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To add color into your background, create a new layer at the very bottom of all your layers. Once you have that, create a new fill by clicking on the icon on the right side of the layer mask icon. Select “solid color…” and select the color of your choice.
note: if you are satisfied with the result, save your image to your file, (cmd+s).

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Once you have selected the text pixels, hide that layer, click on your merged duplicate layer and add a layer mask.
note: you will be left with something similar to the image below. Adjust the image or text if needed to.

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Once you have your text and merged duplicate, click the center of the T image in your layer window while holding control. A few options will show up, choose “select pixels…”.

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Enlarge the text so it covers most of your picture by using cmd+T or the quick selection tool.

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In your 4th layer, click the text icon or T and write out your city name.
note: make sure all letter are in caps and that your font is bold.

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Once you have your three layers, hide your original first two layers and create a new layer above your third layer.
note: to create a new layer, go to the bottom of the layer window and click on the icon on the left of the trash can.

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Once you have duplicated your two layers, merge them together by clicking on the top right hand corner of the layer window and selecting “merge layers…”.

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Now that you have two separate layers both blended into each other, click shift of both layers and duplicate them.
note: to duplicate them, go to your layer box on the top right hand corner of the layer window and select “duplicate layers…”.

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Using the gradient tool (located on your left hand side in your tool bar) apply a black and white linear gradient to the layer mask by dragging vertically across the picture of the sky to blend and expose the city picture behind.

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Open up Photoshop CS6 and drag your full size images into Photoshop.

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Open up an internet browser and search up a city skyline of any city of your choice.
note: make sure both pictures are 1200 pixels or more.

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Search a dramatic sky that is similar to your city skyline.

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How to use and create images with layer mask