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Author: | peminca [ Thu Jul 25, 2019 1:33 pm ] |
Post subject: | Drop Shadow help |
GIMP Version: 2.1 Operating System: Windows OS Version: Windows 7 Professional GIMP Experience: Intermediate Level I am looking for help with drop shadows in Gimp 2.1. I have no problem adding drop shadows to text as I always have done but, when I try to add a drop shadow to a picture, it doesn't work. I have intermediate knowledge of Gimp and don't know the lingo so, most of the posts I read about it, goes over my head. Thanks, any help would be appreciated! |
Author: | Wallace [ Thu Jul 25, 2019 1:41 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Drop Shadow help |
Do you mean something like this?
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Author: | peminca [ Fri Jul 26, 2019 11:10 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Drop Shadow help |
Yes. I used to be able to add the drop shadow the same as adding it to text, by making the picture the active layer and then going into filters -> light and shadow -> drop shadow and then manipulating the color, blur radius, etc. in the pop up box. I can no longer do it with pictures, only text. I am creating a brochure for the company I work for, and have come to a stand still with this element. |
Author: | Wallace [ Fri Jul 26, 2019 11:22 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Drop Shadow help |
peminca wrote: Yes. I used to be able to add the drop shadow the same as adding it to text, by making the picture the active layer and then going into filters -> light and shadow -> drop shadow and then manipulating the color, blur radius, etc. in the pop up box. I can no longer do it with pictures, only text. I am creating a brochure for the company I work for, and have come to a stand still with this element. You need be sure the picture/image has space around it. Like this. Than try to run your Drop Shadow. ![]() There are a number of ways to create a drop shadow. Using the built in Drop Shadow filter is only one of the ways. |
Author: | peminca [ Fri Jul 26, 2019 11:51 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Drop Shadow help |
I am not sure how to go about leaving space around a picture as you are showing me, since the picture is set in among text in a brochure setting and not by itself. (BTW, I have been copying and pasting the pics as new layers from Paint mostly.) Sorry, I have been using the program for two years now but, really haven't explored past what the former marketer at the company showed me. |
Author: | Wallace [ Fri Jul 26, 2019 12:15 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Drop Shadow help |
peminca wrote: I am not sure how to go about leaving space around a picture as you are showing me, since the picture is set in among text in a brochure setting and not by itself. Sorry, I have been using the program for two years now but, really haven't explored past what the former marketer at the company showed me. You may need to cut the picture/image from where it is, then past it onto it's own layer. First you would want to create a new top layer. Click on the top most layer, within the Layers Dialog making it the active layer. Go to Layer>New Layer. Clicking on New Layer will add a new top layer to the Layers Dialog. Go to the layer on which the picture is located. Use the Rectangle Selection Tool to create a selection around the picture. Make the best selection you can of your picture. Cut the picture form it's current location, Edit>Cut. Go to the newly created layer and past it into this layer, Edit>Past. |
Author: | Wallace [ Fri Jul 26, 2019 12:25 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Drop Shadow help |
Is this an already existing brochure?
If you could post an example, we might be able to give more accurate instructions. |
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