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You can remove the background as the last step, I didn't. The text really is filled with the pattern. Edit: The border is also optional. I just thought you might want it. Just ignore step 2 to make something like this:

Dark_King, your post makes no sense to me... Here's the way I would do it: 1. Have your text on a layer above the pattern 2. Use Boltbait's way of outlining to outline the text (to see it, just scroll down on the linked page until you see the avatar with a guy wearing a suit that has a really cool facial hair.) 3. Going back to the original text, click with the magic wand outside the text and invert selection (Ctrl-i.) 4. Subtract any gaps (e.g. the holes in 'o's and 'e's) by right clicking 5. Copy (Ctrl-c) from the pattern layer 6. Paste on the text layer. 7. Feather as needed. Result:

Here's a plugin that should do the trick for dropping shadows, and as to rounding off corners, I would... 1. Add a new layer 2. Draw a rounded rectangle (shortcut 'O') to the desired shape and size on the new layer 3. Use the magic wand to select the inside ...then... 4. Invert selection 5. Move to picture and delete ...or... 4. Crop to selection (Ctrl-Shift-x)

Great! I can't wait until the new saving feature comes in. Man, that'll be nice... Oh, and as for time, don't worry. I think we all understand that programming must be hard with a hangover.

Nice work!

Well, did you invert the selection? The effect will only work on selected areas.

Sorry, I was just re-adding them. I decided to make the tut. an album on my PhotoBucket account, which breaks the previous links. They're back up now!

This tutorial is available as a PDF. Click here to view or download it In this tutorial we will make a photo look antique. I converted this for PDN from a PS tutorial. NOTE: You will need the Color Balance plug-in for this tutorial. This is what you'll end with: Alright. This is the image that I'm starting with. Now, at the time period that we want to convert this photo to, many of the photos were cropped to squares. So that's just what we're going to do! (This step is optional.) Using the selection tool, hold the shift key down while clicking and dragging to the size and position you want. Then, crop to selection (Ctrl-Shift-x.) Now, make the image Sepia (Ctrl-Shift-p.) Now is the time to use the Color Balance plug-in. I adjusted the image 10 points toward yellow. Then, duplicate the layer (Ctrl-Shift-d.) Unfocus blur at a setting of 2 on your new layer. This is what it should look like so far: Now, we're going to make a transparent radial gradient. Select the gradient tool, then the radial type gradient, and make sure that it is set to make a transparent gradient. Then left click and drag where you want the image to be more focused. Now, duplicate the background layer. Add Noise to it at a setting that you like. I put mine at 40 because I want it to look really aged. This is what the image and your layers window should look like at this point: Open the Layer Properties window (f4.) Set the Noise layer blend mode to lighten. Now it needs a vignette. Flatten the image. Then, add a new layer. Make a box around the edges in your new layer with the brush size set to around 20 pixels. Then Gaussian blur it so it has a very smooth, transparent look. I use a setting of 70. Now we need to add some scratches. Add another layer, and add some white lines using the brush tool at a size of 1 to your new layer (You could also use a brush size of 2 to add really large scratches.) Open the layer properties window the new layer and adjust the opacity to however much you want the scratches to show. I use a setting of 45. Now is the time if you want to adjust the contrast of the picture to make it look even older. I choose increase the contrast of mine. Flatten the image. You can leave it just the way you have it, now. Or, you could add a paper border to it! Open the Canvas Size window under the image tab (Or Ctrl-Shift-r.) Time to do some math. I want an extra 15 pixels on either side of my photo, so making sure that Maintain Aspect Ratio is checked, I add 30 to the width of my canvas size. You shouldn't have to add anything to the height, it will add to it automatically. Using the magic wand, select and delete the extra white that it added. We want it to be transparent. Add a new layer, move it beneath the picture layer, and render some clouds (default settings) on it with a light tan as your primary color and a slightly darker tan as your secondary color. Using the selection tool on the top layer, select almost all of the picture only excluding the very edge. It should look something like this: Invert the selection (Ctrl-i) and use Frosted glass at a setting of 1. Then Median blur with the Radial slider at 1 and default Percentile. Deselect (Ctrl-d.) This is how it should look. Now we are going to repeat the last few steps. Increase the canvas size (any size you want, just larger than 20 pixels.) Delete the extra white. And repeat Frosted Glass this time at a setting of 3. Then repeat the Median blur. Done! Add a background: And another one I made: Please post all results, questions and comments! Edited to correct image links.

Erm.... you mean this: Remember, this is a PHPbb forum.

Correct me if I'm wrong, Jake, but I believe that is to give the illusion that they are suspended very slightly.

Ahh, yes. *Coughs* Indeed.

Barkbark, I'm trying to picture it, but I really can't see you acting in that movie.... Dan: Well it's kind of good... it's a little too dark for my taste. I'm going to make a few more.

Dan, did you simply use a photo for the background on that wallpaper? I made one of shadow:

Unfortunately, there is no way to get the selection size you want by typing. That said, you can watch the bottom of your window where it gives you the real-time dimension size of your selection, when it is to the size you need, simply use the move selection tool (below move selected pixels tool) to position it where ever you need it. You can resize with good quality while maintaining aspect ratio size using the Resize window under the Image tab. Plus you can adjust by absolute size or percentage.

Like this? As an answer, yes, you can. In fact, I am in the process of writing a tutorial for it.

I tried both of them and had the same results. I didn't understand the third one though...

I like the streaky look you gave to the block below the text. Nice job! Now this, is a very rare species, only found in the foliage surrounding Hershey's Chocolate Factories.

Those are nice, Jake. So I was walking down by the swamp, when suddenly...

What he said.^ The Roll/Rotate tool under the Rotate/Zoom window in the adjustments tab. You can see an exaple of how to use it here on step 7 and 8.

Sure.

Well, I decided to mess around with it, and this is what I came up with: Before: After:

I agree. There have been many times I have wanted to do this.

I don't know of any way of doing this easily in PDN. (other than drawing) But, Inkscape can do it!

That's true, and probably a better method, too. He's talking about shift-clicking the selection on one of the nubs and dragging. It keeps the ratio of height/width intact while resizing.

Sounds like a Forumer problem...