Create text

1. In Painter 7™, click File menu New to open a new file. Choose a file size of 600x400 pixels, to accommodate the size of the text you will create.
2. In the Tools palette, select the Text tool . The pointer becomes a crosshair when you point to the image.
3. In the Text section of the Objects palette:
   • choose a font from the Font menu
   • click the Align Center option
   • move the Point Size slider to 94
   • from the Shadow Style options, choose the Internal Shadow option
   • in the Settings For menu, choose Text
   • move the Opacity slider to 90%
   • from the Curve Style options, choose Curve Ribbon
   • move the Centering slider to 50%
4. In the Color section of the Art Materials palette, use the color pickers (not necessarily the colors shown) to select a color for the text. A lighter color will show the bevel better.
5. Click the pointer just below center in the middle of the canvas layer on the image. The crosshair becomes a cursor in a text box, ready for you to type text into. An active Text layer displays in the Layers section of the Objects palette.
6. Type BEVELED Text. Use a soft return to place the Text word on a second line in the text box.
7. In the Tools palette, hold down the Layer Adjuster tool and select the Shape Selection tool from the flyout that displays.
8. With the Shape selection tool, adjust the Bézier curve points and their handles to describe a wide arc with the text line.
9. For accuracy in lining up the arc, click Canvas menu Grid Show Grid to view the grid over the image.
10. Save the text image to the RIFF format to keep all the layers active.

Now you have some text ready to bevel in Bevel World.

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