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I'm just going to show you some font techniques using gimp.
HAHA, I'll put my own one down later but here are some handy links while your waiting
text-to-path-tutorial
A logo
Glow Effect
How-to-Engrave-Text-in-Gimp
gimp-text-effect-tutorial
gimp-vista-button
Credit for These go to Gimp Tutorials members
My technique.
To do this I will be using a black 120x400 canvas
Add your text to the canvas
Click on the text layer right click the alpha to selection, delete the layer. You now have a selection of your text.
Add a new layer, use the paint brush to fill the selection with any colour you see fit.
Add a new layer again this time fill the selection with white
Add a new layer fill the selection with black
Add a new layer fill the selection with the first colour you used.
Go to select then none
Gaussian blur the first layer you did and set the blur radius at 5
Gaussian blur the second layer you did and set the radius at 3
Set the 3rd layer on overlay
Set the 4th layer on multiply
You now have a simple text effect.
You can change it partly to an image (Like in my signature) by going to alpha to selection on the original text layer
Past image in, and put into desired place
Go to selection then invert selection
Delete
Set layer on multiply (or mess around with layering)
Another handy tip Is just try messing around with text and if you get a good effect save the xcf
HAHA, I'll put my own one down later but here are some handy links while your waiting
text-to-path-tutorial
A logo
Glow Effect
How-to-Engrave-Text-in-Gimp
gimp-text-effect-tutorial
gimp-vista-button
Credit for These go to Gimp Tutorials members
My technique.
To do this I will be using a black 120x400 canvas
Add your text to the canvas
Click on the text layer right click the alpha to selection, delete the layer. You now have a selection of your text.
Add a new layer, use the paint brush to fill the selection with any colour you see fit.
Add a new layer again this time fill the selection with white
Add a new layer fill the selection with black
Add a new layer fill the selection with the first colour you used.
Go to select then none
Gaussian blur the first layer you did and set the blur radius at 5
Gaussian blur the second layer you did and set the radius at 3
Set the 3rd layer on overlay
Set the 4th layer on multiply
You now have a simple text effect.
You can change it partly to an image (Like in my signature) by going to alpha to selection on the original text layer
Past image in, and put into desired place
Go to selection then invert selection
Delete
Set layer on multiply (or mess around with layering)
Another handy tip Is just try messing around with text and if you get a good effect save the xcf
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