| I wasn't kidding when I said depravity! Seriously, though, I like being
loud-mouthed, colorful and exaggerated. Who doesn't, at least once in awhile?
It is suggested that you use both of the provided background tiles on the
page in question; the first on areas with no text or very large text, such
as headings, and the second tile for text boxes, like this one here. If
you only use one tile, it is recommended that you use the one used in this
box, because it interferes less with small text.
To add text to the blank button and nameplate:
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Open the graphic in the editor of your choice. (Mine is Corel Photo-Paint,
for example) and choose your text settings. Recommended size is 36 for
the button, somewhat larger for the nameplate, although it depends on how
much text you want to add. This set's font is Juice. Font color doesn't
matter in the least.
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Add text. Make sure "Render as Object" is enabled.
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Add a black flood fill to the graphic with transparency set to zero, and
make sure you fill in the little holes created by the text! (This is why
I left the black bars on the blank graphics: to keep the color black in
the .gif's 8-bit palette.)
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Select the text object and delete it.
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Set up a mask around the graphic and apply the bevel filter of your choice.
(In CPT, for example, the filter's name is The Boss.) Jack up the brightness
and smoothness until the edges show up nicely. (Bevels often don't show
up on black.)
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Save the graphic under an appropriate name.
Background tiles:
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http://www.redsresources.com/sets/index.html
Remember that.
