This tutorial was written using Paint Shop Pro 7
Open a new image 300 x 200, white background
Click on your shapes tool
use the following settings
I'm going to make my outline an oval.. you can make it any shape you
want to though.
Go to your Layer Palette, right click on the circle layer and click
Conver to Raster Layer.. that will get rid of the vector.
Now click on your text tool
and you'll change your stroke and fill to the opposite
Type in the text that you want to appear on your watermark. Selecting
a thicker font works best.
Now use your magic wand
set the feather to 1 and select the area around the oval. Go to selections,
invert.
Your "dancing ants" will be only around the oval. Copy and paste
that to a new image (ctrl c, then ctrl v).
Now you'll have your oval with a white middle and your text on a transparent
background.
We're going to make this into a tube so it's easy to use whenever you
want it!
At the top left of your screen click on File, go down to Export, then
click on Picture Tube.
All the settings there are fine as is, all you need to do is a type
a name for your tube in the box. I named
mine watermark. Then click Ok.
Now open an image that you would like to watermark. Go to Layers,
New Raster Layer, ok
Click on your tube tool
and find your watermark. Make it a suitable size to fit the graphic
you are working with.
Then click on the image, to put your tube on. Now it's going
to look goofy but it will look better in just a minute lol
Click on Effects, Texture Effects, then Emboss
Go up to your layer palette, on Layer 1.. or whatever layer your watermark
is you're going to change the settings.
On the right where it says Normal click on the arrow and click on Soft
Light.
You can stop here and be done.. or if you it stands out a bit too much
for your taste. Go to your
layer palette and move the bar by the 100 on the right.. that controls
the opacity
Tada! You're done, have fun!
:-) Rebecca
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