So I see people with their stable name as their avatar, but the thing is, the letters are see-through to a BG behind them. I use GIMP, 2.8 I think, and I can't figure out how to do this!! Any advise? Thanks!

I think you can put text then a BG behind it then erase part of the text, but I don't use HIMP so I'm not entirely sure... but it doesn't hurt to try :)

Lower the opacity of the text layer :)

I put text on a BG in separate layers

Also make sure to save the image as a PNG.

Thank you so much, everyone!! I'm definitely going to try. You are so helpful! <33

OK, one thing does the edges come out to be smooth or jagged?