eagertolearn wrote:
<snip> put a drop shadow on your text it will make it more pronounced..
Can you please share the exact steps to this technique?
Ex. - Step 1 drag mouse cursor over the word Oregano
Step2 - click some GIMP tab (Edit) or Tools?
Searched in a learn GIMP book and this technique was not listed.
Thanks.
There are a couple ways to do a drop shadow
If you have the layer effects py you have the dropshadow there.
What I did was 1). add text 2).duplicate the text layer. 3). Colour > invert the layer so the text turns black 4). lower the layer 5). with that layer still selected (Make sure it is highlighted by a white box around it) choose the move tool and move your back layer a little down or up and a little to one side. I did it to the right. If you want you can turn the opacity of the black text down to 75% before you merge your layers
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2. Layer >duplicate or mouse over the icons below the layers dialogue and you will see the duplicate icon
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You may find better help here in Essential Gimp Tutorials.
http://gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=3315