jebllard03 Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I was wondering if there is a way to make your text look like it is emobossed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarkut Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Sure: Effects > Stylize > Emboss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebllard03 Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 Sure: Effects > Stylize > Emboss Thank you. sorry i didnt realize it was that simple.. another question... will it look embossed when i print it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarkut Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Try it and report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebllard03 Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 Try it and report back. it's hard to tell.. i need to get more ink. i think i am running out. so as soon as i get more ink i'll be able to let you know. i mean i want to say that it looks emborssed when it's printed but it is hard to tell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebllard03 Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 okay so i was wrong. It is not my ink that is the problem... this is what i did when i made the text look embossed... it changes the whole background on the page to like a dark gray. and since i would be using the text on a wedding invitation..i can't have that dark gray background... so my first thought was to use the magic wand and get rid of the background.. and it made the text look like this....i dont know how well u can see it.. i took the pic with my cellphone.. but it made the text look spotty... like parts of a letter are missing.. and the edges don't look right... and suggestions on how to fix that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APShredder Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 You could try using Effects --> Stylize --> Relief instead, that will at least get rid of the dark gray the Emboss creates. Quote BlendModes Plus | Dissolve | Extract Color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarkut Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 (edited) Here's another way, using displaced layers, no Emboss. Try APShredder's suggestion first. If you want further explanation of the "layers" way, let me know. http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/6578/embosstest01.png Edited July 9, 2010 by Sarkut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebllard03 Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 You could try using Effects --> Stylize --> Relief instead, that will at least get rid of the dark gray the Emboss creates. i just tried that.. and maybe i am not following correctly i am not sure.. but i did efftects>stylize>emoboss then relief... still dark gray back ground... did i not follow u correctly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Why not just go to http://www.dafont.com/ and download a font that already looks embossed? Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebllard03 Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 Here's another way, using displaced layers, no Emboss. Try APShredder's suggestion first. If you want further explanation of the "layers" way, let me know. http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/6578/embosstest01.png yes please i would like further explanation of the "layers" i am not familiar with how they work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebllard03 Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 Why not just go to http://www.dafont.com/ and download a font that already looks embossed? i was going to do that.. but for the types of fonts that i am downloading i cant find any that already look embossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarkut Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 (edited) Here's a download of the example .pdn file: http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=00448394523409116575 In the .pdn file, Layer D is the text. Layer C is a duplicate of Layer D turned white and moved up and to the left a few pixels. Layer B is a duplicate of Layer D that has been blurred a bit. Layer A is a duplicate of Layer B that has been moved down and to the right a few pixels. (DropShadow) The opacity has been reduced in Layers Properties, also. =============================================== This is similar to what welshblue linked to. =============================================== About Layers in general. Layers Wiki Layers Window Edited July 9, 2010 by Sarkut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 OK, I have an idea for you. First, you have my plugin pack installed, right? If so, try this: Place some text on a layer by itself. With the magic wand, Shift-Click a transparent pixel on that layer and press Ctrl-I to invert selection. This will make all your text selected. Make that text layer invisible. Just be sure that the text that you can no longer see is still selected. Add a new layer. On that new layer, run my Effects > Selection > Bevel plugin. Adjust the slider to the way you like it. You can then, fine-tune the look by playing with the layer opacity. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebllard03 Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 Here's a download of the example .pdn file: http://s000.tinyuplo...394523409116575 In the .pdn file, Layer D is the text. Layer C is a duplicate of Layer D turned white and moved up and to the left a few pixels. Layer B is a duplicate of Layer D that has been blurred a bit. Layer A is a duplicate of Layer B that has been moved down and to the right a few pixels. (DropShadow) The opacity has been reduced in Layers Properties, also. =============================================== This is similar to what welshblue linked to. =============================================== About Layers in general. Layers Wiki Layers Window yeah that is all way over my head. lol it'll take me some time to digest that.. but thank you for ur help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebllard03 Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 OK, I have an idea for you. First, you have my plugin pack installed, right? If so, try this: Place some text on a layer by itself. With the magic wand, Shift-Click a transparent pixel on that layer and press Ctrl-I to invert selection. This will make all your text selected. Make that text layer invisible. Just be sure that the text that you can no longer see is still selected. Add a new layer. On that new layer, run my Effects > Selection > Bevel plugin. Adjust the slider to the way you like it. You can then, fine-tune the look by playing with the layer opacity. that is all way over my head.... i'll try to do that.. but it will probably take quite a few tries before i get it right.. i have no experience with the "layers" but thank you for ur help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Well, if you follow my steps, it will look something like this: Now you'll know if it is worth it to figure out what I said. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebllard03 Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 Well, if you follow my steps, it will look something like this: Now you'll know if it is worth it to figure out what I said. will i be able to make the background white or transparent... if i need to print the text on colored paper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebllard03 Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 will i be able to make the background white or transparent... if i need to print the text on colored paper? one more thing..what is the plug in that i need to download? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Yes, the background layer is separate (if you'll notice in the lower right corner). So, yeah, it'll totally do what you want. one more thing..what is the plug in that i need to download? You need to install my plugin pack. http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/8318- Once you learn how to install plugins, a whole new world of Paint.NET goodness opens up to you. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebllard03 Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 OK, I have an idea for you. First, you have my plugin pack installed, right? If so, try this: Place some text on a layer by itself. With the magic wand, Shift-Click a transparent pixel on that layer and press Ctrl-I to invert selection. This will make all your text selected. Make that text layer invisible. Just be sure that the text that you can no longer see is still selected. Add a new layer. On that new layer, run my Effects > Selection > Bevel plugin. Adjust the slider to the way you like it. You can then, fine-tune the look by playing with the layer opacity. how do i make the text layer invisible? sorry if i'm bothering with the all the questions.... i'm just new to all the layers stuff and want to make sure i understand how to do it and am doing it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 There is a little check box in the layer window (lower right corner of my screenshot). Click it. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himself22 Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 (edited) Edit: Nevermind. Edited July 10, 2010 by himself22 Quote "The truth is just an excuse for having a lack of imagination." Photobucket sucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance McKnight Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 I remember seeing a tutorial on how to make different style of emboss text, pillow, hard, soft, and etc, but I could not find it anywhere. Quote Officially retired from this forum. Have a nice day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n d Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 1. layer: background -> colour this with the background colour. 2. layer: text -> enter your text here, use stylize -> emboss on the text. Now put layer 2 on overlay. Grey is invisible on overlay mode, white makes the background lighter and black makes the background darker. Emboss really works best when you use it with overlay blend mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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