CS3: Background in Text+WALKTHROUGH

Two days ago, I discovered a methods (although pretty long winded compared to others in steps) to put a background into text. I thought it could come in handy for custom text effects or even for a profile picture depnding on how you plan to use it.
For the First time on this blog, I will be giving you guys a walkthrough on how to put texture into text using Photoshop CS3. This will be a detailed guide explaining what you need to do.

Ok, Start by opening Photoshop, Go to New, make the pixels whatever you like (I'll be using 550x550) and do it on a transparent canvas.




Go to the Text Button and type what you like (I'll type H2Origami). Then, click on the layer and press ctrl+t and stretch it out a little (or the text will look too small).



Open up the file you want as your background (I'll use a bright cloudy picture taken last year during a road trip to Stanstead). Go back to your text document and CTRL+Click the thumbnail next to the layer



Go to your picture, go to select then all then go to copy.



Return to your text and go to edit and then paste into.

The texture is now in side the text. We can adjust this to stretch out the picture so it fills all the characters, bind them together to create cool effects as well as other things.



Once you get the hang of it,. you can then make different styles of these. A few of them are shown below.