How to Create a Knockout Effect in Photoshop and Illustrator

A knockout effect allows you to place a solid layer of color over a photo or image, and then punch out some of that solid layer to reveal the image behind it. You can do this with text or shapes both in Photoshop and Illustrator, but the process is slightly different for each program. To achieve a knockout effect in Photoshop or Illustrator, the first thing you’ll want to do is open up your image. In this example, we’ll use a rectangle shape over the image, and knock text out of that shape. Step 1: First, draw your rectangle using the shape tool. You...

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