This tutorial was created and put on this site on Sept. 19, 2001.
It is property of © JCW Designs 2001.
Please do not copy or place this tutorial or any of the graphics on any other site,
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For this tutorial you will need:

Paint Shop Pro 8 ~ download a trial version here.
Eye Candy 4000 ~ trial version will not work for this.
(Eye Candy 3 will work but slightly different look ~ download a full version here.)

Decide on what color background your image  will appear on.

Open a 400 X 175  transparent image with settings below:

Set your foreground  color to #FF9C01 and 

your  background  color to #3C3830.

Set the top Styles box to null and the bottom Styles box to gradient.

Now set your fill as a gradient with the setting below.

(Click the button next to the preview to chose #1 Foreground-Background.)

Click OK.

Select your Text Tool

Click on your graphic and type Charred Smoke in a large font.

I am using the font Futura Md BT.

Click OK.

Do not deselect just yet.....