If you're like The KROW, you're staring at a big white "sheet of paper" in your PSP, and your creative thoughts are as blank as the sheet!

And, not like the business world would ever put any pressure on you, but......Mr. I. M. Bigexec just called you and wants a new logo for his company's web site (Mr. Bigexec just happens to be the owner, president, and charter member-thereof for the well-known "Rentem Bigexecs Ltd., Inc., Corp." and soon to be ".com" company. A very prestigious company, which will look great on your clientele list.....if you can just fill his order. He specifically requested a simple logo of his company name (Rentem Bigexecs) and he wants it in blue (reminds him of his dog's bandana). Other than that, he said he doesn't care what you come up with as long as it's clean, sharp, and has a "corporate image!"

Ok, so remembering that Mr. Bigexec wants to see his "name in lights", let's get his create a logo created!

In PSP, click the text button.

Move the cursor over the paper (cursor will change to a cross-hairs) and click anywhere on the page. A pop-up window for all the choices of text comes up. In the text area, type in "Rentem Bigexecs" and then highlight it.

Click on the "Text Effects" color box (seen in the yellow circle below). Your cursor changes to the Dropper, and the color chart pops up for you to choose what color you want (The KROW chose a medium blue). Click ok to "get" the blue and the Text box appears again. Choose a text style and size (again, The KROW chose Arial font, and at 22 pts. Also check the "Floating" and "Antialias" buttons.

When finished, click "OK". You should have the blue text on your page with the "ants" (selection) moving around the letters.

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Now, let's make our image flexible. Cut your text and then click "Edit", then "Paste", then "As New Layer". CONGRATULATIONS! You just made your first LAYER! Notice in the Layer Palette you now have two layers. One says, "Layer 1, and the other is "Background". Layers provide an easy way to work with different aspects of an image without manipulating any other parts. Want to test it out? Try this:

In PSP, click on "Background" in the Layer Palette. Use the Dropper to pick whatever color you want from the Color Chart (see below). Pick a color other than blue so you can see a difference. Now, use the PaintBrush to paint anywhere you want on the image!

Once you've painted on the Background, look back at the Layer Palette. Next to the Background Layer, you'll see the glasses. Click on the glasses, and watch your newly painted Background "hide" out of site, but your text stayed in place, untouched and unchanged! How cool is that?!

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