Tutorial Six

Adding Text to an Image

In this tutorial I will show you how to add text to an image . You will need the PSP File you downloaded in Tutorial 4. Just in case you didn't save it, or you have jumped straight to this tutorial you can download it again Here

Unzip the file to your desktop or a folder on your pc and open the PSP Image.

Your image will have opened like this, and hopefully Raster 5 will be the active layer.( Highlighted in blue in your layers palette. )

Click on the eye in that layer on the palette, a red x should cover the eye and the text should disappear from the image on your screen.

Now go to your text tool in the left hand tool bar, it's the A

Click on it, and your text tool bar will appear at the top of the screen:-

Choose a font from the drop down menu, Size 72 points, Centre Alignment, left-right direction, Anti-alias Sharp, Stroke Width 0 and Create as Vector. Creating your text as a vector layer gives you an easy method of adjusting the size to your liking.

Now go to your materials palette, Close your foreground/stroke box (the top one) and then use your drop tool to choose a colour from your image for the text. I chose #0000DB for mine. Your palette will look something like this:-

Now left click into your image and a text box will appear on the image:-

Type your text into the text box, then click on apply:-

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Your text will appear in the centre of your image.

You will see that the text is surrounded by a dotted lined box, and that there is a central spot. Using your move tool

Centre it on the central spot and move your text to a position of your liking. If you want it to be bigger , use the nodes on the dotted lines to pull it to the size you require. I increased the size of mine and ended up with this:-

When you are happy with the size and position of your text right click into the Vector 1 Layer in the layer palette and convert it to a Raster Layer :-

Your tag is almost ready to save. It's nice to try and create a 3D effect if you can in your tags, and one of the easiest ways to do this is to add a drop shadow to your tube and text.

So go to drop shadow and apply a drop shadow with these settings:-

Now repeat the drop shadow changing the Horizontal and Vertical Settings to -2:-

Play around with these settings if you wish, it is all a matter of personal preference, and you might find something better than mine.

Now you are ready to save your tag. First got to Save As, and save the image in psp format so that you can go back to it another time and alter it again if you wish. Then Merge All Layers and save as a Jpeg. You now have another tag to add to your collection.

If you have any queries on this tutorial , please contact me. I would also love to see your results.

This Tutorial was written in July 2010 by Helen Peachey, and the concept of the tutorial is copyrighted.
Please feel free to LINK to the tutorial and/or print it out for your personal use,
but please do not copy it in any way to put online, pass out or re-write without permission.
The image you create using this tutorial is for you to do what you wish except for monetary gains or for merchandising.
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