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PSP Tutorial
Here's an
easy to follow PSP tutorial for placing text that follows a circle.
Screenshots are used to guide you through the necessary steps.
Text Following a
Circle
STEP 1
Open
your Paint Shop Pro program.
Select new image. We will make this new image 200 x 200 with white
background, You can experiment with your own sizes to suit your needs.
Set both foreground and background colors to white, you can experiment
with your own background colors.
STEP 2
Click
on Layers || New Vector Layer and make sure that "mask is
enabled" and "mask is locked" is checked.
STEP 3
Click
on the Preset Shapes tool.
Select Toggle Tool Options.
and apply the following settings,
Preset Shape = Circle or Elipse
Antialias = Checked
Create as Vector = Checked
Line Width = 1
STEP 4
Place
your cursor within the image, right click and hold the mouse
button down while pulling shape out to desired size.
Your
image will now look like this on the right.
STEP 5
Select
the Text Tool .
Right click on your image to bring up the Text Screen.
Type in your required text.
Set your font preference. Set your text size and color preference. Make
sure that Floating and Antialias is checked.
STEP 6
Click
ok and your image will have the text applied but the floating ants
will still be around your text.
You can now add additional effects such as Drop Shadow,
(Effects || 3D Effects ||Drop Shadow) or other filters from plugins
such as Eye Candy or Blade Pro.
STEP 7
When
finished applying filters, select
Layers || Merge || Merge All (flatten.)
Selections || Select None. Then Save As.
You can now design with Circular Text.
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