How do I put text shadows behind transparent letters that only have an outline, without it showing through.

[WelpITried]

I don't even know how to ask this question, here is a photo of what I'm trying to do. Any tips on how to achieve this look? Thanks.

[firstdefence]

That font would already have that built into the font.

[WelpITried]

Ah, so no way to keep the back layer invisible behind a transparent front layer then? Lame. 😕

[firstdefence]

The easiest way is to find a shadowed font.

Lame! not really, the logic is how do you hide something behind a transparent area? that doesn't make sense, the font you have shown is a font with built in shadow.

example: https://www.1001fonts.com/magical-mystery-tour-font.html

 

[firstdefence]

One way to do it is...

1. Type a word/s and select an outline font
2. Duplicate the font layer and offset it
3. Rasterise the duplicate and offset layer
4. Erase any of the rasterises word/s within the transparent area of the font

[G13RL]

@WelpITried, type the text, apply an "Outer Shadow" fx to it. Set "Fill Opacity" to 0% in the "Layer Effects" tab.

[WelpITried]

Thanks so much! Just tried both ways, and both work great! I appreciate the help!

[G13RL]

@WelpITried, you're welcome!