Tuesday, March 16, 2010

How do you add a drop shadow to text in MS Paint?

Okay, if somebody remembers, in MS Paint [time machine / nostalgic music] ...in Windows 3.1 you would select the Text tool, select the background color [third color in later versions, ctrl+click a color] and when you typed, a shadow was also present in the text. I can't do this anymore. Anyone knows if it's still possible?How do you add a drop shadow to text in MS Paint?
It's possible, but it is exceedingly difficult.





Basically, you need to create the text twice, lightly color one version, then position it under the text to be raised.How do you add a drop shadow to text in MS Paint?
It's not possible, I don't think it ever was either... Try using Paint.net, it's free and has a lot of the features Photoshop includes.





http://www.getpaint.net/





Although there is a cheap-looking workaround. Simply type in a shadow color (e.g. gray) you want first. Then type the same text again in whatever color you want, and shift it a few pixels up, down, etc.

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