Like the brush tool. Neither can I blur, sharpen and stuff like that. Does anyone know how I can turn these things on. Or should I have done all of the blurring and etc. from the beginning. I hope there's hope. Because I've done too much too this graphic to start over. Thanks.

Soemtimes that stuff happens because of layers... (don't know why) or you need to increase the colours or something like that... I had that problem as well, but they are alway different. You should look that you put on the text with only the 2 last selections ticked, not the others... and that you go to select none or right-click... there could be many things that can cause that stupid problem...

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Sinem

Ok thanks. and Ravenclaw rules! Lol.

It's because you have the text set to create as a vector layer. A vector layer is different than a normal one (a raster layer, i think it's called) because it's not made of pixels, rather, it's made of....for lack of a bettre way to explain, curves. For example, a black line going up at a 40 degree angle in a vector layer will be a black line going up at a 40 degree angle no matter how big or small you make it. In a raster layer, this line will get pixelated and blur out when you make it bigger or smaller, respectivly. Vectors are really useful, therefor, in things that need to come in a vide range of sizes (logos, for example) because they never deteriorate in quality now matter how big or small you make them. There are several programs that work only in vectors, Adobe Illustrator being the one that comes to mind first. Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, and the GIMP all also support vector layers, but they do it differently.

Anyway, because of the...mathematical nature of a vector layer, you cant use paintbrushes or blur filters...there is no alpha transparency with a vector (with the exception of anti-ailiasing on text and curves, no idea how that works, though) with vectors it's either opaque or it's not. So no paintbrushes, blur filters, what have you. It's better to make text on a vector layer, and i do it all the time, because that way you can control the size of the text, again, without losing quality.

But for funky text effects like blurry text and stuff, you're right, you need to put it on a raster layer. So create the text as a vector, then go Layers>>Convert to Raster Layer and thwack that. It'll change the text to a raster layer, and you can blur or sharpen or paintbrush or whatever.

it's all about layer types...personally, i love vectors, but that's just me ^_^

I hate vectors... >_<
I always check the third box under where you type in the text and sometimes the last one as well. Befor I worked with PSP everyday I had the same Problem with that tool stuff, that I can't use it anymore... I think I just ticked the wrong settins...

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Sinem

vectors are awesome if you do cell shaded stuff, but useless for soft shaded pictures *shrug* it all depends on your preferred medium, i spose.