place? not sure what you mean by knock the outline out of the vinyl, would the vinyl still contain text shape or be a part of a background? But whatever you want to knock out you have to create that mask in photoshop by using the text that you are going to knock out as a layer mask with your image showing as the text shape, I hope that's what you mean

brianmot · February 5th, 2009

Had someone use the same term 'knock out' before. Take a look at thread and see if it helps. he was also using vinyl cutter also

need help on appearance tool... i think.. lol

Heidisp · February 9th, 2009

Thanks Brian, that's exactly what I wanted to do. Guess I need to make it in illy instead of photoshop.

MotoskinGraphix · February 9th, 2009

If you are working with a vinyl cutter you need to be working in a vector based program. In ai look at the pathfinder window at combine, merge, trim, intersect etc. One of these actions should do what you want.

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