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Instant Icons and Buttons with Blade Pro Blade Pro is a commercial filter which can be used with PaintShop Pro (and many other paint packages). It is pretty much one of those "must have" filters, and if you do not have it, or would like to use the trial version, then go to Blade Pro to find out more. This tutorial is not an introduction to Blade Pro, but rather describes how to create instant frames using Blade Pro. If you are new to Blade Pro, then you may want to experiment with the filter first, before trying this. Three Simple Steps You might also want to save the Blade Pro settings so you can
reproduce the same effect later. There are many dingbat fonts around (you will have webdings/wingdings already, or search the web for many, many more). The instant buttons were made using the excellent "button button" font, for which sadly I've lost all details about who designed it and where it is from. But this is a crackingly useful font for an instant button (with many different shapes available). Of course, there are also many dingbats with arrows, envelopes, phones, etc which make them great for quick web page navigation icons. Or, how about using some of those alien language fonts for something really weird? Hints: Thicker lines tend to show up better with Blade Pro, for finer work you might want to try other text effects, since Blade Pro effects tend to rely on (a) a hint of 3D and (b) a texture - neither of which show up well on thin lines. Try not to resize your font afterwards, this can lead to distortions and general grottiness. Try sharpening the text (before you add the drop shadow) to bring a bit of clarity to the result. If you don't have Blade Pro? Do not despair, our PSP only Stone Icons tutorial fixes that. | ||
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