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Create text with a cobblestone texture like you would find on tarmac or pavement of big cities... Great for grunge or realistic websites!
Step 4: Duplicate "small tutorials" layer by right click on that layer and select "Duplicate Layer" (or simply press Ctrl-J)
2. Grab the Magic Wand Tool and choose the settings: Tolerance 32, Anti-Aliased checked, Contiguous not checked, and Use All Layers not checked. Click on the black area of your text and press Ctrl+Shift+I (Mac: Cmd+Shift+I) to inverse the selection. Hit Delete to delete the white area. Now, Ctrl+click (Cmd+click) on the layer with the text in the Layers Palette to load it as a selection. Once you've done that add the selection to a new alpha channel. (To do that go to the Channels Palette and create a new channel, then fill it with white). Hit Ctrl+D (Cmd+D) to deselect and go Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur with a radius of 1.2. Hit Ctrl+L (Command+L) and bring the left and right sliders toward the middle until your edges are smooth.
I this tutorial we will be creating some beveled stone text and inlaying it into some sand. To start off we need a good background, I picked up this nice sand texture. You can find your own image or use the one below.
Create text with a cobblestone texture like you would find on tarmac or pavement of big cities... Great for grunge or realistic websites!
