Transparent Text
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*** There may be similiar tutorials out there. I received a letter asking for help with this, so I created this tutorial. I went ahead and posted in case others may need help with this ***
Make sure Layer Palette is open.
1. Select the size of workspace
you that would be larger than the text image you would like to create.
You can always crop later. I started with 300 X 125 pixels.
2. Flood Fill the bottom
layer with a color. Dont use anything way too light or dark since
you will use white and black to create this image. This is just so
you can see the image. We will delete this layer later. I used
#00FFFF
3. Click on the Text Tool
4. Select a any other color
for the Background. I used #FFFF00
5. Foreground null
6. Select font, size and
style. (I used Ariel 48 Bold) Select to create it as a
vector. This will let you resize and create a new layer.
In PSP7, you click on
the image and then select font type, size, etc.
In PSP8, you select font
type, size, style, etc before clicking on the image
7. Type text in pop up.
This is what you should have now.
8. Right click on the Layer
Palette on the Vector Layer and select Convert to Raster. (PSP7 wont say
raster and vector layer. Look at the icons. In PSP7, you will
have Layer1 and Layer2. Layer2 is the vector layer.)
9. Select All and Float
(Ctrl C & F)
10. Selection Load and
Save to Alpha Channel (PSP8) - Save. Save to Alpha Channel (PSP7)
- OK OK . Dont worry about naming. We only have this one
selection.
11. Selections Select
None (Ctrl D)
12. Hit the Delete key on
the keyboard. Dont panic!!! The selection is there in the
Alpha Channel we just saved to.
13. Selections Load/Save
from Alpha Channel Load (PSP8). Load from Alpha Channel - OK
14. Effects 3D Drop
Shadow (You can play with these settings a little to see what you like.
Remember you can always (Ctrl Z) to undo!
Vertical & Horizontal
1
Opacity 20
Blur 4
Color Black
15. Add a New Layer
16. Effects 3D Cutout
(Again, play with the settings to see what you like.)
Vertical & Horizontal
1
Opacity 100
Blur 4
Color White
17. Selections Select
None (Ctrl D)
18. With the Drop Shadow
on one layer and the Cutout on another, you can adjust the opacity of the
layer by using the slider on the right or add a little more Gaussian Blur.
I added a Gaussian Blur of 1 to both Layers to soften. You may want
to keep the sharper image.
19. Delete the bottom layer
Right click on the Layer Palette and select Delete.
20. Merge Visible Right
click on one of the remaining layer and select Merge Visible.
21. Tube if you would like
to. File Export - Tube
Hope gives you an idea how
to create transparent text.
