This filter adds a gradient effect to active layer alpha and adds a shadow and a background.
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The image will always be resized to the active layer's size. |
The filter is derived from the “Basic I” logo script ( → → → in the image window), which draws a specified text over a background with a gradient effect and a drop shadow:
You can reproduce the gradient effect manually by using the Blend tool with the following options:
Mode: Multiply,
Gradient: FG to BG (RGB), where FG is white and BG is black,
Offset: 20,
Shape: Radial,
Dithering: checked.
This color is used to fill the background layer created by the filter. It defaults to white. When you click on the color swatch button, a color selector pops up where you can select any other color.
The name of this option refers to the text color of the logo script described above. Here this color - by default blue (6,6,206) - sets the basic color of the gradient effect: it is the color the alpha channel will be filled with before the gradient effect will be applied.