To create a Photoshop silhouette:
1. Open a photograph of yourself that you will turn into a silhouette.
2. Use the pen tool to carefully outline your shape.
3. Fill your shape with descriptive words. Use a bold typeface, fill as much of the shape as possible, and extend beyond the border of your shape.
4. Select all of your text layers and group them.
5. Make a copy of your grouped text layers and Merge the group.
6. Turn your text group folder invisible.
7. Command click on the Vector mask thumbnail to turn your shape into a selection.
8. Highlight your merged text layer, select the inverse, and delete.
9. Make your original image and shape layer invisible, and replace with a new background. Add layer styles to taste.
10. save your final image online and post below.
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