When designing with PosterMyWall, you can mask photos with text and shape silhouettes. Simply:

• Open the My Stuff page.

Mask 

You can mask images with text and shapes.

Mask with text

• Click ‘Mask’ in the right contextual menu.

• Click ‘TEXT’ in the lower right corner of the pop-up menu.
• Add your text, select the font style and size via the text editing options. 
• Click and drag the text box to move it around.  
• Click ‘MASK’.

Mask with shapes

• Click ‘Mask’ in the right contextual menu.
• Click ‘SHAPE’ in the lower right corner of the pop-up menu.
• Select a shape to use for masking.
• Place the shape on the photo and resize it by adjusting the shape’s dimensions as per need.
• Invert masking using the ‘Invert’ option. This will mask the shape out of the image.
• Use the ‘Color pop’ option and make the color of the image within the selected shape pop out, leaving the remaining image with a cool, black, and white effect. 

• Click MASK. 

Mask using freehand

• Click Mask in the right contextual menu.
• Click FREEHAND in the lower right corner of the pop-up menu.

• Select the “Joints - Curves” option for masking people, animals, and other animate objects i.e. objects with curves. 

• Select the “Joints - Straight” option to mask objects with straight lines.

• Click MASK. 

Make your changes

• Align the text or shape on your design as per choice. 

Now your background shines through! 

Still, confused? Here is a video tutorial to guide you through!