Background on background - 3D?

milica · **Joined:** Feb 23, 2013 **Posts:** 29

GIMP Version: 2.8.2
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OS Version: XP - SP3
GIMP Experience: Beginner Level

Hello

Could you please look at this image and tell me what would be the best way to add "Japan" somewhere in the background of this image, to spoil as little as possible of the image. Maybe something with contrast/light... maybe it will look like 3D?

I am doing many similar ones & need some directions :oops:

Thanks for all your help! :hi5

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Sometimes in a case like this, a nice text with very low opacity to make it see through might look nice. Either in white or that off white that is the fuzz around the edge of the red, color name #E1A7C4

anarkhya · **Posted:** Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:31 pm **(#3)**

Funny thing is I had no idea which font could feel japanese, also no idea how to setup a japanese mood in terms of color and concept (outside the clichéd red&white sunrays you see everywhere). So it was a little bit challenging for me. I've decided to take a japanese beer brand I know of and roughly mimic its style using another font to try and see what happens. I think the best place to insert your 'japan' letters is down-left, as it doesn't break any important details of the original portrait. Oh and, for the record, I made use of the shear tool for the very first time, yay !

I uploaded my xcf source (compressed) if you wanna see how it's made, it's pretty straight-forward.

Esper · **Joined:** Jul 17, 2012 **Posts:** 2769

very stylish anarkhya !

K1TesseraEna · **Joined:** Sep 22, 2012 **Posts:** 2089 **Location:** US

since there is no much of background to talk about i've moved it a bit

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Two very nice alternatives there.

rich2005 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2627

Maybe going back to the original spec...

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... add "Japan" somewhere in the background of this image, to spoil as little as possible of the image. Maybe something with contrast/light... maybe it will look like 3D?

... a simple bump map.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

That is what I also had in mind Rich. I would also like to see that pulled over into the red to see how it looks as a see through text. Very nice

alc59 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 03, 2013 12:07 pm **(#9)**

Hard to put something in the background when there isn't any BG

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

I love it alc. Your work is always so original.

anarkhya · **Posted:** Sun Mar 03, 2013 2:48 pm **(#11)**

ahah alc came with the unexpected, good idea!

AnMal · **Posted:** Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:47 pm **(#12)**

alc59: that's the best one so far, well done! :hi5

Erisian · **Posted:** Mon Mar 04, 2013 5:48 am **(#13)**

They are all fantastic. I was actually stumped by this one.