Filling text with image patterns
You can fill text with one image or you can fill it with repeated images to create a pattern.
To fill text with one image
Edit workspace
1 Open a copy of the image.
2 On the Tools toolbar, choose the
Text tool
.
3 On the Tool Options palette, choose Selection from the Create As drop-list, and set the other text controls.
4 In the image window, click where you want to create the text selection, and type the text.
5 On the Tool Options palette, click the
Apply changes button
.
6 Copy the text selection to a new image.
To fill text with a repeated image
Edit workspace
1 Open the image you want to use to fill the text.
2 On the Materials palette, click the Background and Fill properties box.
3 In the Material properties dialog box, click the Pattern tab.
4 Choose the image from the drop-list.
5 Apply text to the image.