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 1: Tools you need

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

will421 says: May 1, 2010. 12:54 PM

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

will421 in reply to will421May 1, 2010. 12:59 PM

I figured it out.

smashking645 says: Apr 3, 2009. 1:16 PM

Did you create the START button as is shown above?

fwjs28 (author) in reply to smashking645Apr 3, 2009. 1:18 PM

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

TATcreator says: Mar 30, 2009. 2:01 PM

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 * * * *

Arbitror in reply to TATcreatorApr 1, 2009. 11:30 PM

Beat this!

smashking645 in reply to ArbitrorApr 3, 2009. 1:14 PM

Beat what? The image?

fwjs28 (author) in reply to smashking645Apr 3, 2009. 1:16 PM

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

Arbitror in reply to ArbitrorApr 1, 2009. 11:31 PM

Notice how he hits his head faster?

smashking645 in reply to ArbitrorApr 3, 2009. 1:15 PM

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.

Arbitror in reply to smashking645Jan 3, 2010. 1:45 PM

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.

will421 in reply to ArbitrorMay 1, 2010. 12:52 PM

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

TATcreator in reply to smashking645Jan 3, 2010. 12:28 PM

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

Arbitror in reply to TATcreatorJan 3, 2010. 1:46 PM

What?

smashking645 in reply to ArbitrorJan 5, 2010. 4:00 PM

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.

fwjs28 (author) in reply to smashking645Jan 5, 2010. 4:11 PM

You have learned much, young padawan!

fwjs28 (author) in reply to ArbitrorApr 2, 2009. 12:14 PM

haha...lol

fwjs28 (author) in reply to TATcreatorMar 30, 2009. 2:05 PM

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

TATcreator in reply to fwjs28Mar 31, 2009. 1:13 PM

Excellent! Very well done.