Re: Creating "engraved" or watermarked background

From: Epiphany Web Designs <webpage(at)evansville.net>
>Does anyone know how to create a background with a "watermarked" logo
or maybe
>you call it engraved.  The printing technique is a kind of engraved
image into
>the paper.  In other words, there is no ink, but kind of a "stamping"
process
>into the paper that is seen with shadowing, but there is no real ink
laid on the
>paper.
>
>I'm attempting to create a client's background using her logo.  I'm
using
>Photopaint or Paint Shop Pro, but if you can point me to a Photoshop
tutorial, I
>can probably interpret how to do this with my software.

Maybe what you're looking for is called a "cutout" effect? If so, here
are a couple of tutorial links for this method, using PSP:
http://newdawn.gzinc.com/tutorials/cutout.html
http://www.aqa-d.se/pstips/specfx/cutout.htm

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Cindy K. Stanley
SSS WebWorks <http://www.ssswebworks.com/>
Stanley Support Service
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