Now go to Edit > Copy and then Edit > Paste As New Image.
This series of tutorials will walk you through the new features and enhancements that will help you achieve your creative goals sooner. To feather the outline, go to Selections > Modify > Feather. Unlock their power with Corel PaintShop Pro X9, easier, faster, more-creative-than-ever photo-editing software. I usually expand the selection two or three pixels. If this is asked, press OK and continue with the tutorial. If you are using an older version of Paint Shop Pro you may get a warning that you must change your selection into a non floating layer. To make your outline, click Selections > Modify > Expand. Go to Edit > Paste As New Selection to paste your transparent image on the black canvas. Make sure the new image is wider and higher than your transparent image. In this tutorial the outline will be black. The background colour is the colour you want for the new outline. Or above, ensure you have the check box marked contiguous, selected (this means that only the area adjacent to where you clicked will be selected).Īlso make sure the Anti-Alias check-box is selected.Īfter you've selected the background you press "Delete" on your keyboard. Using the magic wand tool, make sure the tolerance is at five, and that it is on Add mode. Use the Magic Wand Tool to select all the white background parts. Right-click the layer called "Background" and select "Promote Background Layer".
If you already know how to make the background transparent you can skip this step.įirst, find the layers section at the right bottom of the screen. Step 2 - Making the image background transparentįor the best effects of a "Feathered Outline", you need a transparent background. You can do this by going to Image> Increase color depth> RGB - 16 bits/channel, or press CTRL+SHIFT+0. Now go back to Paint Shop Pro and click on Edit > Paste as New Image.Īfter you have done this, your image will be pasted into PSP.Īs you can see, on the right of the screen, in the Materials palette, we only have a few colours to use. This tutorial could be equally applied to Photoshop - just the controls are in different places.
When you have found an image, right-click it and select "Copy". I use Paint Shop Pro 9 (I'll refer to it as PSP from now on) but the information will be right for earlier versions (the menus and controls may be in different places, tho'.) NEW Making Spanned Spines. Choose View > Toolbars > Art Media Toolkit.
Before you get started, be sure to load the Art Media Kit Toolbar you created in the tutorial Create an Art Media Toolbar.
In this tutorial thisĬute Harris Shopkeeper image is used. Choose Start > Programs > Jasc Software > Jasc Paint Shop Pro 9or double click the Paint Shop Pro 9 icon on your desktop to open Paint Shop Pro 9. Now find yourself a nice image you want to use for this tutorial. If you are using a different version of PSP things might look a little different for you, but the overall idea will be the same.
You can download a trial if you don't have In order to continue with this tutorial you will need a program called Paint Shop Pro. This method can be used for transparent badges, banners, cropped images or just for text. If the watermark doesn’t show up enough, use Hard Light instead of Soft Light.įlatten Image and save the photo with the embedded watermark.This tutorial will teach you how to make smooth outlines. Change the blend mode of layer 1 to Soft Light. You can adjust the angle, height, and amount to suit.Ħ. There should now only be two layers the background layer and layer 1.Įmboss. (Note: The Type Tool automatically creates a new layer 2.) Use the Type Tool to apply BLACK text for the watermark. to create a new layer, and use the Paint Bucket Tool to fill the new layer with the color white.ģ. Merge All (Flatten) and save the photo with the embedded watermark. Use the Move Tool if desired to get the watermark where you want it.
If the watermark doesn’t show up enough, use Hard Light instead of Soft Light.ħ. Change the blend mode of the raster layer to Soft Light. With the raster layer selected, click Effects >Ħ. There should now only be two layers the background layer and a raster layer.ĥ.
While this vector layer is selected, click Layers > (Note: The Text Tool automatically creates a new vector layer.)Ĥ. Use the Text Tool to apply BLACK text for the watermark. New Raster Layer to create a new layer, and use the Flood Fill Tool to fill the new layer with the color white.ģ. Open the image you want to apply the watermark to. They're probably the same or very similar.ġ. I no longer have PS Elements installed, so I don't know if the steps are the same as PSCS or not. The first tutotial is for Paint Shop Pro. I think this is what you are looking for.