[align=center] hope this will help you guys.. @modz, if you think this is nonsense, someone have posted this before, you can't understand this tutorial, please delete this topic.. i'll teach you on how to make your picture as a text [b]USING GIMP[/b].. now to start, open a file..*open a picture or a graphic [img]http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/owfayv/1.jpg[/img] then.. a window will appea, with your picture.. in this window.. go to dialogs -> layers [img]http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/owfayv/2.jpg[/img] then a dialogue box will appear.. click new layer.. [img]http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/owfayv/3.jpg[/img] [img]http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/owfayv/4.jpg[/img] remember to choose transparency.. aftr that.. go to gimp window and click the text tool.. [img]http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/owfayv/5.jpg[/img] and add your text.. [img]http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/owfayv/6.jpg[/img] there you go, now you have your text layer.. the text layer there is the one with check at the layer box.. now, right click on the text layer and click alpha to selection.. [img]http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/owfayv/7.jpg[/img] [img]http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/owfayv/8.jpg[/img] there you go, now, you can see running ants all over yer text.. now, make your text layer invisible by clicking the eye image on yer layer text.. [img]http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/owfayv/10.jpg[/img] then, click the backround layer.. [img]http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/owfayv/11.jpg[/img] now, go to the picture window.. click select -> invert [img]http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/owfayv/12.jpg[/img] then, go to layer ox again and right click on the background layer.. click add alpha to channel.. [img]http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/owfayv/13.jpg[/img] there you go.. then, delete the text layer by clicking the trashcan image on the layer box.. [img]http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/owfayv/15.jpg[/img] then, frala!!!.. you have your picture as a text.. you can now use it in your siggy, graphic, etc.. you can blend it with other effects.. like bevel and emboss..etc.. [img]http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd306/owfayv/14.jpg[/img] tnx for reading!! [/align]

Last edited by kclity (2008-06-02 22:14:19)