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Glassy, reflective text turtorial (GIMP)

Glassy, reflective text turtorial (GIMP)

IN this GIMP tutorial, i will show you how to make a reflective glassy styled avatar or picture...

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Step 1Tools you need

Gimp (im using 2.6)
time
an idea
and this gradient pack

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19 comments

May 1, 2010. 12:54 PMwill421 says:

How do I put in the gradients? I try opening them, but I would of murdered GIMP if it weren`t for the Too many errors thing. XD

May 1, 2010. 12:59 PMwill421 says:

I figured it out.

Apr 3, 2009. 1:16 PMsmashking645 says:

Did you create the START button as is shown above?

Apr 3, 2009. 1:18 PMfwjs28 (author) says:

no, however, i did make the flip image...

Mar 30, 2009. 2:01 PMTATcreator says:

This is a very well organized instructable, but you may want to explain more of where to click, where in the tool bar the items are located, and how to place objects and gradients.

All things set aside, the instructable earned * * * *

Apr 1, 2009. 11:30 PMArbitror says:

Beat this!

Apr 3, 2009. 1:14 PMsmashking645 says:

Beat what? The image?

Apr 3, 2009. 1:16 PMfwjs28 (author) says:

yes, shadow ops' beats faster than tats' (thats what she said :P )

Apr 1, 2009. 11:31 PMArbitror says:

Notice how he hits his head faster?

Apr 3, 2009. 1:15 PMsmashking645 says:

Not quite. With some systems, it might beat faster as a CPU overclock side effect. But, the image itself, as it may, follows a set of 3 frames and continually repeats them in a specified order.

Jan 3, 2010. 1:45 PMArbitror says:

Each of the three images had a delay... I just removed that delay, so he hits his head as fast as your computer can handle.

May 1, 2010. 12:52 PMwill421 says:

To me TAT`s is just 1 like millisecond slower then yours. 0_O

Jan 3, 2010. 12:28 PMTATcreator says:

Ah, hello, our beloved counterpart. What brings you to Instructables?

Jan 3, 2010. 1:46 PMArbitror says:

What?

Jan 5, 2010. 4:00 PMsmashking645 says:

I'm a former IT assistant in Ohio. I've been like a partner recently to the TAT team, but I remember when I used to mentor them about computers and such all those years ago, and I taught them basic concepts of the C language. Teach them; they have great potential, and they're already far beyond me.

Jan 5, 2010. 4:11 PMfwjs28 (author) says:

You have learned much, young padawan!

Apr 2, 2009. 12:14 PMfwjs28 (author) says:

haha...lol

Mar 30, 2009. 2:05 PMfwjs28 (author) says:

cool, cool....i put it together in about half an hour...have you tried it? when you do id like to see some samples...

Mar 31, 2009. 1:13 PMTATcreator says:

Excellent! Very well done.