GIMP: Sparkle Text Better Version

1. New File
2. Type Text (WHITE/BLACK)
3. Filter
3.1. Blur
3.2. Guassian B (set to 3)
4. Layer --> Merge Down
5. Color
5.1. Colorize
5.2. Saturation to 100, Hue left or right
Make Reflection
6. Rectangular Tool
6.1. Copy 1/3 and Paste
6.2. Move down
6.3. Layer --> Transform 180
6.4. Invert
6.5. Opacity to 70
8. Click on new layer --> then Merge Down
9. Click Duplicate Layer
10. Click Filter
10.1. Light and Shadow, Sparkle (Depends on Fonts size)
10.1.1. luminisity threshold: 0.020
10.1.2. flare intensity: 0.35
10.1.3. spike length: 20
10.1.4. spike point: 3
10.1.5. spike angle (-1): 19
10.1.6. spike density: 0.15
10.1.7. rest is 0

Important: check both Persereve Luminisity and Neutral color
11. Duplicate the layer again (increase the values by 2-3 points)
11.1.1. luminisity threshold: 0.020
11.1.2. flare intensity: 0.35
11.1.3. spike length: 23
11.1.4. spike point: 3
11.1.5. spike angle (-1): 19
11.1.6. spike density: 0.19
11.1.7. rest is 0

12. Filters, Animation
12.1. Blend and select value of 1
13. Save it as *.gif


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JZf-_U_5lc

GIMP: Metallic the easy Way

1. New File (White/Black)
2. Type Text (Fonts: 72)
3. Filter --> Blur --> Gaussian Blur Filter 5px
4. Color ---> Curves ---> Alpha --> Move both point Horzonitally
5. Filter --> Blur --> Gaussian Blur Filter 2px
5. Merge Down the layer
6. SELECT ---> Select by color (click on the background)
8. Click New Layer
9. Click SELECT --> Invert
10. Gradient Tool (Gray/Dark Gray)
10.1. Draw a line (Only text color changes)
11. SELECT --> None
12. Filter --> Map --> Bump Map
12.1. Choose Background Layer
12.2. Azimuth: 135, Elevation: 45, Depth: 3
13. Color
13.1. Curves
13.2. Value
13.3. Draw a Sin Curve or any curve that will lead to metallic color
14. Save

*SELECT: If select is capitalized, this means the capital menu.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oHNQzJpUlg&feature=channel

GIMP: Sparkle Text

1. New File
2. Type Text (RED/BLACK)
3. Filter
3.1. Blur
3.2. Guassian B (set to 3)
4. Layer --> Merge Down
5. Color
5.1. Colorize
5.2. Saturation to 100, Hue left or right
Make Reflection
6. Rectangular Tool
6.1. Copy 1/3 and Paste
6.2. Move down
6.3. Layer --> Transform 180
6.4. Invert
6.5. Opacity to 70
7. Make the foreground same color as background
7.1. Click Blend and make a line from down to up
when you see floating layer
8. Click on new layer --> then Merge Down
9. Click Duplicate Layer
10. Click Filter
10.1. Light and Shadow, Sparkle (Depends on Fonts size)
10.1.1. spike length 36
10.1.2. spike points 3
10.1.3. spike density 0.3
11. Duplicate the layer again
11.1.1. spike length 39
11.1.2. spike points 3
11.1.3. spike density 0.33
11. Filters, Animation
11.1. Blend and select value of 1
12. Save it as *.gif






http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqUNPS_ULQs

GIMP: Metallic New Idea

1. Open New File (600*80 px; white/black (FG->BG)
2. Click on Text (Text Font: 46 px)
2.1. Type your Text (choose your fonts)
3. Gradiante Green/Black, FG/BG
4. Color light Green and Type your Text
5. Click Text Layer
5.1. Click Alpha to Selection (Ants lines)
5.2. Click Filter
5.2.1. Linght in Shadow
5.2.2. Drop Shadow
6. Select Eclipse (Properities: Intersect selection)
7. Add a new layer (Layer 01)
7.1. Select the eclipse about 2/3 over the text
7.2. Gradient (White/Black, FG/Transperent, Opacity: 50, Linear).
7.3. Line with the Gradient from top to bottom.
8. Select --> None
9. Select layer of TEXT and add: alpha to selection
10. Click on the first layer (Background layer)
11. Create New layer (call it oultine)
(It should be between background layer and text layer).
12. Click SELECT grow (3 px)
13. Bucket Tool (forground is white). and click (fill) the text.
14. SELECT none
15. Save

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M21ToVzC0Pc

GIMP: Text Reflection and Inversion

1. New File
2. Type Text
3. Duplicate Layer
On the Last Layer
4. Move the second text beneath the first one
5. Go to Layer
5.1. Transform
5.2. 180°
6. Click on the FLIP TOOL
Now you have mirror image
7. Go to Gradiant
7.1. Choose FG/BG to be the same
7.2. Draw a line from downward to upward
8. Go To the other Layer
8.1. Select the eclipse shape
8.2. Draw and eclipse at about 2/3 of the text
9. Click Gradiant
9.1. Draw a line Upward to Downward.
10. Click on SELECT and click None
11. Save



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMRbdijTWF4

GIMP: Metallic Text

1. Open New File (600*80 px; white/black (FG->BG)
2. Click on Text (Text Font: 46 px)
2.1. Type your Text (choose your fonts)
3. Click Filter
3.1. Blur Gussian, ok
4. Click on the text layer
4.1. Merge Down
5. on the Menu
5.1. Select
5.2. All
5.3. Select Color (Shift + O)
5.4. Click on the Text
5.5. Click once more Select menue
5.5.1. Invert
6. Click New Layer
7.Gradiante
8.1. Both FG/BG is gray
8.2. Normal
8.3. Opacity 100
8.4. Linear
8.5. FG ---> Transperent
9. Click Gradiante and make a line from up to down througth the text
10. Filter
10.1. Maps --> Bump Map
10.2. Select background layer and click ok
11. Select Menu
11.1. None
12. Color
12.1. Curve and change the curve shape to cos type


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SKgincPaVA

Joomla: Header + GIMP

GIMP
1. Configure
1.1. 600 * 80 px
1.2. Background Gray, Foreground Green
2. New File
3. Write text (Classic Remedy)
3.1. Change font to 46 px
4. Click on the text layer
4.1. Layer -> Alpha Select
4.2. Duplicate the layer (imp.)
5. Select
5.1. Layer -> grew px by 2
6. Change Color to yellow
6.1. Click on the last layer
6.2. Click Bucket fill with new color (yello).
7. Move second layer to first one
8. Layer --> Merge Down
9. Filter --> Drop Shadow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raplIFbi21Q

Check XML vs DTD or Your Home Page: XMLLINT or Weblint

To validate an xml file vs DTD you should open:
1. Bluefish
2. Open your document (*.xml)
3. External
3.1. Outbox
3.2. Xmllint xml checker

To Check HTML go To:

http://www.bookcase.com/library/utils/weblint/