[GodOfTheRedMoon]

I find it way easier to make a diagonal line pattern that's 3x3 and make a new transparent layer after we blend the gradient. Then fill that layer with the pattern and set it to 55 opacity and flatten! :h: I've made userbars before and the elipse at the top to make it look 3d is something to behold! I would have never thought of that!!! Also,

Simple userbar animation tut: (Just to be convenient)

1: Open starting userbar.
2: Duplicate it's layer 2 or 3 times.
3: Open new userbar.
4: Repeat steps 1 and to with the new one.
5: Repeat with as many userbars as you want! No gap required!

[getfirefox]

Glad you like the tutorial guys.

@ God Of The Red Moon,

Yes, the 3D look is rather cool. I am going to add to the tutorial as I have found some great other methods also on making a userbar instead of just using scanlines. Oh, I also made an 'Animate Your Userbar' tutorial. It can be found here.

[DIskenTH]

it's ok man. Ive made an even worse tut that you :m:

[BIG Red]

How did u do a 3 color gradient??Like from green to white to blue??

[shanedude]

I loved this tut

Heres mine


My render is blurry though, couldn't find a perfect one.

[+-HaWk-+]

results:

[getfirefox]

Nice results shanedude and HaWk!

[BIG Red]

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Awesome tut! I made a small change on mine and added 1x1 drop shadows on the text after stroking the text, just to give it a little more definition. Here's the results:


this was the first attempt following the tutorial







these are the other ones I did afterward

I dont know if the images showed up but how do you do three color gradients??If you dont know what i mean look on page 2

[denegibson]

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I dont know if the images showed up but how do you do three color gradients??If you dont know what i mean look on page 2

By default, I don't think GIMP comes with the option of a 3 colour gradient (i.e.: with colours you can specify yourself), though if you look though the gradients dialogue then you'll find something similar with 3 colours. Failing that, you could make your own or download some (don't ask me where from because the default gradients have been enough for me)

[getfirefox]

Ooops. I missed that question. You can use a 3 way gradient, but you have to make it. Have a look.

Click the thumnails to enlarge.





I think its something to do with that.

[BIG Red]

After you figure out how to do it there can you help me??

[getfirefox]

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After you figure out how to do it there can you help me?

Maybe you should post this question in the General Help area of the forum. More members would see it there and you would get an answer quicker and from a far more wiser user.

[CallMeDaKing]

when i paste the picture i cant move it

[CallMeDaKing]

nvm that but how do you get the pic to blend in with the background...instead of using color to alpha

[getfirefox]

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nvm that but how do you get the pic to blend in with the background

I think you mean "How do I get the image to have a transparent background". I this case, it has to be a .PNG image with no background. It is more commonly called a 'render'. The image of Wilbur (the GIMP mascot thing on my tutorial) is a .PNG image with no background. Save it and open it in GIMP and you will see lots of checkerboard patterens behind it. This means its transparent. To make you own images like this, I like to follow this tutorial.

http://www.gimptalk....Tool-769-1.html

[British Spartan]

Thanks a lot. This really helped me.

Heres how my first 2 have come out:
1st:

2nd:

[getfirefox]

Wow, the second one is the better of the two. Glad you liked my tutorial. Thanks for testing out my 'Animate Your Userbars' tutorial too!

[o88752]

What i got

[o88752]

and a animated one

[Madman-Maniac]

This tut is very good ;) very easy to follow.

That's what I've just made: