MastHead Practice on Illustrator

To create the text I used the large letter "T" situated on the left hand side of the page. secondly I used the pen tool to create  a small pattern underneath the text.

Then I increased the weight of the outlines to make them bold and standout. After that I selected the text, then clicked on the grey mouse tool and deleted the spacing in the "G" and moved the paths in different directions.

Next I collected an image of ice on Google images related to the Masthead name IcyKnightz, then I selected the Alt button and dragged down the text which allowed me to create another copy, but before that I added the image layer onto the background so the text was able to be seen on top of the image.

Then I made sure that only the outline of the text could be seen, this would allow the image to be visible through the text instead of just as a background when I grouped them together.

Once that process was complete I decided that I wanted to slightly change the shape of the text to give it that icy aesthetic, this was done again by using the grey mouse tool and editing the path of the text at both top and bottom ends. The bottom text was my final piece. Overall I think that the technique of using the layers in this way worked well but the font and layout that I used here would be ideal for a logo dude to the fact that it is rather hard to read and doesn't look aesthetically pleasing.