Hi everyone :
I'm still learning GIMP. I'm trying to learning how to add SHADOWS to text and objects.
I open GIMP>OPEN AS LAYER> select .jpg file. Then I use the SCALE tool to "enlarge" the file. After that, I click on ADD ALPHA CHANNEL. Then select FUZZY tool. After that, I select the box next to the one that shows the object. I use that one to do the "erasing" of the bacground. Sometimes the DROP SHADOW/LONG SHADOW options are greyed out. But if I select the box (in LAYERS) showing the object, the background won't erase. The other problem is....if I DO get the shadows to work.....it's cutoff ( I used the LAYER BOUNDARY SIZE / LAYER TO IMAGE SIZE).
Advice ?
garystan
I'm still learning GIMP. I'm trying to learning how to add SHADOWS to text and objects.
I open GIMP>OPEN AS LAYER> select .jpg file. Then I use the SCALE tool to "enlarge" the file. After that, I click on ADD ALPHA CHANNEL. Then select FUZZY tool. After that, I select the box next to the one that shows the object. I use that one to do the "erasing" of the bacground. Sometimes the DROP SHADOW/LONG SHADOW options are greyed out. But if I select the box (in LAYERS) showing the object, the background won't erase. The other problem is....if I DO get the shadows to work.....it's cutoff ( I used the LAYER BOUNDARY SIZE / LAYER TO IMAGE SIZE).
Advice ?
garystan