Rough Granite
Create
a new 250 x188 @ 72 dpi graphic and type the letter 'O' in
225 point Arial Black.
Create
a new layer and fill it in with white. In the channels palette
create a new Channel. It will become alpha 1. Press "D" to
reset the foreground and background colors, then choose Filter>Render>Clouds.
Click on the RGB thumbnail and switch to the layers palette.Filter>Render>Lighting
effects. Set light to directional. Drag the pointer to the
upper left corner. Select Alpha 1.
Go
to Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation and add some color
if you like.
While
holding the "Ctrl" button down, click on your original text
layer. This will select the outline of you text. Then Select>Inverse
and press "Delete".
Add
some depth to the letter: Layer>Layer Styles>Drop
Shadow and use these settings: Mode: Multiply; Opacity:
100%; Angle: 120; Distance: 3; Spread: 0; Size: 5
