****MS PAINT POINTERS****

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Here's another little tip for those of us with limited software...

Open your jersey template in Word, Excel, or Powerpoint. Then use WordArt to make a word mark (do your shadows or whatever else here.) Then, use PrintScrn to copy the screen to the clipboard. Paste into Paint, and cleanup around the jersey. You won't lose much if any quality in the image. If you just copy/paste instead of using Print Scrn, you will get very jagged results.

The WordArt / Shapes in 2002-> MS Office products are near vector, so you can resize and reshape without any real loss in quality. You can also do your piping and other effects in the Office product before transferring to Paint for the final customization.