Re: [Gimp-user] how to reproduce the "carved in" text style as in Window title bar in Mac OS

2009-12-13 Thread Zhang Weiwu
bob wrote: > I've been playing with this over the last few days. Hi. Thank you very much for the detail explanation. What I overlooked is to try blending mode. I played various setting for drop-shadow but not get even close to the good image I got by using blending mode like Overlay and "Soft Light

[Gimp-user] how to reproduce the "carved in" text style as in Window title bar in Mac OS

2009-12-13 Thread bob
I've been playing with this over the last few days. Here are my thoughts on the subject: I think some designers call this the "letterpress effect". There are different ways to do it. It takes a while to find the right way. For the particular effect on the image you link to, I might try this: Cr

[Gimp-user] how to reproduce the "carved in" text style as in Window title bar in Mac OS

2009-12-13 Thread Zhang Weiwu
Hello. How can I reproduce the carved text effect as used on window title bars in Mac OS X? Here is a screenshot of Mac OS X in use: http://blandname.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/mac-os-x-1047-server-screenshot.png Please notice the text "string", which looks a bit carved in. I could use drop-s