So my previous tutorial on
sand writing didnt give it a very good effect and i messed around alot with my technique and found one that makes it look more realistic so here goes! The only script you will need is chisel.
http://registry.gimp.org/node/24217Step OneCreate a new 800x600
fill it with a
sand color (ex: c17f27)
Step TwoAdd hsv noise with these settings
Step ThreeBump map the layer to itself with these settings
![Image](http://gimpchat.com/files/659_Step%202.jpg)
(note: These setting will be used for all bump mapping in this tutorial)
Step FourAdd text with new transparency layer
-i suggest using a paintbrush so it looks like you drew the text in the
sand (use Circle 11 with 1.00 scale)
Step FiveDuplicate text layer 3 times, go to Filters>Noise>Spread with the setting listed
Important: Alpha to Selection original text layer. Then swap to the layers that you performed noise spreads to delete the text areas from the layers. Your top 3 layers should look similar to this.
Step SixBump map each spreaded layer in order of smallest to largest pixels (10px first then 20px then 30px)
![Image](http://gimpchat.com/files/659_Step%205.jpg)
(use previous bump map settings)
Step SevenChisel the original text layer
![Image](http://gimpchat.com/files/659_Step%206.jpg)
Put the bevel layer to at 60% opacity, and merge it down to the original text layer
Filters>Noise>Spread and spread it by 10px
Step EightBump map the
sand layer with the chisel layer
(MAKE SURE YOU UNCHECK INVERT)
Now you are done!
![Image](http://gimpchat.com/files/659_Sand.jpg)