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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Elementary graphics question (not directly Linux technical)

  • Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Elementary graphics question (not directly Linux technical)
  • From: James <bjlockie [ at ] lockie [ dot ] ca>
  • Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:52:50 -0400

On 09/09/11 13:11, Bruce Miller wrote:
The current challenge tells me that I have forgotten everything I ever knew
about graphics, and that was very little to begin with. I am not sure even what
terms to put into Google to begin looking. So, besides answering the direct
question, I would also say a big thank you to any reference to a good
introduction to graphics aimed at an absolute beginner.

Here is the task: my fiancee and I wish to use a musical score as the faint
background underneath the text of our wedding invitations. If it is not misuse
of a technical term, I would characterize our goal as using the image as a
"watermark." The invitations themselves will be printed in colour on
"invitation" stock (heavy paper / light card).



1. Create a new image
2. Create a layer for the background
3. Paste the musical score in this layer, lower the opacity on that layer.