How to make & use your very own Watermark in PSP

Step 1

Open a new "blank" image screen

Then go to your tool bar on the left and chose Preset Shape Tool. I typically choose the rectangle shape, but you can choose whichever you like. Now you want to go to that blank image screen and make a shape. You can make it as large as you want. (you will be able to resize it for use, It's always better to make them a lil to large then to make them to small) Also be sure to have the color set to white in both boxes (lower right corner of preview)

Next you want to go to Layers & Merge Visable

The next step is to put your information on your "watermark that you want to appear on it. Then Layers::Merge:::Merge Visable

The next step is to go to Effects:::Texture Effects:::Emboss

This is how it will look after you emboss it.

Our next step is to save it. I always save mine as a PSD (Photshop File) but you can save yours as a PSP File and it will work for you in PSP. 

Be Sure to save it to a folder where you can remember where it is. I made a folder expressly for my watermarks and named it Watermarks.

How to use your Watermark you just made in PSP.

Open a tag that you have and make sure you have your watermark open also. Next you want to copy and paste your watermark to your tag. Be sure to place it where you want it to be, The trick to using watermarks is not always for an everyday collector to notice it but to place it where YOU know it is. I do mine usually in a hard to spot place, but generally where I will remember it is. 

Now you want to go to Layers then Properties.

A window labeled Layer Properties will pop up for you. You want to go to Blend Mode and then SOFT LIGHT and click on it

Your watermark now looks like this and you are able to save your tag as is. Viola....you have just made and used your very own watermark! 
Happy Tagging!!!

How to Resize things in any version of PSP from 9 up to X7

Resizing is quite simple really. Just follow these 3 steps below. By resizing  things this way it keeps your elements, tubes, and frames from looking  stretched or warped.

Step 1

Have whatever you are wanting to resize open in  PSP. I use 

PSP 10, but this should work in any version of PSP. You go to Image, then Resize & click on Resize.

Step 2

When this window pops up for you the only place you need to change the number is in WIDTH (as long as you have everything set as I have mine). When you put what percentage you want to resize it by, I chose 50%) It automatically changes the number in HEIGHT to the same. This way  the element or tube resizes evenly.

Step 3

As you can see the element was evenly resized and there is no distortion to it at all. Now be VERY sure that once you have used whatever you have resized, when you click on the X to take it out of PSP you ALWAYS click on NO when it asks if you want to save the changes to the element. Otherwise it will stay  the small size you resized it to!

How to Use Dropshadow in Paint Shop Pro

How to use Paint Shop Pros Dropshadow

1. Have a blank image screen open in PSP.

2. Click on your text tool. Look at your 

tool bar at the top of your PSP and set the 

text tool settings to match mine in pic below.

3. Click on your blank image screen and type 

any word or phrase there. Once typed you want

the text to look like it has little marching 

ants (Selection) around it. You MUST have your settings 

exactly as I showed you in step 2, or you 

will NOT see that with your text.

4. Now you want to go to Effects~ 3D Effects~ Drop Shadow.

5. As I show you in the next 2 pics you can play 

with the direction the shadow "falls" behind your text.

If you want it to be closer to the text simply left click

on the little cross...as indicated in the pics by the 

arrow and slide it closer to the center circle.

6. Finally click ok and you have just used Drop Shadow 

successfully!

7. If you were doing this on a tag then you would move 

the text to where you want it to be...now go to Selections

and click on Select None. Now you can save your tag :-)