Easy Reflection
**A NOTICE** first off this is my first tutorial so don't hate. secondly im not sure if a tutorial like this has been posted before, but i searched for one and found some but they used different methods. Lastly, for people who are lost, maybe its because we have different versions, I used version 2.2
1. Create a new image
2. Using the "Bucket Fill" tool, create a black background
3. Change the foreground color to any color other than black. Select the "Text" tool and click anywhere on the picture. A window will appear. Type your word.
4. Using the "Move" tool, position your text where you want it
5. Select the "Dodge/Burn" tool. Using a small sized brush, stoke horizontally across parts of the text to lighten the color. Then hold the ctrl key down and repeat. This adds some texture to the text.
6. Press ctrl-l to pull up the layers window. Right-click on the text layer and select "Duplicate Layer"

7. With the duplicated layer selected, go to Layer>Transform>Flip Horizontally. Then go to Layer>Transform>Rotate 180 degrees
8. Using the "Move" tool, position the upside down text directly below the original text
9. Select the "Eraser" tool. Select a very large (depending on the size of your text) and soft brush. I had a font size of 150 and a brush with a radius of 150. You might have to create a custom brush
10. With the upside down text layer selected, erase the bottom half of the text. Erase more or less depending on how much of a reflection you want.
11. To increase the effect of a reflection you can change the background to a gradient of black and dark gray
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so how was
so how was it for first tutorial... i know its very basic but i have only done gimp steadily for a few weeks now
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pretty good for your first, how about you take it to another level :)
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yeah a little noobish for a tutorial. o well im still learning
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Nice tutorial =)
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WOW, THANKS~!!!!!
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simple, but i like it ^^ good job for a first try. sometimes the tutorials get too complicated and hard to follow
That was really easy to
That was really easy to follow, thanks and it's good for your first tutorial!
Very nice, I liked it. This
Very nice, I liked it. This is the very first time I use ANY program of that sort and that was kinda easy :) It hurts to say I still suck at arts, but well, I'm having fun anyway :) Thanks!
this was great simple and
this was great simple and understandable got anymore now that you've done your first?
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