First Chamber of Tomb Layout

[RobA]

Well it is nice to see someone who goes all the way then. That just made my day.

I agree - while the layer effects that PS provides are extremely convenient to use, more unique/better looking alternatives exist if you do things manually. For example, I often make a "drop shadow" around a shape by creating a new white layer, adjusting the selection (shrinking, growing, or smoothing) then filling it with a fill (solid colour, gradient, or texture) applying a blur (or feathering the selection first), adjusting the curves to get the type of shadow roll-off I want, then converting it back to a transparent layer (i.e. colour to alpha). Sometime I'll also apply distortions for perspective or add a layer mask to effect the transparency.

The only pain in the backside, is that if original shape needs changing, all the shadow work needs to be redone, unlike the layer effect...

Is there a clipping option for layers in the GIMP?

I think the equivalent would be a layer mask.

-Rob A>