Integrating text and background

[ugly]

I'm overlaying text over various background textures: paper, cardboard etc. I want the text to look like an integral part of the background are there any tweaks to make this possible -thank you

 

[mscallisto]

See if this tutorial on the liquefy tool helps:

http://www.russellbrown.com/tips_tech.html

scroll down to "liquefy alert" (near the bottom)

You'll need Apple Quicktime to view; it can be downloaded at the top of the site.

sam