In this tutorial, i'll show how you can create text out of any images you have. I'm going to use a chocolate picture to create my text which will look like this:



You can use the same technique shown here to create other styles. Let's get started and hope you will enjoy it.

Step 1
Let's create a new document 1024*768. This is a perfect size in case you want to use it as a background on your computer. But feel free to choose any size you want.
After you opened a new document, choose the Gradient Tool(G) to create a nice gradient background for our image. Below are the colors i used:


Next, make sure the Opacity is 100% and choose Radial Gradient.
Then drag from the top right corner of the bottom left corner to create a similar effect like shown below:



Step 2
Now, we need to find a nice chocolate image so we can start the real work. I got this one from BigstockPhoto. Bring it to your composition here and duplicate it. Make sure the image you're using is yours. I'm using this image, just for the sake of the tutorial.
Reduce the opacity of the layer of the chocolate to about 7% enough to see the image through and not too much so it wouldn't be ugly.


Step 3
Now with the upper layer selected and visible, click and hold the Text tool and choose Horizontal Type Mask Tool. Type any word you want, and it will show in Red. Don't worry about that. It will turn into a selection when we finish. Choose the font type, color and everything before you confirm. Once it's turned into a selection you won't be able to edit.



Step 4
Now that our text turned into a selection, press Q to go to the Text tool Quick Mask Tool
and choose a soft black brush.


If we leave the text selection as it is, it's going to be very sharp and wouldn't look realistic.
We'll add some molten chocolate drops to the text so it would look better. With the brush selected, start drawing drops coming out from the text as shown below. And soften the edges as well so it would look like the whole text is melting.

Exit Quick Mask Mode by pressing Q again and now we have our selection.
Now press Ctrl+j to create a new layer with the text created from the chocolate image. You can delete that chocolate layer now if you want.