Basic PSP9 Tutorials

**essex boy** · 05-02-2005, 11:40 AM

ADDING TEXT TO A PICTURE

1.Once you've opened up the picture that you want to add the text to..

2.Click on the colour square that I've labelled TEXT COLOUR
This will bring up this....

By placing your mouse on the small circle thats inside the coloured outer circle you can drag the small circle around and watch the clours change.
Once you've got the colour that you want your text click OK.

3.Then do the same thing to the colour that I've labelled TEXT BACKGROUND COLOUR

4.Now adjust the place that I've labelled STROKE..This adjusts the outside text background thickness.Normally I have it on 1 or 2,if you dont want a text background colour put the Stroke to 0.0

5.Now adjust the FONT,SIZE Ect.. Have the Create as..Vector.Then click on the place that I've labelled TEXT TOOL

Now Click anywhere on your picture,doesn't matter where,then type in your text,then Click APPLY.

6.Now if you run your mouse slowly along the text you'll find a place where the A and cross changes into a 4 way arrow cross,thats the tool you need to move the text so when you get that 4 way arrow left click the mouse and drag the text into the place on the pic where you want it positioned.Then Click CTR AND D on your keyboard to deselect the text.

7.If you want a Shadow for your text goto EFFECTS..3D EFFECTS..DROP SHADOW.
At the top of the Drop Shadow box is a curly arrow,click on that to default the shadow settings.That way you dont have to worry about mucking anything up,and you can play with the vertical and horizontal settings to get a effect you like.then Click OK.

8.Now if you goto ADJUST..ONE STEP PHOTOFIX The Computer will adjust the Font to one it thinks is more suited to the pic,if you like the change then great,if you dont then just click UNDO.

9.Now goto LAYERS..MERGE..MERGE ALL FLATTEN.

10.Picture finished,now ready to SAVE. When you goto FILE..SAVE AS..CLICK ON THE SAVE AS TYPE Down Arrow,then you can choose to save the picture as JPG or GIF.

I hope this helped a little to get used to PSP 9.

Witchyredrose · 05-02-2005, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by essex boy

ADDING TEXT TO A PICTURE

1.Once you've opened up the picture that you want to add the text to..

2.Click on the colour square that I've labelled TEXT COLOUR
This will bring up this....

By placing your mouse on the small circle thats inside the coloured outer circle you can drag the small circle around and watch the clours change.
Once you've got the colour that you want your text click OK.

3.Then do the same thing to the colour that I've labelled TEXT BACKGROUND COLOUR

4.Now adjust the place that I've labelled STROKE..This adjusts the outside text background thickness.Normally I have it on 1 or 2,if you dont want a text background colour put the Stroke to 0.0

5.Now adjust the FONT,SIZE Ect.. Have the Create as..Vector.Then click on the place that I've labelled TEXT TOOL

Now Click anywhere on your picture,doesn't matter where,then type in your text,then Click APPLY.

6.Now if you run your mouse slowly along the text you'll find a place where the A and cross changes into a 4 way arrow cross,thats the tool you need to move the text so when you get that 4 way arrow left click the mouse and drag the text into the place on the pic where you want it positioned.Then Click CTR AND D on your keyboard to deselect the text.

7.If you want a Shadow for your text goto EFFECTS..3D EFFECTS..DROP SHADOW.
At the top of the Drop Shadow box is a curly arrow,click on that to default the shadow settings.That way you dont have to worry about mucking anything up,and you can play with the vertical and horizontal settings to get a effect you like.then Click OK.

8.Now if you goto ADJUST..ONE STEP PHOTOFIX The Computer will adjust the Font to one it thinks is more suited to the pic,if you like the change then great,if you dont then just click UNDO.

9.Now goto LAYERS..MERGE..MERGE ALL FLATTEN.

10.Picture finished,now ready to SAVE. When you goto FILE..SAVE AS..CLICK ON THE SAVE AS TYPE Down Arrow,then you can choose to save the picture as JPG or GIF.

I hope this helped a little to get used to PSP 9.

TADAAAAAA!!!!!
ESSEX, I JUST LOVE YOU!!!...LOL OK , THIS IS MY VERY FIRST ATTEMPT, SO WHAT DO YA THINK???
ITS LIKE I AM HIGHER THAN I HAVE EVER BEEN!!!...LOL THANKS FOR THIS TUT AND THIS THREAD!! PLEASE I ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO ADD TO THIS THREAD WITH ANYTHING THEY KNOW HOW TO DO ON PSP9, TO PLEASE ADD, AS EVEN THE SMALLEST THINGS MAKE PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF SOOOO HAPPY WHEN WE LEARN HOW TO DO IT!!! ALL MY LOVE ESSEX AND TO EVERYONE!!!...WITCHYREDROSE.

**essex boy** · 05-02-2005, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Witchyredrose

TADAAAAAA!!!!!
ESSEX, I JUST LOVE YOU!!!...LOL OK , THIS IS MY VERY FIRST ATTEMPT, SO WHAT DO YA THINK???
ITS LIKE I AM HIGHER THAN I HAVE EVER BEEN!!!...LOL THANKS FOR THIS TUT AND THIS THREAD!! PLEASE I ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO ADD TO THIS THREAD WITH ANYTHING THEY KNOW HOW TO DO ON PSP9, TO PLEASE ADD, AS EVEN THE SMALLEST THINGS MAKE PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF SOOOO HAPPY WHEN WE LEARN HOW TO DO IT!!! ALL MY LOVE ESSEX AND TO EVERYONE!!!...WITCHYREDROSE.

That's brilliant RedRose.
For a first attempt it looks really good.
If you go to Society now lil ms grouch has just made a thread for a free full version of animation shop 3.
If you dont have one this is a fantastic offer as the animation shop is needed to make the sparkles,I'll do a tutorial about them much later

Witchyredrose · 05-02-2005, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by essex boy

That's brilliant RedRose.
For a first attempt it looks really good.
If you go to Society now lil ms grouch has just made a thread for a free full version of animation shop 3.
If you dont have one this is a fantastic offer as the animation shop is needed to make the sparkles,I'll do a tutorial about them much later

Well Thankyou soooo much!!! I have gone to the thread from lil miss grouch, and now I have both psp9 & animation 3, I am soooooo looking forward to your next tutorial, cuz I luv sparkles!!!...lol Thankyou for all your help!! You've be the best!!!!....Witchyredrose.

Rainy1966 · 05-03-2005, 10:05 AM

Well the sig pic I have now and the one I had right before this one, I did the text on with psp9. Although I did it a bit different. Am gonna try this way to see if I can change a few things with it! Thanks Essex, this is great!!!!!!

**essex boy** · 05-03-2005, 01:33 PM

This tutorial is how to use the Clone Brush

I'll use these 2 images to clone the Angel onto the other picture.

1.Open the 2 pictures up so they are 2 seperate images.

2.Click on the CLONE BRUSH,You can then adjust the size,the smaller the pic to be cloned the smaller size needed,I'm using 10 for this part.The lower the Opacity you use the more transparant the clone picture will be.

3.Now right click on the Picture that you are going to clone onto the other.
So I'm right clicking on the Angel.

4.Now open the picture that you are going to clone your picture onto.
Hold down the left click on the mouse and paint the picture into place.

5.You now could end up with something like this.

Now to get rid of the areas that you dont want,goto VIEW..ZOOM..ZOOM IN MORE..place your mouse onto the part of the picture that you want to copy,left click then clone over the excess picture.Once you get near to the picture make the size smaller so you can get more accurate.
If you make any mistake then use undo,once it's finished goto VIEW..ZOOM..ZOOM OUT MORE.
If the blending doesnt look right then clone over the part you dont like.
Once finished save the picture.
This is also the way that you get rid of parts of a picture that you dont want on your signature.

**essex boy** · 05-03-2005, 03:15 PM

1.Open up the 2 images that you're going to use as seperate images.
I'll be using these two.

2.Click on the FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL.
If the freehand selection tool isn't there use the down arrow to choose it.

Now goto the image that you're going to paste into the background and roughly cut around it.
Theres no need to try to get it perfect,it still has to be edited.
Now goto EDIT..CUT.

3.Now goto the Picture that you're going to use as your background.
Then goto EDIT..PASTE AS NEW LAYER.

It will now look like this

4.Now select the BACKGROUND ERASER TOOL

5.Now goto VIEW,ZOOM,ZOOM IN MORE.
You can now hold down the left mouse click and rub out all the excess from the pasted picture.Then goto VIEW..ZOOM..ZOOM OUT MORE.

6.Now if you goto LAYERS..PROPERTIES. You can play around with the OPACITY.
The lower the OPACITY,The more transparant the pasted picture becomes.
I'm putting mine at 60.

7.Now goto LAYERS..MERGE..MERGE ALL FLATTEN.

8.Now goto ADJUST..ONE STEP PHOTOFIX.
This will adjust the picture the way the computer recommends.
If you like it..SAVE,If you prefer the pic the way it was then CLICK THE UNDO.Then SAVE.

I hope you enjoyed that..this is my finished picture

muchtrouble10 · 05-03-2005, 03:39 PM

Essex...I love you!!!! I have been silently trailing along behind everyone, but the BIG thing is I AM LEARNING, TOO!!!! I'm not at all comfortable doing anything yet, but I have been able to add my name to several pics. (For several days I couldn't even get a picture up to work on, so you can see why I'm sooo excited. ROFL) Anyway...I am s-l-o-w, but making progress...all thanks to you!

Rainy1966 · 05-03-2005, 06:58 PM

Oh Essex! This is so wonderful of you to do! I would almost have your child! LOL JK
I am not gonna post what I did, but I was able to do a pic that way, it just didnt turn out like I wanted it, but I will see if I can fix it up a bit better, you are a wonderful person for helping us like this!
You deserve a BIG THANK YOU!!!!!!

**essex boy** · 05-04-2005, 04:14 PM

LOL,Thanks much trouble and Rainy,that makes this thread worthwhile already.

This one is how to add your own watermark to a picture.

1.Open up the picture that you're going to use.
I'll be using this one.

2.Goto Layers..New Raster Layer.
When the layer popup box is there click on the curly arrow to get the default settings.
Anytime you change any settings like that one you can always get back to default by clicking that curly arrow.

3.Click on the Text tool,make the text colour WHITE then click on your picture.

4.Type in the text that you want for your Watermark,then posistion the text where you want it placed on the picture.
Then press CTRL and D to deselect the text.

5.Now go to VIEW..PALETTES..LAYERS.

You'll now see the layer palette and the top row will say VECTOR 1

6.You'll see two arrows pointing towards each other just after the eye.
One up and one down arrow,drag these to the left and you'll see the watermark fade.
Adjust the arrows till you think it looks right for your watermark.

7.Now goto LAYERS..MERGE..MERGE ALL FLATTEN.

8.Goto ADJUST..ONE STEP PHOTOFIX.
If you like the one step adjustment SAVE..If not UNDO then SAVE.
This is my picture with my watermark.

05-02-2005, 11:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
essex boy Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Southend,Essex,England Posts: 44,207 Rep Power: 4797	Basic PSP9 Tutorials ADDING TEXT TO A PICTURE 1.Once you've opened up the picture that you want to add the text to.. 2.Click on the colour square that I've labelled TEXT COLOUR This will bring up this.... By placing your mouse on the small circle thats inside the coloured outer circle you can drag the small circle around and watch the clours change. Once you've got the colour that you want your text click OK. 3.Then do the same thing to the colour that I've labelled TEXT BACKGROUND COLOUR 4.Now adjust the place that I've labelled STROKE..This adjusts the outside text background thickness.Normally I have it on 1 or 2,if you dont want a text background colour put the Stroke to 0.0 5.Now adjust the FONT,SIZE Ect.. Have the Create as..Vector.Then click on the place that I've labelled TEXT TOOL Now Click anywhere on your picture,doesn't matter where,then type in your text,then Click APPLY. 6.Now if you run your mouse slowly along the text you'll find a place where the A and cross changes into a 4 way arrow cross,thats the tool you need to move the text so when you get that 4 way arrow left click the mouse and drag the text into the place on the pic where you want it positioned.Then Click CTR AND D on your keyboard to deselect the text. 7.If you want a Shadow for your text goto EFFECTS..3D EFFECTS..DROP SHADOW. At the top of the Drop Shadow box is a curly arrow,click on that to default the shadow settings.That way you dont have to worry about mucking anything up,and you can play with the vertical and horizontal settings to get a effect you like.then Click OK. 8.Now if you goto ADJUST..ONE STEP PHOTOFIX The Computer will adjust the Font to one it thinks is more suited to the pic,if you like the change then great,if you dont then just click UNDO. 9.Now goto LAYERS..MERGE..MERGE ALL FLATTEN. 10.Picture finished,now ready to SAVE. When you goto FILE..SAVE AS..CLICK ON THE SAVE AS TYPE Down Arrow,then you can choose to save the picture as JPG or GIF. I hope this helped a little to get used to PSP 9. __________________

05-03-2005, 10:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
Rainy1966 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the wild tundra of Maine Posts: 8,363 Rep Power: 771	Well the sig pic I have now and the one I had right before this one, I did the text on with psp9. Although I did it a bit different. Am gonna try this way to see if I can change a few things with it! Thanks Essex, this is great!!!!!! __________________

05-03-2005, 01:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
essex boy Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Southend,Essex,England Posts: 44,207 Rep Power: 4797	Thanks Rainy and Rose,glad you're finding it usefull. This tutorial is how to use the Clone Brush I'll use these 2 images to clone the Angel onto the other picture. 1.Open the 2 pictures up so they are 2 seperate images. 2.Click on the CLONE BRUSH,You can then adjust the size,the smaller the pic to be cloned the smaller size needed,I'm using 10 for this part.The lower the Opacity you use the more transparant the clone picture will be. 3.Now right click on the Picture that you are going to clone onto the other. So I'm right clicking on the Angel. 4.Now open the picture that you are going to clone your picture onto. Hold down the left click on the mouse and paint the picture into place. 5.You now could end up with something like this. Now to get rid of the areas that you dont want,goto VIEW..ZOOM..ZOOM IN MORE..place your mouse onto the part of the picture that you want to copy,left click then clone over the excess picture.Once you get near to the picture make the size smaller so you can get more accurate. If you make any mistake then use undo,once it's finished goto VIEW..ZOOM..ZOOM OUT MORE. If the blending doesnt look right then clone over the part you dont like. Once finished save the picture. This is also the way that you get rid of parts of a picture that you dont want on your signature. __________________

05-03-2005, 03:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
essex boy Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Southend,Essex,England Posts: 44,207 Rep Power: 4797	This way is a better way to add 2 images than using the Clone Brush. 1.Open up the 2 images that you're going to use as seperate images. I'll be using these two. 2.Click on the FREEHAND SELECTION TOOL. If the freehand selection tool isn't there use the down arrow to choose it. Now goto the image that you're going to paste into the background and roughly cut around it. Theres no need to try to get it perfect,it still has to be edited. Now goto EDIT..CUT. 3.Now goto the Picture that you're going to use as your background. Then goto EDIT..PASTE AS NEW LAYER. It will now look like this 4.Now select the BACKGROUND ERASER TOOL 5.Now goto VIEW,ZOOM,ZOOM IN MORE. You can now hold down the left mouse click and rub out all the excess from the pasted picture.Then goto VIEW..ZOOM..ZOOM OUT MORE. 6.Now if you goto LAYERS..PROPERTIES. You can play around with the OPACITY. The lower the OPACITY,The more transparant the pasted picture becomes. I'm putting mine at 60. 7.Now goto LAYERS..MERGE..MERGE ALL FLATTEN. 8.Now goto ADJUST..ONE STEP PHOTOFIX. This will adjust the picture the way the computer recommends. If you like it..SAVE,If you prefer the pic the way it was then CLICK THE UNDO.Then SAVE. I hope you enjoyed that..this is my finished picture __________________

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muchtrouble10 A Premium Jokaroo'er Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Western New York Posts: 11,037 Rep Power: 2072	Essex...I love you!!!! I have been silently trailing along behind everyone, but the BIG thing is I AM LEARNING, TOO!!!! I'm not at all comfortable doing anything yet, but I have been able to add my name to several pics. (For several days I couldn't even get a picture up to work on, so you can see why I'm sooo excited. ROFL) Anyway...I am s-l-o-w, but making progress...all thanks to you! __________________

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05-03-2005, 06:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
Rainy1966 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the wild tundra of Maine Posts: 8,363 Rep Power: 771	Oh Essex! This is so wonderful of you to do! I would almost have your child! LOL JK I am not gonna post what I did, but I was able to do a pic that way, it just didnt turn out like I wanted it, but I will see if I can fix it up a bit better, you are a wonderful person for helping us like this! You deserve a BIG THANK YOU!!!!!! __________________

05-04-2005, 04:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
essex boy Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Southend,Essex,England Posts: 44,207 Rep Power: 4797	LOL,Thanks much trouble and Rainy,that makes this thread worthwhile already. This one is how to add your own watermark to a picture. 1.Open up the picture that you're going to use. I'll be using this one. 2.Goto Layers..New Raster Layer. When the layer popup box is there click on the curly arrow to get the default settings. Anytime you change any settings like that one you can always get back to default by clicking that curly arrow. 3.Click on the Text tool,make the text colour WHITE then click on your picture. 4.Type in the text that you want for your Watermark,then posistion the text where you want it placed on the picture. Then press CTRL and D to deselect the text. 5.Now go to VIEW..PALETTES..LAYERS. You'll now see the layer palette and the top row will say VECTOR 1 6.You'll see two arrows pointing towards each other just after the eye. One up and one down arrow,drag these to the left and you'll see the watermark fade. Adjust the arrows till you think it looks right for your watermark. 7.Now goto LAYERS..MERGE..MERGE ALL FLATTEN. 8.Goto ADJUST..ONE STEP PHOTOFIX. If you like the one step adjustment SAVE..If not UNDO then SAVE. This is my picture with my watermark.