[GIMP] How to outline text!
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[GIMP] How to outline text!
Ever wondered how to make your text outlined? Then you came to the right place! This is a very good skill to have, and it is very easy to learn.
Step 1: Make your text. It can be any color and size you would like.
To do this, go to your toolbox, click the T icon, get your size/color, and drag to make a text box in your workspace. Click to make your text
Step 2: Layer< Transparency < Alpha to Selection.
Step 3: You should have "marching ants" walking around your text now.
Select< Grow<[place in a number] After going to Select< Grow, a box should pop up. WHere it says the size, put in a number. I recommend a 2 or 3 for most graphics. This will be the size of your outline
Step 4: Layer < New Layer
Step 5: Go to Window < Dockable Dialogs < Layers
See that little green down arrow on the panel? Click it. Your layer should go down. This step is very important.
Step 6: Edit< Fill with FG Color OR Fill with BG Color. This will determine the color of the outline. FG (Foreground) Color is the color on the top in your toolbox window color thing, BG (Background) Color is the color on the bottom of your toolbox window color thing.
Step 7: Keep fooling around with your sieze of the outline and outline color by pressing Control and Z (or Edit< Undo) to undo something.
Step 8: Once you're happy with your outline, go to Select < None.
OPTIONAL: Step 9: Bring up your Layers panel again. Starting at the top of all your layers, Click the layer so it is highlighted and go to Layer < Merge Down. Do that until only 1 layer is left of the 3 layers we used for outlining text. This is for if you are adding the text to a graphic like an animation.
Step 10: Save as a PNG, and if a window pops up, hit export. If you are adding this to an animation, make sure you save as a GIF and hit Save as Animation and Export if a window pops up.
Step 1: Make your text. It can be any color and size you would like.
To do this, go to your toolbox, click the T icon, get your size/color, and drag to make a text box in your workspace. Click to make your text
Step 2: Layer< Transparency < Alpha to Selection.
Step 3: You should have "marching ants" walking around your text now.
Select< Grow<[place in a number] After going to Select< Grow, a box should pop up. WHere it says the size, put in a number. I recommend a 2 or 3 for most graphics. This will be the size of your outline
Step 4: Layer < New Layer
Step 5: Go to Window < Dockable Dialogs < Layers
See that little green down arrow on the panel? Click it. Your layer should go down. This step is very important.
Step 6: Edit< Fill with FG Color OR Fill with BG Color. This will determine the color of the outline. FG (Foreground) Color is the color on the top in your toolbox window color thing, BG (Background) Color is the color on the bottom of your toolbox window color thing.
Step 7: Keep fooling around with your sieze of the outline and outline color by pressing Control and Z (or Edit< Undo) to undo something.
Step 8: Once you're happy with your outline, go to Select < None.
OPTIONAL: Step 9: Bring up your Layers panel again. Starting at the top of all your layers, Click the layer so it is highlighted and go to Layer < Merge Down. Do that until only 1 layer is left of the 3 layers we used for outlining text. This is for if you are adding the text to a graphic like an animation.
Step 10: Save as a PNG, and if a window pops up, hit export. If you are adding this to an animation, make sure you save as a GIF and hit Save as Animation and Export if a window pops up.
Meiko- Member
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Re: [GIMP] How to outline text!
Stickied, TY Becca!
Rainbow Zebra- Owner
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Re: [GIMP] How to outline text!
Anytime, you deserve it <3.
Rainbow Zebra- Owner
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Re: [GIMP] How to outline text!
Cool! (I already know how to though, lol)
mitfy- Owner
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Re: [GIMP] How to outline text!
I love you guys
Okay please stop getting off topic going to everyone!
Okay please stop getting off topic going to everyone!
Em- Member
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Re: [GIMP] How to outline text!
Please do NOT continue spam posts. Usually, once you post a "Thanks" you stop, and do NOT continue to say "Hi, how ya doing." and all of that. Thanks Chanelle.
uniquecowgirl- Member
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Re: [GIMP] How to outline text!
Thank you Cloud!
So,
do you guys have GIMP?? Im getting it soon. I think more tutorials can be used !
So,
do you guys have GIMP?? Im getting it soon. I think more tutorials can be used !
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