Tutorial 14: Shadow Reflection Text

Gimp 101
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This tutorial is going to teach you how to add a shadow reflection of your text, like this:

1. Get your poster ready, or if you are just practicing this technique, then open up a new canvas that is roughly about 350 (width) X 150 (height).
2. Click on the text tool and type the title of your poster, or whatever you want to say. Try and center the text if possible, you can do that by grabbing on the corners of the text box and making the box the width of the poster. You can manipulate the height this way as well by clicking on the top and bottom handles. Look at the tool options box that is located underneath the tool palette and find ‘Justify.’ Click on the third box on the right, it will center your text within the text box. Also, make sure your text is high enough so you can have some space underneath for the shadow.
3. Make a duplicate layer of the text. You can do that by clicking the box looking button that is the fifth one underneath the layer palette. You can also just left click on the layer in the layer palette and click ‘Duplicate Layer.’
4. Click on the move tool, it is the button that looks like a crosshair mouse arrow, and make sure you have ‘Move the active layer’ checked in the tool options box. Click on the duplicate layer and move it below the original layer, like this:

5. Now click on the rotate tool button. Move the layer around like this:

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inLoveExo
#1
Thx for the resources
exofanfic-988
#2
Chapter 45: woaa!!gumawo!!your tutorial help a lot!!btw,can i ask,what different between xcf and psd?
rashelo #3
Chapter 4: Hello here
I really want to seek for your help here
am new here and after my friend contineous insisting to sign here , I signed but i did a mistake writing a story without getting a full knowledge about the site , I finished chapter 3 but my friends are telling they cant view the texts and it looks messy also same reaction from commenters
I tired to fix it , for me I can view everything normally and there's not such things of what they said , but still the text doesnt show in their devices , can you help and guide me what mistake i did and what problery the reason ,
am so depressed . thx alot
RiceballYoonHye
#4
Chapter 2: I've been having some trouble trying to download Gimp. The site I think might've changed a bit. And I'm completely lost how to do it. I've tried to download it but I can't open it because it's libgimp and gimp are different versions? Please help T^T
-caas-
#5
Hi. I'm starting a shops list and I want to add your shop/gallery/list/contest/roleplay :
Read the rules, complete this form , put it in the comments box for this link and you will be on the list.

Author's name:
Author's link:
Co-authors:
Created:
Status:
Banner's link:
Shop's Title:
Shop's link:
Shop genre:
Description:
Author's Note:
Info you want to add:
Services/Packs/posters/trailers exp:

http://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/802501/dream-city-shops-list-graphic-poster-trailer-advertise-shop-layouts-reviewer
ikanadia95
#6
Chapter 18: hello author-nim, i learned on making posters from your tutorials so thanks!! and i made this, it's not that good tho i still has alot to improve
http://i.imgur.com/vbFEy47.png ,, so how is it?
wingly
#7
Thank you so much for these tutorials and resources! Your hard work is much appreciated! ♡