chalk text
DESCRIPTION
create chalk style text using gimpTRANSCRIPT
Hi, again, I am going to start with this…
I’m using GIMP, GIMP is an image manipulation freeware,
you can download it at,
http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
I’m going to show you how to create a chalk style text,
which looks like this,
I’ll start by going through very quickly how I create the
black board completely using GIMP, I start with a blank
template, just go to File > New > click ‘Ok’
Then, select the ‘Bucket Fill’ from the right side
toolbox,
Select ‘Pattern Fill’ then choose the background you deem
suitable.
Then, click on the white template with the ‘Bucket Fill’
tool, you will get something like this,
Choose
Pattern Fill
Click here to
choose your
desired
background
At the top tool bar, choose:
Layer > New Layer
At the ‘Layer fill type’, select ‘White’, then click Ok.
You will get something like this,
Select the ‘Scale’ tool at the right side toolbox,
scale the new layer to the size you want your black board
to be.
Use the ‘Move’ tool at the right side toolbox to
move the new layer to the center after you have scaled it.
Select ‘Bucket Fill’ tool again, and choose the desired
black board color . Remember to check the box to
‘FG color fill’.
Select
‘FG color fill’
Then click on the new layer with the ‘Bucket Fill’ tool.
Now, the chalk style text, at the right side toolbox, select
‘Text’ tool ,
Click on anywhere on the blackboard, then a box like this
will show up,
Type in any word you want, then click ‘Close’.
To resize your text, adjust the value at the ‘Size’ section,
to make your text appear at the center, at the ‘Justify’
section, select ‘Centered’.
To change font, just choose from the ‘Font’ section, I
select ‘Kristen ITC Semi-Expanded’ font,
At the ‘Color’ section, choose the color you want your
chalk to be. I chose white.
Choose font
style
Choose font
size
Choose font
color
Position of font,
choose ‘Centered’
Go to: Filter > Map > Warp
I chose:
Step size : 10
Iteration: 5
Dither size: 2.50
Because I find these settings to be most chalk-like,
There you go. Let me know if it works for you ☺