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Re: [Gimp-user] Question About Recreating a Drop Shadow

Ah, there we go.

Besides the wood background, it looks like three layers to me: The black text front layer, a light drop 
shadow the average color of the wood, and a darker drop shadow behind that.

Do you have a layered copy of the image? i.e. the original GIMP FILE? I (or someone else) could probably edit 
the file and get it back to you reasonably quickly.

I highly recommend making a copy of the file, and work on the copy. If there’s only one drop shadow(s) layer 
behind the text, try turning off the text by clicking the eye next to its layer thumbnail, and see if the 
shadow is, indeed, two shadows. If so, and you have AT LEAST the editable text layer and the wood background, 
then I’d suggest making two copies of the text layer, and move them to slightly right and down, with the 
lowest layer moved the farthest, to recreate the spacing of the original shadow(s). Then use the eyedropper 
tool to select the light grey for the middle text layer and change the text to that color, and do the same 
for the bottom layer, using the darker grey.  That should get you pretty close. May want to apply some blur 
to the shadow layers, but that’s up to you.

Anyhoo, that would be my initial approach, given a file with at least the wood and text layers.

Once you’re happy with the result using “THE MUSICIAN” you can easily edit the text layers to become “THE 
ARTIST” and you should be good to go.

Hope that helps.  If you want to shoot me the layered GIMP file, or a link to it, I’d be glad to give it a 
shot, or at least take a look at the layers to see what you have going on.

Rick K

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On May 9, 2017, at 4:01 PM, Amber Sunder <ASunder modmgmt com> wrote:

My apologies! That link wasn’t intended to direct you to the page, it’s merely a part of my email 
signature. See below for ‘The Musician’ title that needs to be changed. If you have any idea how to 
recreate that, or how I can find the settings for that particular drop shadow within GIMP so I can copy and 
recreate them, I would greatly appreciate your help!
 
Thank you!
 
<image004.jpg>
 
 
AMBER SUNDER
OFFICE MANAGER/EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
 
<image001.jpg> <http://modmgmt.com/>
 
P. (615) 742-0099
A. The Orbison Building
     1625 Broadway, STE 600
     Nashville, TN 37203
 
<image003.png>
 
JOSH TURNER <http://joshturner.com/> I DIAMOND RIO <http://diamondrio.com/> I ASHLEY CLEVELAND 
<http://ashleycleveland.com/>
MEGAN DAVIES <https://www.megandaviesmusic.com/> I RAQUEL COLE <http://www.raquelcole.com/>
 
 
From: Rick Kline [mailto:rick kline ms] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2017 2:59 PM
To: Amber Sunder <ASunder modmgmt com>
Cc: Rick Strong <rnstrong primus ca>; gimp-user-list gnome org
Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Question About Recreating a Drop Shadow
 
Like Rick Strong, I don’t see a drop shadow. The only web page you’ve listed is <http://modmgmt.com/ 
<http://modmgmt.com/>>, and I don’t see “The Musician” link anywhere on the page. Can you point us in the 
right direction, please?
 
Rick Kline
 
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It’s better to wave at a stranger than to ignore a friend
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On May 9, 2017, at 3:25 PM, Amber Sunder <ASunder modmgmt com <mailto:ASunder modmgmt com>> wrote:
 
Hey Rick!



Sorry for the confusion! I guess I was a bit vague in my initial inquiry. I was just hoping there was a way 
to find one drop shadow's settings to apply them to another drop shadow that I was unaware of. It's the 
drop shadow on 'The Musician' - I need to change that title to 'The Artist,' but unlike Photoshop, it 
doesn't just adjust the drop shadow when you edit text since the drop shadow is a layer in itself. If you 
have any idea how I can recreate this drop shadow, I would GREATLY appreciate your help!



Thanks!



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-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Strong [mailto:rnstrong primus ca <mailto:rnstrong primus ca>]
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2017 2:14 PM
To: Amber Sunder <ASunder modmgmt com <mailto:ASunder modmgmt com>>; gimp-user-list gnome org 
<mailto:gimp-user-list gnome org>
Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Question About Recreating a Drop Shadow



Which drop shadow are you referring to? There isn't one on your corporate page.



Rick S.



-----Original Message-----

From: Amber Sunder

Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2017 2:40 PM

To: gimp-user-list gnome org <mailto:gimp-user-list gnome org><mailto:gimp-user-list gnome org 
<mailto:gimp-user-list gnome org>>

Subject: [Gimp-user] Question About Recreating a Drop Shadow



Hello!



I'm new to using GIMP and am trying to edit the work of the person in my position previous to me. She used 
a drop shadow on the title of the page "The Musician," but the title is being changed to "The Artist." This 
isn't your normal drop shadow, so I'm not sure how she created it! My question is - is there a way to 
recreate a drop shadow using existing settings? And where can I find the settings for the initial drop 
shadow to duplicate it on "The Artist"? In Photoshop, this wouldn't be an issue for me at all, but this 
particular document was created using GIMP, which I'm not very familiar with, so I would appreciate any 
suggestions or assistance!



Thanks so much!





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