On 11/24/06, Chris Mohler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1) use text tool with text "My Company Name" > > 2) copy visible to new layer, alpha to selection > > 3) apply gradient to it > > 4) render a variety of drop shadows > > 5) add bevelling > > I've attached a test image. > > 1 - made a text layer, flattened it. > 2 - made an inverse selection on a new layer, filled it with white. > 3 - made a gradient layer below the new 'cheap mask' layer. - at this > point it's just the gradient showing through the hole in the 'cheap > mask' layer. > 4 - made another new layer (empty) with a selection of the text - ran > bevel on that, moved it above the gradient and put it's mode on > multiply. > 5 - made a drop shadow on a last empty layer, flattened it and move it > to the top (also on multiply). > > The end result is that you can still edit the gradient. One thing I > noticed is that the highlights are lost on the bevel. But maybe this > will give you some ideas.... There are others who GIMP better - I'm > still trying to figure it out myself.. >
Thanks Chris, this works for now...although I noticed you have the inverse selection filled with white (called "cheap mask")....makes it so the gradient doesn't pass through to the entire image (only the text)....what is a real mask, anyway? -- Anthony Ettinger phone: 408-656-2473 resume: http://chovy.dyndns.org/resume.html Currently available for contract work blog: http://www.chovy.com _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
