Image Processing Reference
In-Depth Information
Experiment to see what you can add. The path
where you place your text can have any form, and it
doesn't have to be closed. You can also place your text
on a rolling wave.
Create Path from Text
Here is just a quick example on how to use the
Path
from Text
feature that is in the
Text tool
settings. Again
open the
bluesky.xcf
image and write a short line of
text. In this example, I used “Moore of Murnau”. Then
create a path by clicking on the
Path from Text
button
in the
Text tool
settings.
Create a new layer called
path from text
in the
Layers
dialog. It is immediately active. In the
Paths
dialog, set the newly created path to visible and active.
Now with the transformation tools (with the tool
settings
Transform > Paths
), you can scale, tilt, rotate,
and distort the path. Also, you can reshape individual
letters with the
Paths
tool in the edit modes
Design
and
Edit
.
Continue as follows: Create a selection, fill the
selection, add a drop shadow, etc. You can follow
the same procedure as with the
text along path
layer.
However, first I used the
Bevel
filter (
Filters > Decor >
Add Bevel
), then the
Curve Bend
filter (
Filters > Distort >
Curve Bend
), and last, the
Drop Shadow
filter (
Filters >
Light and Shadow > Drop Shadow
).
Figure 3.72
The finished image with the filled text containing a drop shadow
and a 3D effect for the font
Figure 3.73
Path from Text: The selection from the text path was filled after
distorting the path with the Perspective tool and editing individual
letters with the Paths tool in Design and Edit modes. After filling the
selection from the path, I applied filters in the following order: Bevel,
Curve Bend, and Drop Shadow.
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