▲Tutorial #1
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so to celebrate my 30th post here, I've decided to do a simple tutorial since a few of you requested a tutorial on gimp.
this is a really simple and easy one, cause I was not sure of what tutorials to do first?
The first few I will do will be on basic elements of a poster/editing in gimp.
Then I'll go on from there (:
tutorial #1
1. Open a new file of any size, or if you are doing this on an edit/poster, there is no need to do so.
2. Create your text in your desired inner colour (i chose orange)
3. Using the "select by colour tool" (highlighted in orange), select the words.
4. Right-click on the selection. Then "Select > To Path"
5. Select your path and click the "Path to selection" tool in the blue box above.
6. Go to "Select > Grow". Then choose the width of your border. I chose 3px for this tutorial.
7. Create a new layer and fill the selection with your chosen border colour, in this case white.
It should appear like this, fatter than the original text.
8. Move the new layer below your text layer and you're done! (:
This selection method can be used to create a highlight/background (idk what it's called) behind your
text as well. Just don't "grow" your selection, and after you fill in the new layer and shift it behind your text,
shift it left/right as you desire. tadaaa.
This border method should work for most fonts, except those with the really feathered edges (brush text etc.)
It also works with pngs, just:
1. use the "fuzzy tool" to select the empty space around the png
2. Invert the selection "Ctrl + I" and select to path again.
3. The rest of the steps are the same!
Just play around and hope you understood this simple tutorial! (:
Please give me suggestions on what other tutorials!
xoxo, xian
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