Punches

Needs:  PSP

             Filter texturizer

             Dingbat fonts (You can find some pretty onese here http://www.houseoflime.com/)

1. Open a new 300 x 300 pixel image.
2. Open the chosen dingbat font and minimize it, now your font can be used in PSP.
3. Set fore- and background colour to the same colour of your choice. Make sure that        ‘ floating’ is selected. Find your font.

4. Typ the character, it’ll be in your image with ‘marching ants’  around it.
5. Effects – Plug-in filters – texturizer – canvas. Or use a texture you prefer. A metal effect, for instance Blade Pro can be great too.
6. Deselect.
7. Drop shadow:

8. Repeat the drop shadow but adjust vertical and horizontal to -1.
9. Save as .png file.

Variation.

1. Fill your image with a colour you like.
2. Give it a texture.
3. Enter a character, make sure that ‘floating’  is selected.
4. Click in the layer palette and remove the floating layer by clicking on remove/delete and OK.
5. Now only one layer with the font selected remains, press or click Delete.
6. Add a drop shadow.
7. Save as .png file.

© Marank Design

                        ~ Translation by Renate Rietveld aka Dragonfly June 2006 ~