>>On Sunday 04 October 2009, Tom C. wrote: >>> I am just starting to use GIMP. I am having trouble getting the effect I >>> want. >>> I have 2 photos one over the other. I want to put text over the upper >>> layer and have the lower layer show through. >>> If I put a mask over the upper layer and draw on it with black it does >just >>> what I want. Problem is I want to use text not draw on it. >>> Every way I try to add text I get a new layer, I seem to get text on the >>> mask for the upper layer. >>> thanks in advance for any help with this. >> >>Short hint: Text to selection, change to mask, fill with black(or white, >>whatever you want) >> >> >> >Daniel, >Thank you for replying. >I must not be getting your hint. I add my two layers, add a mask (regular) >to the top layer. >Bring up text and add it. >Then I select add text to selection >then I select the mack and fill with black. I tried FG and BG. >No luck. >What am I doing wrong? > >Daniel, I should add that I did get the opposite of what I wanted to work. All of the top layer went transparent and the text stayed. I want the text to go transparent, so the parts of the underlying picture shows through the text.
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