Help!

[LJC]

Okay, I'll try my best to explain what I need help with.

I'm making a logo and I want to use the Australian Flag as the colour of my font instead of using your basic colours.

Does that make sence? If it helps, I'm using Photoshop CS3.

[alldaws1]

There's probably a way of doing it using a mask but I'm not exactly familiar with them. The way I would do it is to resize your flag to a size slightly bigger than the text, then while still on the flag layer CTRL+Click on the thumbnail of your text layer which should select the outline of your text. Invert the selection and hit delete which should leave the part of the flag that covers the text. I think that's what you're getting at anyway.

[K]

Or define the flag as a pattern, and use the pattern mode of the blending options

[Docpepper]

both great options. I'd put the the flag on a layer above your text. Now hold alt and click in between the top(flag layer) and text layer.

This should make the flag take the shape of the text without really changing anything. you can now add filters or effects to the text or the flag itself.

[KingofKings24]

Docpepper's works the best and the fastest IMO. Although I suppouse you could try and use a three way gradient, but that'll just be a disaster.

EDIT: Using Doc's method here is a logo for Australian Pro Wrestling

Edited July 27, 2008 by KingofKings24

[alldaws1]

And you wasted it on a terrible font

[KingofKings24]

Be it as it may, I'm just showing him the results.

[LJC]

Thanks everyone, you have all been so much help.