(you will need Eyecandy to make these and Almathera to make the addition I've described at the end)
attached: Compacta and Impact fonts

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1) File/New
350x350
transparent

I have both foreground and background colors on the color palette in black for this example

2) Select Text tool pick a wide font like Compacta or Impact
I'm using Compacta

**Kerning - the sample is showing neg50 - you can adjust this setting to get the effect you want ... kerning adjusts the space between the letters....negative numbers bring the letters closer together- normally this is on AUTO**

3) File/Open
find the image you want to fill your text with ... 

use the entire thing or select just the part you want....

Edit/Copy
minimize graphic to get it out of the way

4) New image should now be active and
the text should still be selected-lil ants still running around text....

Edit/Paste/Into Selection
(image should now be inside the letters)

5) Selections/Promote to layer
(ants are now gone)

6) Image/Effects/Inner Bevel
I've used the preset 'Soft Edge' but you can use any settings you like


7) Image/Effects/Drop Shadow
use any settings you like - play around to see what works best


8) Image/Plugins/Eyecandy - Glow 
a) choose 'Outline' preset then
you can adjust the width and/or opacity if you want a different effect
b) change color to one you'd like to outline your text with


9) Image/Effects/Drop Shadow
again - if you want to define the letters more (optional)

10) Layers/Layer1

clicking this makes Layer1 active

11) Flood Fill tool -
flood fill layer with black

12) Layers/Merge/Merge All Flatten

13) Selection tool- rectangle
crop away excess

14) resize if wanted (Image/resize)& sharpen (Image/Sharpen)

15) File/Save As - name and select .jpg file type

this is what I came up with.....

to make one with the water effect at the bottom...
after Step 9....using freehand tool.....draw an area from
bottom of text down....Image/Plugins/Almathera - Puddle

then continue with rest of steps....



have some fun with it.......:)

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