One simple way to do this is to just increase the contrast of the image, heightening the variations in the texture, as seen to the left. Another useful technique is to increase depth, using a tool like KPT Convolver which extrudes light or dark elements of the texture to increase variation. This is similar to increasing contrast, but can produce a more striking result, as shown in the example to the right. Any of these variations is more interesting than a basic title, and you can enhance them further with the application of other techniques. Unless you want to have a colored background which contrasts with your page background, your next step is to convert the image to a transparent GIF by reducing the number of colors and saving it as a GIF, selecting the background color as transparent, producing something like the example to the left.
Buttons are another essential of web design which can benefit from the use of textures.
Because buttons usually end up in a very small size, we recommend working in a larger size and then reducing your button to the size you need. Let's say we want to create a little, round 'radio' style button. First we start out with a circle of black on a neutral background. Next, select a texture to fill the button with, like the one to the right. Fill the circle with the texture as explained above for titles.