Creating a Leather Look Text in Paint Shop Pro
New image 500 X 500
Raster background
colour of your choice- I used white for time being.
New Vector layer
Select Text tool and
a slightly rounded block type font size 350 pixels
I used Arial Rounded
MT Bold. Vector text.
Material Foreground
nil Background red.
Selections >
Selections from Vector Object.
Selections >
Promote Selection to Layer.
Selection > Modify
> Expand 5 pixels
Fill
with Leather texture of your choice. I used a texture which I had created using Filter Forge and PSP but there are many free leather textures available on the Web.
Selections Modify
> Contract 5 Pixels.
Effects > 3D
effects> Inner Bevel
I used these
settings:
Selections
> Invert and promote selection to layer:
Selections > Select None
and apply the same bevel:
Merge Down.
Stitching
Move your Vector Text
level to the top of the top and open the vector:
Right
click on that text layer and change properties to Foreground a colour of your
choice. I chose a light cream and style line small dash width 2, Background
nil:
Convert
to raster layer and apply same bevel but reducing the width to 5:
Apply a small drop
shadow to stitching, using a colour that will blend with your leather colour:
Close visibility of your background.
Merge
all text layers and save as a .png
or as a .pspimage.
Here I have used my saved image with
a punched and riveted hole:
Another
Example using different materials and finer stitching to make this notebook:
You could use the
same principles to create a leather frame. I have used a .pspshape of an oval frame and a beautiful painting by Fannie Moody to create the image below.
Happy Creating!
Judy
