Texture for Masthead

I started by creating the pattern I wanted by illuminating a test tube filled with water and then taking picture as paint sank through it.

Then I cropped the picture to get the best section of the picture were the paint looked the best.

With this section I accented the edges so that it looked flatter and the lines were bolder.

Then I flipped the image and brightened the section so that the red was brighter.

Lastly I had to select to shape of my text from the section so that it could be placed over the top of the original masthead.

Here is my template with the textured masthead.