Now Entering Vector Sector

In the menu, click "Selections", then "Select None". In the layer pallette, RIGHT click Layer 1 and choose "New Vector Layer", then click "OK". Now pick any color from the color chart (it doesn't matter, we'll hide it later).

Next choose the "Preset Shapes" tool . In the Tool Options Palette, enter in the following:

• Shape Type: Ellipse
• Style: Stroked
• Line Width: 2
• Antialias: checked
• Create as vector: checked

Move the cursor to the center of your image and "draw" (click and drag) to form an ellipse. Make the ellipse almost as long as your original logo, and just a bit above and below it. Here's what The KROW's looks like:

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Now, get the "Text" tool, and move the cursor over the top edge of the ellipse. Watch your cursor....as it moves over the ellipse. You will see it change to the cross-hairs with the "A" and a curved line under the "A" (almost looks like a smiley! :-) Click right there. The "Text" window will pop up.

If it's not already in the text-enter area, go ahead and type in "Rentem Bigexecs". Then, just as in Lesson 1, create all your text effects the way you wish. But, this time choose "Vector" from the "Create As" box, and make the text size about 18 or 20pt. Then click "OK" for the text.

Notice you now have 2 logo names on there, but the new one should be "curved" on the ellipse...like this:

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