Adding
Text
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Right
click on this image and save it to your hard drive.... then open in PSP.
- Add a Vector layer to your
image (Layers menu, New Vector Layer)
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Set up the materials pallet:
On your materials pallet, set both the foreground
and background colours to be solid colours (Not gradients or
patterns) and choose the colours your would like for your
text. The background colour will be the main colour and the
foreground colour will be used for a line around the text. If
you don't want a line around the text, set the foreground colour to
null.
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Create The Text:
You should already have the text tool selected.
- Click on your
image roughly where you want your text to be.
- Enter you text in the Text Entry Box.
Highlight the text you have in the box (drag across it with the left
mouse button held down).
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Select a font from the pull down list
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Set the size to
48 or 72
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If you have
selected a foreground color, set the Stroke Width to 1 or 2, depending on
how strong you want the line around the text to be.
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Make sure anti-alias is ticked.
It doesn't matter if some of the text has
disappeared off the edge of the image at this stage.
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Position The Text:
Now we are going to move the text into place and
adjust its size so that it fits just right.
- Click on the Object Selector tool (its the one
that looks like , at
the bottom of the Tool Pallet)
- You will see dotted lines around your text now
with handles on the corner and a spot in the center.
- Point at the spot in the center and drag the text
(hold down your mouse button) to where you want it.
- To adjust its size, drag the handles on the
corners of the text in or out diagonally. You can even squeeze
your text width-ways a bit if you need to, to make it fit, without
reducing the height. Or stretch it without making it taller.
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When you are
happy with the size and position of your text, convert the layer to a
Raster Layer -
- Layer menu, Convert to Raster Layer (its near
the bottom of the menu).
The
following steps are optional - you could apply either effect, both or
none. Adding a Drop Shadow will help make your text more
visible. Giving text an Inner Bevel will make it look 3D.
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Add an Inner Bevel :
- Effects menu, 3D Effects, Inner Bevel.
You can use the settings shown here or as a starting point and
experiment.
If you want to save these settings as a preset,
click the disk button next to the presets pull down
list.
Once it is saved you will be able to choose these
settings by selecting the name you've given them from the Presets list.
To see the effect of the bevel on your image,
before applying it, click the eye symbol. Click it again each time
you change a setting to see your image with or without the bevel
applied.
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Add A Drop Shadow:
The shadow makes the text really stand out.
- Click the Effects menu, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow
Use these settings:
Vertical=2, Horizontal=2, Opacity=50, Blur=6,
Colour=Black
This is how the text should look when its
finished.
Then Save as a .jpg
file ready to share your results.
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Text in pale shade from
roses - beveled and shadow |
Text in pale shade with
dark orange border - shadow only |
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© AnotherJo
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