This
was my beginning image (BASE IMAGE). It measured 300 X 150 X
16.7 million colors with a transparent Background. I used the
following for my colors. Foreground was RED, background was WHITE.
I
then opened the file found here named grainsmooth.psd
(a friend sent this to me who got it from a woman named Thumper) On the
colorfill layer of the grainsmooth image, I used windows red and filled the
image which gave me an image like this one to your lower left.
Once this was done, I clicked the control pannel (to your right) for the
paint bucket and selected a pattern fill. Click on options, and
select grainsmooth from the drop down menu. Now, fill the your image.
It will look like the
one
to the upper left. The upper right shows the layer pallet of the
grainsmooth image. Make sure that the color fill layer is selected
before pouring any color into the image.
Now,
make a new layer and name it Lettering. Using your text tool, and the same
color you used to fill the color fill layer of the grain smooth image,
make some text in the center of the image. I used Theresa with Volante
ttf and my point size set at 36? I think. Deselect the text. Now,
click on Image --> Cutout. Make sure your fill image is ticked.
Select Foreground color for both interior and shadow color.
Opacity is set to 100, Blur to 3, and both vertical and horizontal
offsets should be set to 1.
Once I have done the above, my image looks like this one here below.
I know, the cutout is awefully red, but you can experiment with the
colors to find one that matches
better.
Now,
it is time to make the image look like it has been cutout. Select Image
--> Effects --> Drop Shadow. Choose the settings as I have
done here. Color is set to Background color, Opacity is set to 100,
blur at 2, Offsets are both 1. Hit OK. Your image should now
look like the one below.
This
was my beginning image (BASE IMAGE). It measured 300 X 150 X
16.7 million colors with a transparent Background. I used the
following for my colors. Foreground was RED, background was WHITE.
I
then opened the file found 
one
to the upper left. The upper right shows the layer pallet of the
grainsmooth image. Make sure that the color fill layer is selected
before pouring any color into the image.
Now,
make a new layer and name it Lettering. Using your text tool, and the same
color you used to fill the color fill layer of the grain smooth image,
make some text in the center of the image. I used Theresa with Volante
ttf and my point size set at 36? I think. Deselect the text. Now,
click on Image --> Cutout. Make sure your fill image is ticked.
Select Foreground color for both interior and shadow color.
Opacity is set to 100, Blur to 3, and both vertical and horizontal
offsets should be set to 1.
Now,
it is time to make the image look like it has been cutout. Select Image
--> Effects --> Drop Shadow. Choose the settings as I have
done here. Color is set to Background color, Opacity is set to 100,
blur at 2, Offsets are both 1. Hit OK. Your image should now
look like the one below.