Corel Paint Shop Pro Tutorials. How to make carved wood text for webpage graphics and images.

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Corel PSP Tutorial. Carved Wood Text.

An easy to follow tutorial how to make carved wood text graphics that look like the real thing. Extensive screen shots have been used so the novice Paint Shop Pro user will have no problems following the tutorial. The carved wood effect looks great when integrated into webpage images.

Step 1

Open a New Image

350 x 50
White Background
16 Million Colors

Step 2

Select the Flood Fill Tool then click on the Toggle Tool Options.

Blend Mode = Normal
Match Mode = RGB Value
Tolerance = 200
Opacity = 100
Sample Merged = Checked

Step 3

Set the Styles to Pattern and choose Pine.

(Click the small arrow in the box and a tool bar will popup, run your mouse over the images and a description of each tool is shown. Click on Pattern and a Drop Down will appear. Scroll the selection of Pattern Styles and choose a wood grain. The Example is using the Pine Pattern.)

Flood Fill your image.

Step 4

Click on the Text Tool and enter in your required text.
Do not deselect your text

Step 5

Click on
Colors || Adjust || Brightness/Contrast

Set To:
Brightness = Minus -25
Contrast = 0

Step 6

Add a little drop shadow

Effects || 3D Effects
Vertical = 1
Horizontal = 1
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0
Color = White

Step 7

Add a Cutout Filter

Effects || 3D Effects || Cutout
Vertical = 2
Horizontal = 2
Color = Black
Opacity = 100
Blur = 0
Fill Interior = Unchecked

Deselect your text and Save As.