One of the easiest ways to gain texture is to add simple noise to it.

Design techniques based on coloring

Hard to see the difference but believe me it gives a certain effect to the whole image.

Design techniques based on coloring

Now as for the foreground I will paste some text.

I just wrote the phrase: what is graphic design in my Google bar. Nothing beyond for this one.

Design techniques based on coloring

Use type tool and just past the site text to your document.

Design techniques based on coloring



Design techniques based on coloring
  


Here we have It our text on 1 separate layer.
I will do some type layout fixing.

Design techniques based on coloring

Something like this. You can see the settings in the top left corner.

Design techniques based on coloring

A little design trick. I will separate the parts of phrases and paste them to 4 or 5 separate layers.

Plus to that I will change the font size o each of the layers. .

Design techniques based on coloring



Design techniques based on coloring

Here we have It about 5 text layers with the whole text only on 5 different layers.

Design techniques based on coloring