04-19-2017, 08:12 AM
(04-18-2017, 06:48 PM)aztec11us Wrote: How EXACTLY do i make it so the shadow cast is white instead of black ? (or any other color)
As tutorials go, that is a good example. It uses standard Gimp tools, introduces bump-mapping, layer-masks and use of layers.
For variations.
1. The newbackground layer can be whatever you want in the way of colour, pattern, some other image.
2. For the drop shadow, I think there is a step missing. For a white shadow, obviously no need to invert the colours.
What you do need to do is remove the background using Colors -> Color To Alpha and in that dialogue change the default white to black.
I think you will need to gaussian blur that shadow layer (2) a bit more but that is personal preference.
Changing the colour of the shadow? Several ways, one is use the alpha lock see: https://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-dialogs-structure.html enable that, paint over the drop shadow, toggle the alpha lock back off.
A bit more about shadows here:
http://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Shadows...739#pid739