Re: "The Basics" tutorial question

["Will Shattuck" <willshattuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 3/7/07, catfish <catfish@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/The_Basics/
> >
> > I'm all good until I get to the section "Using the Layer Mask".  In
> > the section just prior, I am able to get my layers dialog box to look
> > like the one on the page, however in the next section, I have the
> > "Floating Selection" but I do not have the "JTL" on the middle layer
> > right picture.
>
> Yes your right, the center image with the floating selection and "JTL"
> already in the mask is wrong. At that step you should have the floating
> selection but the mask would still be white. Also you can't choose to
> Merge Down but instead use Anchor to place it into that mask so it then
> looks like the 3rd picture.
>
> I looked over the rest of the page and it looks fine but just to clarify:
> - "Preserve Transparency (Keep Trans.)" is now a checkbox to the left of
> a grey checkboard square and to the right of the Mode: Normal (same
> place as the "Preserve Trans." is in the screen shot
> - While you can "use the paint tool to make the copy of the logo black"
> you can now do it quickly using Edit->Fill with FG Color (once you
> change Foreground color to black).
>

Thanks, I'll give it a try and let you know.

Will


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