CutoutEffect.md

void main() => runApp(MyApp());

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: 'Flutter Playground',
      home: TestPage(),
    );
  }
}

class TestPage extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Container(
      decoration: BoxDecoration(
        image: DecorationImage(image: AssetImage('assets/earth.jpg'), fit: BoxFit.cover),
      ),
      child: Center(
        child: CustomPaint(
          painter: CutOutTextPainter(text: 'YOUR NAME'),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

class CutOutTextPainter extends CustomPainter {
  CutOutTextPainter({this.text}) {
    _textPainter = TextPainter(
      text: TextSpan(
        text: text,
        style: TextStyle(
          fontSize: 40.0,
          fontWeight: FontWeight.w600,
        ),
      ),
      textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
    );
    _textPainter.layout();
  }

  final String text;
  TextPainter _textPainter;

  @override
  void paint(Canvas canvas, Size size) {
    // Draw the text in the middle of the canvas
    final textOffset = size.center(Offset.zero) - _textPainter.size.center(Offset.zero);
    final textRect = textOffset & _textPainter.size;

    // The box surrounding the text should be 10 pixels larger, with 4 pixels corner radius
    final boxRect = RRect.fromRectAndRadius(textRect.inflate(10.0), Radius.circular(4.0));
    final boxPaint = Paint()..color = Colors.white..blendMode=BlendMode.srcOut;

    canvas.saveLayer(boxRect.outerRect, Paint());

    _textPainter.paint(canvas, textOffset);
    canvas.drawRRect(boxRect, boxPaint);

    canvas.restore();
  }

  @override
  bool shouldRepaint(CutOutTextPainter oldDelegate) {
    return text != oldDelegate.text;
  }
}