How to Create a Text and Photo Poster with Displacement Effects in Photoshop

This tutorial demonstrates how to blend text with a ski photograph using displacement mapping techniques, subject isolation, and generative fill tools. You'll learn to create a cohesive poster where typography follows the natural flow of snow textures while maintaining readability and visual impact.

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Practical Tips for Text Displacement Effects

• Create displacement maps by converting your background to grayscale and applying a 3-6 pixel Gaussian blur for smoother transitions
• Use thick, bold fonts for displacement effects since thin letterforms can become illegible when distorted
• Convert text to Smart Objects before applying displacement to maintain non-destructive editing capabilities
• Combine Color Burn and Soft Light blend modes on duplicated text layers to enhance integration with background textures
• Adjust text positioning slightly down and right before applying displacement to compensate for the natural pixel shift

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