I really like the way metallic text turns out when using Lighting Effects, similar to RobA's Gold Objects tutorial.

I made a tutorial spin-off for doing text. It really gives a realistic metal look.

http://www.mahvin.com/2011/04/gimp-tuto ... ilver.html

http://silent9.com/blog/archiv ... -Gimp.html

very nice tutorial. If you make the gold pattern an actual gimp pattern, would there be any change to the tutorial?

All you would need to do is open the pattern as an image before doing the tutorial.

Mahvin, this is such a nice tutorial; I made it a separate tutorial. - O

quite impressive! Here my result...Pauline is my actual name.. Might help if I turn on anti alias next time for text.

Sweet! You can also use text path selections to trim the font a little bit, if its too wide.

bookmarked that until it imprints on my tiny brain! thanks for that tutorial

Looks more like chocolate to me... but looks very palatable:)

Anyway, it's time e stop faking hard materials and start doing something organic. How about faking the texture of the flesh of an apple?

Before that i will like to see good emulations of not existing metals (i.e."Superman" Kriptonite,"Ka Zar" Vibramium, more to be found in old Flash Gordon and Micky Mouse comix..)

Love the new sig ofnuts.