[CVALE] GIMP Help - Never Mind

[Terry]

I took a break.  Got something to eat.  Came back and figured it out in about 90 seconds.

I merged the text layer with the triangle layer.  Selected the bucket fill and chose the color erase 
option.  Clicked on the text a a 'hole' was created.  Very Simple

I previoulsy had tried to paste the text selection instead of simply merging the layers.

See you all on Tuesday.

Terry




Terry wrote:
> I'm looking for assistance with what I would guess is a simple task in GIMP. (I only use GIMP about 
> once a year).
> 
> Currently in GIMP I have the following 3 layers.  All layers have a transparent backgound.
> 
> - a blank transparent "Background"
> - a black filled triangle
> - the letter 'C' in white positioned correctly (over the triangle)
> 
> How do I "cut" out the letter 'C' in the black triangle so that the transparent background fills the 
> space where the 'C' would be?
> 
> That is, the finished graphic (GIF file) could be placed on a web page having a blue background and 
> the graphic would look like a black triangle with a blue (background) 'C' in the middle.
> 
> Note that in reality the black triangle is a large complicated shape that took me a long time to 
> make and there is a lot of carefully placed text involved.  So I'm hoping the solution doesn't 
> involve recreating the shape or text layers.
> 
> I'm using version 2.2.10 of GIMP.
> 
> I've spent a couple hours with this "simple" task and haven't figured out how to use masks and 
> channels properly.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Terry Montgomery
> 
> P.S. Anyone bringing a "show-and-tell" or presentation to the CVALE meeting on Tuesday?
> 
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