1. Open up a picture
then go to Select ->
colour range. Then
on the drop down
menu select
shadows. Then
press (CTRL+C)
followed by
(CTRL+J) to copy
the shadows and
place them on a
new layer. Then
repeat this step but
instead of clicking on shadows click on midtones.
Then turn off
the background
layer by
clicking the eye
next to the
layer.
On the midtones layer click on edit -> fill and
under contents make sure its set to 50% grey
and check the box that says preserve
transparency. Do the same with the shadows
layer but select black instead of 50% shadows.
Then you merge the shadows layer and the midtones
layer so that they are one, you do this by left clicking
on the top layer and click on merge down.

2. Next open up a blank workspace on
photoshop and use the text tool to
write some text into it, use black as
the colour and any font that you
want. Your text has to fill up the
whole document.
Then press (CTRL+A) to select the whole document and go to edit -> define
brush preset. A box should pop up click ok.

3. Go back to the image you were working on, and add two new layers. And on layer
3 get a brush and colour the whole layer white. Then hide it again.
Then go to layer 4 and get your
brush tool again and click on the
brush you have just created,
change the size if need and make
sure the colour is black. Next
paint over the face.

4. Now go back to layer 2 and click
(CTRL+A) then (CTRL+C) to copy the
whole layer. Then turn off layer number
2. Next on layer 4 open up a layer mask.
When you have click on layer mask a
white square would appear next to layer
4. Press and hold ALT and click on the
white layer.
Now press (CTRL+V) to paste the image, (CTRL+D) to deselect the image and
(CTRL+I) to invert the image. The select the normal layer 4 after turn on layer 3.

5. Next on the layer with text, right click onto it and right click onto it, then select
blending options and check on gradient. Then click on the bar with colours and
select your colours that you would like to use.
After grab a black brush and colour on layer 4 the details of the models face, such
as eyes, nose and hair; when you do this make sure the opacity of the brush is
around 50% to fade in with the text. If you want to remove the background grab
the rubber tool and rub out the background out.