@RougueRanger I work in graphics in my company. Text styles in gimp are not easy to obtain. I achieve the result I want using many effects. The one that I mostly use is drop shadow. Try it with different parameters to achieve for shadows, blurs and glows.
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1. Enhancing text (RogueRanger)
2. Enhancing text (RogueRanger)
3. Enhancing text (RogueRanger)
4. Re: Enhancing text (Liam R E Quin)
5. Enhancing text (RogueRanger)
6. a new GIMP book (Olivier)
7. Re: Enhancing text (Liam R E Quin)
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Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:05:49 +0100
From: RogueRanger <forums gimpusers com>
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Subject: [Gimp-user] Enhancing text
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This is a general thing about doing text and perhaps doing it better. I'm not
really after glamorous or super way out stuff. Just simple but good looking text
that is both readable and easy on the eye. So, after using PS CS4 for 3 years
and recently losing my hard drive, I had to and I'm glad by the way I did, down
load Gimp. But here is the thing, not matter what I try I simply cannot achieve
something that looks nice. The first attachment is my 4th attempt with gimp. The
ones after that are some I did in PS so you can see what I mean.
The procedure I normally did after writing the text was to go to Layer/Style and
then you would have several options, like drop shadow, etc etc. I did find drop
shadow with the Gimp but it didn't seem to work.
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* http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/16/original/Maria-2.jpg
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Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:08:11 +0100
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Photoshop signautres
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* http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/17/original/Allienna_siggy.jpg
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Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:12:36 +0100
From: RogueRanger <forums gimpusers com>
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you can see the last one is much sharper and cleaner. The first one I showed
you, I used the Stargate font, which I never had any problems with, but that one
looks aweful when compared to this one
btw do I have to do the CATCHPA thing every time I post?
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* http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/18/original/Donovan-SIGGY.jpg
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Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:18:43 -0500
From: Liam R E Quin <liam holoweb net>
To: RogueRanger <forums gimpusers com>
Cc: team gimpusers com, gimp-user-list gnome org
Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Enhancing text
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On Thu, 2013-01-24 at 05:05 +0100, RogueRanger wrote:
> The procedure I normally did after writing the text was to go to Layer/Style and
> then you would have several options, like drop shadow, etc etc. I
GIMP does not have layer styles.
(GIMP also does not have a large team of programmers, nor even a team of
large programmers...)
One way to get a drop shadow on text...
(1) in the layers dialogue, make sure the text layer is active
(2) duplicate the layer
(3) make the lower copy active, right-click on its name and rename it to
Shadow
(4) use filters->gaussian blur. Probably a radius of 7 pixel would be
fine.
(5) select the move tool, and then use the arrow keys on the keyboard to
move the layer right 3 pixels and down 3 pixels, to make a shadow.
"The Artist's Guide to GIMP" is a book you may find useful.
Liam
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Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:30:42 +0100
From: RogueRanger <forums gimpusers com>
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Subject: [Gimp-user] Enhancing text
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Thank you Liam, I'll give that a try. I just spoke with a friend on facebook,
she recommends making my original signature size double of what I need to end up
with, which for my forum is 300*110 pixels = 600*220 to get sharper looking text
and then reduce it back to the size I need. Is she correct?
Also is there a way to put a fine black border around the text like in my other
ones?
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Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:17:50 +0100
From: Olivier <olecarme gmail com>
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See http://nostar.ch/BoG_promo
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Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:30:10 -0500
From: Liam R E Quin <liam holoweb net>
To: RogueRanger <forums gimpusers com>
Cc: team gimpusers com, gimp-user-list gnome org
Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Enhancing text
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On Thu, 2013-01-24 at 05:30 +0100, RogueRanger wrote:
> [...]I just spoke with a friend on facebook,
> she recommends making my original signature size double of what I need to end up
> with, which for my forum is 300*110 pixels = 600*220 to get sharper looking text
> and then reduce it back to the size I need. Is she correct?
It's a good technique to try. If you do it,
1. save a copy of the image as full-size.xcf.gz or full-size.xcf
2. use image->flatten so you only have one layer.
3. use image->scale to 50%, with Cubic interpolation
4. use filters->enhance->sharpen, maybe about 20% will be good.
> Also is there a way to put a fine black border around the text like in my other
> ones?
Several ways - see Michael Hammel's book (no, I don't get paid for
plugging it :-) ) or search the Web for gimp 2.8 tutorials. One way:
1. duplicate the text layer
2. use select by colour on the text, so the outline of the text is
selected;
3. select->Border Selection by 2 pixels
4. with the lower copy of the text active, use control-, (control-and
comma) to fill the outline with the foreground colour (use "d" first to
set it to the default black and white if you need to).
5. use Select->None to get rid of the marching ants selection so you can
do other things :-)
If you combine this with the drop shadow, you'll end up with three
layers - the text, the outline under it, and the drop shadow under that.
I forgot to mention before - after doing blur for the drop shadow, you
may need colour->desaturate (choose "preserve luminosity" for a smoother
effect) and maybe colour->curves, drag the curve downwards a little in
the middle until the shadow is about the right darkness.
There are other ways to do each of these things, but I'm trying to give
you some ways that don't involve learning too many new things about GIMP
all at the same time. Some people would prefer to use "paths" to do the
outline, for example.
I'll enclose a really ugly example xcf file so you can see the layers.
Liam
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