photoshop text

i want to make my text look torn in photoshop. im not satisfyed with any of the filters. apparently some people use brushes, so i tried using one of my custom brushes that i downloaded. but the problem is i do not know how to just apply the brush to the text. i rasterize the text but then my whole layer get brushed. how can i just apply the brush to the text? thanks

What is the problem with rasterizing the text layer then applying the brush? Im not sure if I quite understand what you want to do here.......but, arent you just wanting to take a custom brush and erasing some of the text with it to give a torn effect?

when i rasterize the text and then apply the brush, the whole layer gets brushed, the text and the area not on the text. hope that clarifies

actualy yeah, using the custom brush with the eraser should work. thanks man

If you need to apply brushes to the text in a different colour, control-click the text layer after rasterization, layer > add layer mask > reveal selection. Then you can paint all over and it will only show in text area.

or try to use styles .

go in the patterns area. maybe this helps