Writing in the Sand [Updated]

2-ton · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2011 10:46 pm **(#21)**

Lol, on a mac, the delete key is labeled , heh, delete. I didn't use the delete key, I did the edit, cut method on the spread layers.

JFish · **Posted:** Wed Jun 15, 2011 10:48 pm **(#22)**

I added an image of what the top spread layers should look like after i deleting the original text area. I think it helps better understand what has to be done.

Gms9810 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 9:00 am **(#23)**

mahvin wrote:

Sweetness! Nice tutorial, JFish!

This is my result (the only thing I did differently was put my text layer on subtract mode to give my writing more depth):

This is an actual picture of me writing GIMP in the sand at Long Beach, WA:

My best friend lived in Washington. We flew up and spent 3 weeks with him and just drove around the state and through mountains. Man, I fell in love with that state. I'll never see it again though, and that's sad.

2-ton · **Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:09 pm **(#24)**

Never say never...because you never know!

In step 7, IIRC, you need to have the text selection still active, yes?

RobA · **Joined:** Jul 14, 2010 **Posts:** 697

Nice use of my chisel script, folks!

-Rob A>

Gms9810 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 2:54 pm **(#26)**

2-ton wrote:

Never say never...because you never know!

In step 7, IIRC, you need to have the text selection still active, yes?

No, it's pretty certain. It's 2500 miles away, i can never come up with that much money again and he died last year so i don't know anyone there.

akky · **Joined:** Apr 09, 2011 **Posts:** 1764

I think I read or seen a while ago, on one of Jolies tutorials maybe that the delete key doesnt work in GIMP for mac computers.

Willy · **Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2011 4:04 pm **(#28)**

Yep, I think I remember that too

akky · **Joined:** Apr 09, 2011 **Posts:** 1764

right with this one I am still getting stuck at step 5 and I went through the whole thing and still ended up with black spread marks in the end.

mahvin · **Joined:** Oct 06, 2010 **Posts:** 4050

You can turn off the spread layers (eye icon) when bumping, they don't have to show.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16173

Maybe you could just go to Edit/Clear?

JFish · **Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:49 pm **(#32)**

That would work or Edit>Cut

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16173

I think she tried edit/cut

JFish · **Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:03 pm **(#34)**

ohhh okay

2-ton · **Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:47 pm **(#35)**

Edit/cut works because that is how I did it. I also had turned off the eye for the spread layers so I could see what the bumps looked like on the sand layer.

M1GU3L05 · **Joined:** Mar 07, 2011 **Posts:** 206

seems easy but not my taste of creation lol

2-ton · **Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:54 pm **(#37)**

I do tutorials just to learn how to use Gimp better even if it's not an outcome I normally would use. So even though I don't think I would ever have the need for a sand-writing graphic, I did learn a lot of how to use bump map and chisel better.

JFish · **Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2011 11:04 pm **(#38)**

I do alot of my tutorials so i can see if i can make them look realistic. I think if they look more realistic it gives the image a better quality outcome.

pirate541 · **Joined:** May 27, 2011 **Posts:** 707

Finally figured out what was missing,if I am not using the chisel..select none after using the delete key

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16173

Good deal!