Quenlin Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 I'm trying to make myself a sig on a forum, and I want gradient text in it, and when I select the text, and execute the gradient, and it negates the alpha values, making it an un-anti-aliased jagged text. Basically, I'm looking for a way to change the color of the text while leaving the alpha values untouched, any ideas? And yes I used the search, if I missed the post that details it, post the link please. Also, some of the text has internal parts that need coloured, which is why the anti-alias plugin would just cause some nasty issues. Quote My DA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Try Gradient tool in :AlphaChannel: mode (no selection) See if that helps. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quenlin Posted November 6, 2007 Author Share Posted November 6, 2007 Nope, just made a transparent streak along the page. Quote My DA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 You will need to have your text on another layer Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quenlin Posted November 6, 2007 Author Share Posted November 6, 2007 Can you explain it in a wee bit more detail please? Quote My DA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Where are you stuck at? What steps did you try? Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quenlin Posted November 6, 2007 Author Share Posted November 6, 2007 Well I made the text, added the gradient, didn't work. Added the transparent gradient, that didn't do much other than shade it. switched the mods, switched the layers about, not much change. Maybe I'll try alpha masking it, never got round to putting it to the test Quote My DA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Is this what you had in mind? If not, post a pic of what you have in mind. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quenlin Posted November 6, 2007 Author Share Posted November 6, 2007 Yeah, thats exactly what I'm aiming for, except colored. Quote My DA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 I use the same method as my post above. Text on top layer. Use :AlphaChannel: on text with no selection. Background on bottom layer. Done. Edit: Which color? Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quenlin Posted November 6, 2007 Author Share Posted November 6, 2007 Yay! I got it! Thanks Ash. I'll try and find a way to do it with the Alpha Mask as well. Thanks for your help. Quote My DA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 No problem Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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