The tutorial assumes white text on a transparent layer, with a black layer background.
You can do this by starting with your THEBOLT image and using color to alpha http://docs.gimp.org/en/plug-in-colortoalpha.html to make the black transparent. Then just follow steps 3,4, and 5. -Rob A> On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Longstreet <for...@gimpusers.com> wrote: > > I suppose the problem is that I'm starting with two different things, i.e. > starting from scratch with the text vs trying to manipulate a jpg. I've tried > experimenting along the way, but it's hard to experiment when I'm not sure > what I'm doing in the first place. I'm sure what I'm trying is possible, but > I'm not sure how to go about it. > > Any ideas or suggestions? Tia. > _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
