Text from Image

Using the screen technique in the previous post, I was able to extract text out of an image. I simply kept an image in the background layer, then created a new white layer with text on it. Then I simply applied layer->screen on the text layer, and voila! 

Of course, I did a bit of rotation with the transform tool and i saturated the colors of the background a bit to achieve the red hot metal look. Its not so good, but then its not too bad either.

Here's what I made.

There are other ways to do this as well. I guess, alpha to selection on a transparent layer with just the text and then select the image layer, revert selection, delete. That should do the job equally well.

Signing Off 

Ryan