[Gimp-user] How do you ddd effects to text?

[ead <forums gimpusers com>]

> You are still going to have to make a selection somehow and fill that
> selection. many ways of doing that, I usually go for Layer ->
> Transparency -> Alpha to Selection on the text layer then apply any
> colouring on separate layers, keeping the text layer as text.

Thank you, using The Alpha to Selection option helped me get smooth looking,
gradient-applied text.

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