Creative Text Tutorial.
Program: Photoshop CS3.
I will be showing you how to make the text on your signature look as if you look parts of the actual signature and 'coloured' the letters in with them.
Step 1.
* Make your signature.
(This means - including all the required layers you added to get your end result.)
# Example picture.
Step 2.
Make a new layer at the top of all your other layers.
Type your preferred line of text.
Hide the text layer.
# Example picture.
Step 3.
Make a new layer on top of the hidden text layer.
Press Ctrl + A
Press Ctrl + Shift + C
Press Ctrl + V
(The above is duplicating the image. I'm not sure if GIMP programs have an easy way to do this, that's why I used the standard buttons.)
# Example picture.
Step 4.
Right click on the duplicated layer. See here:
# Example picture.
Hit "Create Clipping mask." It will do this:
# Example picture.
Make the duplicated layer visible. (e.g. hit the grey eye icon).
# Example picture.
Move the duplicated layer around to get the desired effect. You can duplicate the "duplicated" layer, and change the layer setting to something like Colour Dodge, or Linear Doge to make it stand out more.
# Example picture.
Optional.
To make the text stand out even more, you can wrap a 1 or 2px border around it. Doing that, you right click on the text layer, and go to Blending Options, > Stroke (selec and hit the option menu for it) your settings:
1 px.
Colours: White or Black (or any preferred colour)
Position: Outside
Blend mode: Normal
Opacity: Suit to your own preferences.
# Example picture.
Result.
© Made by Six.
Program: Photoshop CS3.
I will be showing you how to make the text on your signature look as if you look parts of the actual signature and 'coloured' the letters in with them.
Step 1.
* Make your signature.
(This means - including all the required layers you added to get your end result.)
# Example picture.
Step 2.
Make a new layer at the top of all your other layers.
Type your preferred line of text.
Hide the text layer.
# Example picture.
Step 3.
Make a new layer on top of the hidden text layer.
Press Ctrl + A
Press Ctrl + Shift + C
Press Ctrl + V
(The above is duplicating the image. I'm not sure if GIMP programs have an easy way to do this, that's why I used the standard buttons.)
# Example picture.
Step 4.
Right click on the duplicated layer. See here:
# Example picture.
Hit "Create Clipping mask." It will do this:
# Example picture.
Make the duplicated layer visible. (e.g. hit the grey eye icon).
# Example picture.
Move the duplicated layer around to get the desired effect. You can duplicate the "duplicated" layer, and change the layer setting to something like Colour Dodge, or Linear Doge to make it stand out more.
# Example picture.
Optional.
To make the text stand out even more, you can wrap a 1 or 2px border around it. Doing that, you right click on the text layer, and go to Blending Options, > Stroke (selec and hit the option menu for it) your settings:
1 px.
Colours: White or Black (or any preferred colour)
Position: Outside
Blend mode: Normal
Opacity: Suit to your own preferences.
# Example picture.
Result.
© Made by Six.
thank you Kira for getting this up so fast, I will give it a go a little later in the day and post my results 
So her tut is perfect for GIMP as well. 
