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Fill Text Effect
Fill
text using a tube - Open PSP and create a
new workspace 300 x 100, transparent background
to follow our example. On the color palette,
select background color to be painted over, the second square under
Styles. Select the paint brush. Double click on
the rectangle color box to change the text fill
color. Any color will do.

Select the
text icon from the Tool Palette on the left side
of your workspace, then click in the image layer
and type in your text using 72 pt Wide Latin to
follow our example, centering the text.
Use the
magic wand tool (shift + select) to select each
letter, then choose the lasso tool and click on
the text. Your picture tube option will now be
available. Select it from the Tool Palette and choose a picture tube
from the Tool Options - Picture Tube palette.
Click
anywhere on the canvas to insert the tube
graphics
into the text at random until it
looks good to you. Add a drop shadow from the
drop down menu 'Effects | 3D Effects | Drop
Shadow' and it should resemble this:
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