Text Effects Using Blade Pro

Outlined - Candy - 3D

The attached file contains the following files... Download Here
bevel_flat.zip (preset)
gold3d.zip (preset)
Benguiab.ttf
Bremenb.ttf
Caligula.ttf

also....

Click here: SOEclear.q9q to get the preset needed for this tutorial

Download and unzip, Open Explorer and go to the file you unzipped to and cut the fonts, the files that end with .ttf and paste them to your Windows>Fonts folder, then unzip the three zip files to your PSP>Plugins>Bladepro>envirnments and textures folder. 

Open PSP

3D Text
Go to FILE>NEW and use these settings...
Width: 400
Height: 200
Transparent Background
Click ok. Now click on the foreground color (top box) and select white.

Click the text tool then click in the center of the pic now select a font I'm using Benguiat Bk Bt, Bold, size 48, make sure to check Floating. Go to SELECTIONS>MODIFY>EXPAND by 3 pixels. Now go to IMAGE>PLUGIN FILTERS>FLAMING PEAR>BLADEPRO, when the bladepro box comes up click the button that looks like a CD with an arrow pointing to the right like this...

now click on the file gold3d.q9q like this...

and click Open and click Ok on the next box. Now go to COLORS>ADJUST>GAMMA CORRECTION now set the first box to 0.76 and all the others should set theirselves to the same. Now let's add a drop shadow by going to IMAGE>EFFECTS>DROP SHADOW and I used these settings..

Color: Black
Opacity: 95
Blur: 5.5

Set both Offsets to 0 and click Ok. Now deselect by either holding down the Ctrl button on your keyboard and hitting the D or by going to SELECTIONS>SELECT NONE. Now you can cut and paste to a new image and save and it looks like this...

Candy Text
Go to FILE>NEW and use these settings...
Width: 400
Height: 200
Transparent Background

Click ok. Now click on the foreground color (top box) and select light blue. Click on the background color (bottom box) and select dark blue.

Click the text tool then click in the center of the pic now select a font I'm using Bremen Bd BT, bold, size 40, make sure Floating is checked. Now click the flood fill tool set your control palette like this...

Fill Style: Linear Gradient
Match Mode: None
Tolerance: 0
Opacity: 100

Click Options, make sure your Blend Mode is set to Normal and the Degrees is 0 click ok. Now click inside your text to fill it. Now go to IMAGE>PLUGIN FILTERS>FLAMING PEAR>BLADEPRO, when the bladepro box comes up click the button that looks like a CD with an arrow pointing to the right and when the box comes up click on the file soeclear.q9q and click Open and click Ok on the next box. Now let's add a drop shadow by going to IMAGE>EFFECTS>DROP SHADOW and I used these settings..

Color: Black
Opacity: 88
Blur: 10

Set both Offsets to 5 and click Ok. Now deselect and you can cut and paste to a new image and save and it looks like this...

Here's one I did with a rainbow effect...

Outlined Text

Go to FILE>NEW and use these settings...
Width: 400
Height: 200
Transparent Background

Click ok. Now click on the foreground color (top box) and select any color you want to use I selected lt. blue.

Click the text tool then click in the center of the pic now select a font I'm using Caligula, bold italic, size 48, check Antialias and make sure Floating is checked and click ok. Go to SELECTIONS>SAVE TO ALPHA CHANNEL when the first box comes up just click ok, when the next box comes up give it the name...inside color and click ok. Go to SELECTIONS>MODIFY>EXPAND by 3 pixels. Go to SELECTIONS>SAVE TO ALPHA CHANNEL when the first box comes up just click ok, when the next box comes up give it the name...outline and click ok. Now change your foreground color to a shade darker so I picked dark blue. Click the flood fill tool and set your control palette like this...

Fill Style: Solid color
Match Mode: None
Tolerance: 0
Opacity: 100

Now click inside your text to flood fill. Go to SELECTIONS>LOAD FROM ALPHA CHANNEL and click on inside color and click ok. Now change your foreground color back to your first color mine was the lt. blue and flood fill that. Go to SELECTIONS>LOAD FROM ALPHA CHANNEL and click on outline and click ok. Now go to IMAGE>PLUGIN FILTERS>FLAMING PEAR>BLADEPRO, when the bladepro box comes up click the button that looks like a CD with an arrow pointing to the right and when the box comes up click on the file bevel_flat.q9q and click Open and click Ok on the next box. Go to IMAGE>EFFECTS>DROP SHADOW and I used these settings..

Color: Black
Opacity: 88
Blur: 10

Set both Offsets to 5 and click Ok. Now deselect and you can cut and paste to a new image and save and it looks like this...

That's it. If you have any questions please just ask...