So far, we have seen how to create Buttons and violaters using Gimp. Now let us see how to create Logos using the reflection trick. Reflections or wet surfaces have been used in many 'Web 2.0' Logos. I used this technique to create my OpenJS.com logo. This is very easy to do - once you get the idea.

Create a image with height 100px and Width 200px with white background.

Using the Text tool, write the text of the logo with a reasonably big font size(we are web 2.0, aren't we?). Now you should have this...

Go to the layers panel(Ctrl+L) and duplicate the layer( ) with the text of our logo...

Using the flip tool( ) vertically flip the new layer and position it under the old layer using the Move tool. Now we should have something like...

In the layers panel, right click the flipped layer and select 'Add Layer Mask' and select 'White(Full opacity)'. You should see something like this in the layers panel...

Make sure that the flipped layer's mask is selected - and choose the Gradient Tool( ). Make sure the selected colors are Black and white...

Now create a gradient like this in the flipped layer's mask...

If done correctly, the layer panel will look like this...

And the result will be like this...

You can tweak this image to get the perfect logo. I removed some unwanted stuff, and made the reflection layer a bit more transparent. Get the XCF File for this tutorial to see the result.