XCF included below.

Tutorial can be found here - http://chris-worktips.blogspot.com/2008 ... -gimp.html

I like that Rod.....I am on the prowl now to get that tute. woo hoo

It is a pretty easy to follow tutorial.

Very cool, Rod.

If anyone is interested, you can get a Scrabble font.

http://www.fontspace.com/category/Scrabble

I am trying to do this tute but when I got down to the part where I change the foreground color, 2A1D01, the color won't change. I never had that happen before. Must be something simple, but what. It is the step where I start to make the text.

Molly, if it's any help, that value corresponds to:
R 42; G 29; B 1

This was kind of fun.

Good job, Rod... and Mike!

Just now saw this post. i saw the same tut but wanted a different look. I did this a long time ago and was one of my earlier creations so there are a few thing that should have been adjusted like the proportions and the gloss layer is not blurred.
I used a carbon fiber background but you can't see it very well so I uploaded just the background in a different color.

That's really nice looking! I love a nice glossy image

Thank you!