Re: [Gimp-user] transparent text for water mark

[Liam R E Quin <liam holoweb net>]

On Thu, 2012-06-07 at 04:23 +0200, reuben_j_cogburn wrote:
> Hi gang,
>
> I'm new here, and trying to learn to utilize Gimp to my fullest potential. I've looked through the 
> tutorials but am not quite finding what I'm looking for, which is actually pretty simple. I just need to be 
> able to turn some text nearly transparent.
> I use it as a water stamp for images I post online. I see ways to alter the text, but no way to do a 
> gradient fade...
> Could anybody walk me through it?

Easiest way:

1. use the text tool to enter "www.meninblacksocks.com" or whatever.
This will make a text layer.

2. in the layers dialogue (control-shift-L or see window->dockable
dialogues) change the opacity of the new text layer.

Liam

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