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Bubbles
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This
tutorial is written for Paint Shop Pro 8, but can be
done in versions 9 and X. This tutorial uses the Balls
and Bubbles effect - you will need my preset HERE.
Download it and then extract the file to your "My
Documents, Paint Shop Pro, Presets" folder.
For
PSP 7 instructions click HERE
| Create
a new image 450 x 200, white background, raster.
Layers
menu, new Vector Layer
Click
on the text tool
On
the Materials Pallet, set the foreground color to
a medium shade of blue, and the background color
to null.
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Set
the following text options:
Create
As = Vector
Font = Comic Sans MS
Size = 48
Stroke Width = 2
Anti-Alias = ticked (smooth in PSP 9)
Alignment = Centre
Line Style = Solid
Auto Kern = ticked
Click
in the centre of the canvas with the text tool
Enter
your text. If the text fills more than
approximately half the width of the canvas, then
reduce its size to 36.
When
you are happy with the size of the text, click
Apply.
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image 50% of actual size
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| Objects
menu, Align, Centre In Canvas
Objects
menu, Convert Text To Curves, As Character Shapes
Objects
menu, Ungroup
Objects
menu, Distribute, Space Evenly Horz.
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Image 50% of actual size
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| Layers
menu, New Raster Layer
Click
on the Selection tool
Selection
Type = Circle
Mode = Replace
Feather = 0
Anti-Alias = ticked (smooth)
Point
in the centre of the first letter and drag
outwards to create a circular selection around the
letter. Make sure your selection finishes a
little in from the edge of the canvas.
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| Effects,
Artistic Effects, Balls and Bubbles - select my
"bubble - jh" preset from the pull down
list, and click OK.
Do
the same with the next letter, creating a
selection by starting pointing at its centre and
dragging outwards. The selection should
overlap the previous bubble a little. And then
apply the Balls and Bubbles effect.
Create
a circular selection around each letter in turn,
and apply the bubble effect. When you get to
the last letter, make sure you have a space
between the edge of the selection and the edge of
the canvas.
When
you have applied the bubble effect to the last
letter, Selections menu, Select None.
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| Effects
menu, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow
Vertical
= 0
Horizontal = 0
Opacity = 60
Blur = 20
Colour = Medium Blue (same colour as used for the
text)
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| Crop
the image, merge the layers and Save as a .jpg
file.
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