guru02 Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Hi everyone! I'm trying to modify a banner, I need to add some text to it, but I'm having some serious trouble while doing it. I'm really new to paint.net and I can't seem to insert some high resolution text - the text I insert with the 'A' (text) tool always seems way too pixelated and such. Is there an easy way to insert some nice high resolution text, having effects such as outlining, shadowing, etc.? edit: what I'm looking for is an easy way to insert text like for example in the Interactive Guide: There you can see that the text isn't pixelated and has a shady black outline so that it's legible even if the background color changes. Thanks a lot! André Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 You need to type it on a new layer using the "Smooth" text rendering setting. Then you can duplicate that layer, change the bottom layer's color to black by using "Invert Colors", and then blur the text with Gaussian Blur. Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipp92 Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 search the drop shadow plugin Quote Personal Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guru02 Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 Thanks a lot for the help, but I'm still having trouble inserting high-res text. :oops: I've made an example using a banner I got from the internet; I took a part of it with text as I'd like to insert and inserted text rendered both as "Sharp" and as "Smooth". Here's what I've got: The text above is what I'd like to be able to create, both "learn more" texts below are the ones I've inserted as "Sharp" and "Smooth". Maybe you could give me some hints on how to insert text as in the example? Many thanks, Andre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APShredder Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Don't forget to zoom out to 100% to see what it's actually going to look like. :wink: Quote BlendModes Plus | Dissolve | Extract Color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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