First, I set up 2 masking layers using the new layer button, and right clicked the layers to transform them into masking layers. I then placed one under the other to bind them together, and create the ability to have a 'revealing' layer and a 'background' layer.
After this, I created my title using the line tool and fill tool, as well as as double clicking the outline afterwards to select it all for removal, leaving behind an unoutlined title. After ensuring the title was 'broken apart' and not in a group or converted to a symbol, I locked the layer (Green was chosen due to it's visibility, plus colour won't matter as the shape and fill are the only important objects here).
I then imported an image as the backdrop for the text on the layer below the text's layer. After positioning, the only thing left to do was lock both layers, allowing for the top layer to reveal the bottom layer's contents where there was colour.
I then experimented with this technique with many different patterns and backgrounds, each possessing some link to the genre and tone I aim to create. This can also be done with brush strokes, as demonstrated on the right of the below image. I believe this to be an easy and straight forward way to create detailed text with ease, and may carry one of the designs on to my magazine.
(The backgrounds used here were downloaded from www.Google.com, with the exception of the centre-left texture, which I made quickly using Photoshop, and have only been used for planning and testing purposes and will not be used or incorporated into my work).
The images below, however, were taken and created by myself, though I believe that only the top few (so far) are appropriate for use.
