*Technique
TECHNIQUE: Fill Text with an Image
By KimLizzy 2005 - Member Submission
Jul 15, 2005, 02:59

1. File>Open. I opened a picture of leaves I had in "My Pictures"

2. File>New. I left it at the default size. You will see both in the tray.

3. Still working on the new canvas, insert some text and duplicate it.

4.  Select the bottom text then:

Effects>fill  with colour or texture>picture.

Now double click on the picture in the tray.

Click Done.

5. Now centre each layer on the canvas

6. Select the top layer and change the colour to suit.  Here I chose white.

7. Keeping the top layer selected go to Effects>transparent fade>even and adjust to suit.

This is 50%

This is 75%

Or you can just have the picture layer on its own.

With Texture

With Plastic Wrap Filter

Glass Filter from EyeCandy Plugin