(Basic) Image in Text in Adobe Illustrator

By | October 27, 2020

If you want to show image within a text, it is actually very straightforward in Adobe Illustrator.

(Basic) Image in Text in Adobe Illustrator Video

Summary of Steps

  1. Place image in your document
  2. Type text and Resize it
  3. Make sure Type is on top of image in Layer
  4. Select both and click Make Clipping Mask in Properties

Step Details

1. Place image in your document

Place Image in Your Document

This is straightforward. Just drop image from your folder to this window.

2. Type Text and Resize It

Select Type tool and type the text your want. Resize it to your favorable size and choose the font. You can hold alt+shift while resizing it to keep the text proportion.

Type and Resize

3. Make Sure Type Is On Top of Image in Layer

This step is very important. Make sure that the Type text is on top of the image. You can check it on the Layers panel. Drag the Type of Image to re-order them in the same Layer.

Make Sure Type is on Top of Image

4. Select both and click Make Clipping Mask in Properties

Once you’re sure that the order in correct, click ‘Make Clipping Mask’ in Properties panel.

Click Make Clipping Mask in Properties

And voila, you get your image in text.

Image in Text

Hope this helps.

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