On 03/27/2013 06:43 AM, bringoutthe wrote: > I'm sorry English is not my first language, but here it goes: > With Gimp 2.8 (Mac) I have made a 3D text with a YouTube tutorial. It looks > like > the Pulp Fiction logo. > > http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Pulp_Fiction_Logo.png > > How do I overlay a grungy texture, so the letters look 'older'? > I tried making the texture image the top layer in the list on the right and > then > this: right click -> layer -> transparancy -> color to alpha. > But then, the 'see-through' texture covers the entire square transparant > background! Not just the letters... > So, how do I add a transparant texture layer over a shaped image that has a > transparant background? > Help would be much appreciated!
There are a LOT of ways to do that, but here's one. Once you have tried this, you may see how to do something else that does more what you have in mind: Select the layer with the orange text, use the "select by color tool" and select the orange text. Make a new transparent layer. Drag and drop (or bucket fill) to fill the selection with white, on the new layer. Do Filters > Noise > RGB noise Change the newer layer's mode to Multiply Do Colors > Desaturate Use Colors > Curves to make the orange area look "gritty" Use the Smudge tool to smear the grit around :o) Steve _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
