Incredibly helpful. Thank you! Steps In A Nutshell: PART ONE - CREATE CIRCLE PATH 1. Use ellipse tool to create a 1:1 fixed ratio circle expanding from center 2. Hit enter to apply selection (see marching ants surrounding circle) 3. Go to Paths tabs and choose "selection to path" icon (red oval) 4. Select NONE PART TWO - CREATE CURVED TEXT FOR TOP HALF OF CIRCLE 5. Use text tool. Click on canvas to type text of chosen size/font 6. On the text layer on the Layers tab, right click and choose "TEXT ALONG PATH" 7. Turn text layer off (eyeball button) and then click to activate background layer 8. Create new transparent layer above the background layer. Click on it to activate it. 9. Go to paths tab. Click curved one (not the circle) and hit "Path to Selection" icon (red square). Marching ants around curved, fill-less text. 10. Change FG color to choice. Hit Edit --> Fill With FG color 11. Select NONE PART THREE - MOVE THE TOPMOST CURVED TEXT INTO POSITION 12. With curved (not circle) PATH activated and middle Layer (the one you just made above the background layer) selected, click the ROTATE tool and drag into position PART FOUR - FLIP THE TEXT SO IS READABLE ON THE BOTTOM PART OF THE CIRCLE 13. Activate circular path (bottom one) on the Paths tab. Middle Layer should be active. 14. Choose Flip tool with the PATHS tool option (looks like bezier curve handle) and VERTICAL selected 15. Click on the canvas (it looks like nothing happened, but something DID happen) PART FIVE -- CREATE CURVED TEXT FOR BOTTOM HALF OF CIRCLE 16. On Layers tab, click the topmost layer (with the original text on it) and choose TEXT ALONG PATH 17. Create new transparent layer above the background layer. Click on it to activate it. 18. On Paths tab, choose current path (just above the bottom one which is a circle) and hit the "Path To Selection" icon (red square) 19. Change FG color to choice. Hit Edit --> Fill With FG Color 20. Select NONE PART SIX -- MOVE BOTTOMMOST CURVED TEXT INTO POSITION 21. With curved PATH activated and the new layer you just created selected (just above background layer), click the ROTATE tool and drag into position. Make sure that the LAYER tool option (sort of looks like a monitor) is selected on the tool options for your ROTATE tool.
Thank You Michele for this explanation... I was having a very hard time following, because his mouse was doing 90mph.... and the command "push this button right here" is not on the list I have. Thank you very much
Thank you for your useful help. I don't curve text often, so whenever I do I have to rewatch this video. However, I'm following your advice and downloading inkscape now. Thanks again for being so helpful!
this is an AMAZING tutorial. I had to rewind many times to catch everything but you are very, very clear. thank you!!! I just sent a donation. thank you for posting this.
Thanks a billion for this. I was getting frustrated trying to figure out how to use the Path To Text feature and you really came through for me. Keep up the great tutorials, I know I'll be coming back for more quite often!
Good tutorial! I don't use GIMP every day so I forget the methods quite quickly. I bookmarked this tutorial and have referred back to it several times. A great reference!
It's a very thorough tutorial but a long one. It's difficult to follow for someone just started using Paths like me. But i'm sure one day it will all make sense to me. Thank You.
Edgar Alegre For GIMP beginners this can be a little hard at first but with some experience you'll have no problems doing it. I always try to encourage my subscribers to check out Inkscape when it comes to text along path. You can go to my second channel PhotoAdvanced2 where I make Inkscape tutorials and search my channel for text along path :)
Helped clear things up quite a lot. That being said, when designing the program, why the hell did anyone think this was a good idea for such a simple task??
Thank you so much for this tutorial. It helped me immediately get what I wanted to achieve happening. I found another tutorial that got me the text kind of where I wanted it, but this allowed me to change the colour of the font! So much easier! Thank you!
I appreciate you doing this it helped me out. It is a bit fast but unlike others I had the common sense to simply pause and rewind when I needed to ;-) thanks!
Thank you , it helped me a lot.. might you slow down on the parts which are important? You carefully explain details which are not crucial to the procedure, and then race through the crucial info.. Thanks again
I liked the video and got me close to what i was trying to accomplish. Im trying to write a 7 letter word to complete a full circle. Is there an easier way than creating 7 layers of letters and then arranging them accordingly. Thanks
A very good tutorial in general. This is my 1st time looking at trying to do this (text along a path) for any program (except maybe AutoCAD, and that was over a decade ago now), and it seemed to go a bit fast (but I'm over 50 :"> ). Also, you did not identify by name some of the tools/features you selected (or I missed it the 1st go-round). I'm sure that if I watch it several times, pause it at times, go full-screen, and cross-reference it with some typed-out tutorials, I will "get it" soon enough. This vid will shorten my learning curve on a number of things. So, many thanks. I really liked seeing the various alignment tools at work, as well as the general process of creating various layers, etc. For that, the speed of the vid was excellent, to see things done in a more "real-time" pace. I'm just now really getting into GIMP, and looking forward to it. I've been frustrated in the past because I knew there had to be a better way to align things, etc., it is just that there is so many tools and stuff to choose from. :-o Thanks too for the reference to Inkscape, I will for sure check that out. bud
Bud Isitt Hi, appreciate your comment. I think that if you are just getting started with GIMP, you should watch my beginners' guide tutorials. They focus on all of the features and tools in GIMP in a lot of detail. Once you go through them, things will become familiar and even easy to do. I have 159 beginners guide videos so far. I also have plenty of other GIMP tutorials where you can pick up additional tricks and knowledge. There are very few things that I haven't covered in my beginners' guide so if you have the time feel free to explore my channel :)
WOW! That is amazing! I will check those out for sure. Thanks for all the work you've done. I was a professional CADD guy for about a decade (trying to get back in it again), and have always had an interest in graphics programs like GIMP.
Useful, thank you. Although I didn't realise my circle must be further away from the top and bottom edges, as I was thinking the text would be on the circle line itself, and had to redo my circle.
For people having trouble aligning the text to path (i.e. text is above the path), the text placement is based on the text box size. Reduce the text box to be just around the text. Or change Box to Dynamic in the Tool Options.
Thank you for the tutorial! It is very clear to understand. I have one problem though. If i write the text, everything is fine, when i rotate, all good. But when i move the text, the outline stays in the original position, while the filler moves to the location of my choice. Could you help me out here? I have done the exact same steps as in the video.
thank you I'm using an older version of photoshop with a student and we don't have the text to path option (Photoshop 7). However, it looks like Inkscape might be our best option. Thanks for the tip-off!
Thank you for an absolutely brilliant tutorial! It took me a few attempts to get it right, but that was down to my failings not yours. I was asked to make some Toy Story themed round stickers for my Nephew's upcoming 5th birthday in a couple of weeks time. I had no problem designing the stickers but I wanted to put "Thank you for coming to my party!" around the top of the sticker but it turned out to be a lot easier said than done. Your tutorial was invaluable in helping me achieve this. Thanks again.
Video was Awesome, Thanks a Lot - Helped me with an art project for some friends, I rolled out with flying colors - and I didn't even need Michele's List (Thanks Anyways Michele) - Thanks Again PA
Thanks so much for sharing your immense talent. Extremely helpful. A few more pauses and/or a bit slower would help though, I'm clicking pause abt every 10 seconds! I don't now what others think - but I don't care how long a tutorial is.
Great tutorial! I'm working on putting text along a curved path, like '(' turned sideways, but the text starts on the left of the path and leaves a large gap. Is there a way to get it to spread out across the whole width of it? Thanks c:
My EXACT sentiments. Can't frigging believe what I was watching!!! Just to curve a frigging text! Un-f****** believable. If I remember, with Acorn, its just a couple of steps you can easily recall. This is ridiculous.
finally got it. some really deep concepts you have presented all in one: layers, selection and paths. it helps you master a BIG portion of GIMP! I am able to do it in different order: 1) create circle 2) circle to selection (hit enter) 3) create text 4) choose circle path and "selection to path" 4) text along path 5) choose circle path 6) flip vertical affects paths 7) right click text; text along path This provides BOTH curved texts in background layer, then I can create new layer and move selection to it and apply color!! This works conceptually better for me! Great video.
Great tutorial! :) This is most certainly better than the 'text-circle' feature. (Although it does require a little bit more effort.) The *only* thing I didn't like about the tutorial is your use of 'this' and 'that'. I was following the tutorial with GIMP open (which is the only way I can learn these things) and I would have to open the window and go back to see what you meant by 'this'. It's not that big of an issue, just a suggestion. :) +1
This is a great tutorial. Everything seems to go well, but there is one step that I cannot do properly when trying to follow the instructions: I create a text and click "Text along Path". In my case, the text does not go along the path. Instead, it will be put _above_ the path, and that is not what I wanted. (I could just move it along the path with the "Move tool", but then the text would be along a bigger circle, so it wouldn't bend so much.) Could you help me with this problem?
Bogdan Craciun Hi Bogdan, in that case you will need to start over. That's why I recommend using Inkscape for this. It is much more flexible. I have a tutorial on my PhotoAdvanced2 channel text on path.
I apologize if this has already been answered but can I do the same process to add text around an image ooo: For example I have this render of a person and I want to add the text "happy" around their body. Like a outline of sorts? I hope I make sense! Thank you! ;u;
Was able to do top part, but trying to do it in lower half looks like child scribbling. Also, what if you want it to say something different on the bottom and doing it as a layer on top of an existing texture? Thx
I'm having trouble with the text placement, for some reason the top text will appear along the top of the circle path, and the bottom text will appear along the inside of circle. This makes for asymmetrical design and size, is there a setting or step I am missing that might be causing this?
Any idea why my text wont go along the path? My text is arced like the circle but it is in the upper right hand corner far from the actual path, any way to move the text to where I want it?
Loved the tutorial but I have a question...once I've filled the text in and removed all the outlines and guides, the text appears blurry. How can I fix this? Thanks! :)
How do I get gimp to show tool options? All I have is the basic toolbox, and under dockable dialogs there is no Tool Option, only Tool Presets, which is not the same thing...
Hey, I'm using gimp 2.8 on a mac. After I do path to selection and try to fill in the color with the bucket tool, it won't let me fill it in. Any ideas as to why this is?
Followed until Text. Click on canvas, Text box comes up w no font named. I choose font, then attempt to write. Since the first letter I want to put in is "C", it immediately closes the Text tool and opens Clone. If I use another letter, like "G", it shows the letter, then switches to another tool, without allowing any additional writing. Frustrating for a learner...
Incredibly helpful. Thank you!
Steps In A Nutshell:
PART ONE - CREATE CIRCLE PATH
1. Use ellipse tool to create a 1:1 fixed ratio circle expanding from center
2. Hit enter to apply selection (see marching ants surrounding circle)
3. Go to Paths tabs and choose "selection to path" icon (red oval)
4. Select NONE
PART TWO - CREATE CURVED TEXT FOR TOP HALF OF CIRCLE
5. Use text tool. Click on canvas to type text of chosen size/font
6. On the text layer on the Layers tab, right click and choose "TEXT ALONG PATH"
7. Turn text layer off (eyeball button) and then click to activate background layer
8. Create new transparent layer above the background layer. Click on it to activate it.
9. Go to paths tab. Click curved one (not the circle) and hit "Path to Selection" icon (red square). Marching ants around curved, fill-less text.
10. Change FG color to choice. Hit Edit --> Fill With FG color
11. Select NONE
PART THREE - MOVE THE TOPMOST CURVED TEXT INTO POSITION
12. With curved (not circle) PATH activated and middle Layer (the one you just made above the background layer) selected, click the ROTATE tool and drag into position
PART FOUR - FLIP THE TEXT SO IS READABLE ON THE BOTTOM PART OF THE CIRCLE
13. Activate circular path (bottom one) on the Paths tab. Middle Layer should be active.
14. Choose Flip tool with the PATHS tool option (looks like bezier curve handle) and VERTICAL selected
15. Click on the canvas (it looks like nothing happened, but something DID happen)
PART FIVE -- CREATE CURVED TEXT FOR BOTTOM HALF OF CIRCLE
16. On Layers tab, click the topmost layer (with the original text on it) and choose TEXT ALONG PATH
17. Create new transparent layer above the background layer. Click on it to activate it.
18. On Paths tab, choose current path (just above the bottom one which is a circle) and hit the "Path To Selection" icon (red square)
19. Change FG color to choice. Hit Edit --> Fill With FG Color
20. Select NONE
PART SIX -- MOVE BOTTOMMOST CURVED TEXT INTO POSITION
21. With curved PATH activated and the new layer you just created selected (just above background layer), click the ROTATE tool and drag into position. Make sure that the LAYER tool option (sort of looks like a monitor) is selected on the tool options for your ROTATE tool.
Michele Blood Thank you for this. I think it will help those who are having difficulty following the tutorial :)
Thank You Michele for this explanation... I was having a very hard time following, because his mouse was doing 90mph.... and the command "push this button right here" is not on the list I have. Thank you very much
Fantastic, thanks
Randy Robinson oooh zinger you are smart
Thank you for your useful help. I don't curve text often, so whenever I do I have to rewatch this video. However, I'm following your advice and downloading inkscape now. Thanks again for being so helpful!
this is an AMAZING tutorial. I had to rewind many times to catch everything but you are very, very clear. thank you!!! I just sent a donation. thank you for posting this.
I am glad that my tutorial helped and your donation is much appreciated :)
This is exactly what I was looking for - especially with the flipped part you did for the bottom edge. Thank you a lot for the tutorial!
Thanks a billion for this. I was getting frustrated trying to figure out how to use the Path To Text feature and you really came through for me. Keep up the great tutorials, I know I'll be coming back for more quite often!
Than you very much! Your tutorial is simple and clear for beginners. Definitely, you have enlighted me about text and path in GIMP 2.8.
Many thanks! I have watched this video many, many times to make a special picture for my daughter. Very nice of you to share your knowledge.
John Galt Thank you, appreciate it :)
Thank you brother years later and this is still very helpful
Thank you so much for this simple and informative tutorial! I've learned a ton of stuff from this video!
+Zipa Thank you :)
Absolutely the best and most thorough gimp text along path video I've found. Really helped me get my logo done. Thank you.
Thank you :)
Good tutorial! I don't use GIMP every day so I forget the methods quite quickly. I bookmarked this tutorial and have referred back to it several times. A great reference!
Hey, I just want to let you know that your tutorials have been very helpful to me. Thanks.
+Farius Alondale Thank you for letting me know and for watching :)
Very understandable and easy to back up and repeat sections I didn't do right the first time.
I watched some videos and I didn't get. Your explanation worked for me. Thank you very much.
Thanks, this tutorial was a godsend. Wanted to make a circular logo with text wrapping around it and you covered everything I needed. Thanks a lot!
I'm glad that it was helpful :)
Thank you so much for making this! It was driving me crazy trying to follow 16 steps or more written out. This is much easier.
Worked perfectly - With the exception in 2.9 the default inverts to example 2 (so example 1 is 2 and 2 is 1)
Definitely one of the best tutorials I've seen
Thanks for the tutorial. I made the switch from photoshop to gimp, your videos are a great help.
Donny mcfoofoo Thank you. I guess it will not be an easy switch but GIMP is the best free alternative :)
Thank you- had to rewind and follow step by step but got it. Cheers.
This is so great! Really appreciate it! Spent hours trying to get it to work with someone elses video.. they skipped a lot of steps!
Excellent tutorial! I've been trying various methods to get this effect for several days now. This solved the problem quickly and easily.
It's a very thorough tutorial but a long one. It's difficult to follow for someone just started using Paths like me. But i'm sure one day it will all make sense to me. Thank You.
Edgar Alegre For GIMP beginners this can be a little hard at first but with some experience you'll have no problems doing it. I always try to encourage my subscribers to check out Inkscape when it comes to text along path. You can go to my second channel PhotoAdvanced2 where I make Inkscape tutorials and search my channel for text along path :)
Helped clear things up quite a lot. That being said, when designing the program, why the hell did anyone think this was a good idea for such a simple task??
Thanks a lot for this tutorial, I am not a graphic designer but i had to do something and your video helped me a lot.!!!
VERY informative and easy to follow instructions. THANK YOU!
Very good tutorial and the comments and links to Inkscape are very helpful. Thanks
Thank you so much for this tutorial. It helped me immediately get what I wanted to achieve happening. I found another tutorial that got me the text kind of where I wanted it, but this allowed me to change the colour of the font! So much easier! Thank you!
Thanks! Great! Had to look, and redo, and look and redo a ton of times, but got it in the end!! Great tutorial!
Orgon Einstein Thank you
I appreciate you doing this it helped me out. It is a bit fast but unlike others I had the common sense to simply pause and rewind when I needed to ;-) thanks!
Thank you , it helped me a lot.. might you slow down on the parts which are important? You carefully explain details which are not crucial to the procedure, and then race through the crucial info.. Thanks again
This has been so super helpful! Love it when tutorials take the time and have the patience to go slowly step by step. Thanks a lot
Irene Moreno Feliu Thank you :)
I liked the video and got me close to what i was trying to accomplish. Im trying to write a 7 letter word to complete a full circle. Is there an easier way than creating 7 layers of letters and then arranging them accordingly. Thanks
A very good tutorial in general. This is my 1st time looking at trying to do this (text along a path) for any program (except maybe AutoCAD, and that was over a decade ago now), and it seemed to go a bit fast (but I'm over 50 :"> ). Also, you did not identify by name some of the tools/features you selected (or I missed it the 1st go-round). I'm sure that if I watch it several times, pause it at times, go full-screen, and cross-reference it with some typed-out tutorials, I will "get it" soon enough.
This vid will shorten my learning curve on a number of things. So, many thanks. I really liked seeing the various alignment tools at work, as well as the general process of creating various layers, etc. For that, the speed of the vid was excellent, to see things done in a more "real-time" pace.
I'm just now really getting into GIMP, and looking forward to it. I've been frustrated in the past because I knew there had to be a better way to align things, etc., it is just that there is so many tools and stuff to choose from. :-o Thanks too for the reference to Inkscape, I will for sure check that out.
bud
Bud Isitt Hi, appreciate your comment. I think that if you are just getting started with GIMP, you should watch my beginners' guide tutorials. They focus on all of the features and tools in GIMP in a lot of detail. Once you go through them, things will become familiar and even easy to do. I have 159 beginners guide videos so far. I also have plenty of other GIMP tutorials where you can pick up additional tricks and knowledge. There are very few things that I haven't covered in my beginners' guide so if you have the time feel free to explore my channel :)
WOW! That is amazing! I will check those out for sure. Thanks for all the work you've done. I was a professional CADD guy for about a decade (trying to get back in it again), and have always had an interest in graphics programs like GIMP.
Useful, thank you. Although I didn't realise my circle must be further away from the top and bottom edges, as I was thinking the text would be on the circle line itself, and had to redo my circle.
I looked at many tutorials before I finally found this one - it's PERFECT - thank you for updating this!!!
Carla Stine Thank you :)
Thank you! The step by step process really helped me.
great, short but detailed explanations helped me to finish my task
thank you
Exactly what I was looking for and so easy to follow. Thanks very much.
For people having trouble aligning the text to path (i.e. text is above the path), the text placement is based on the text box size. Reduce the text box to be just around the text. Or change Box to Dynamic in the Tool Options.
Thank you for the tutorial! It is very clear to understand. I have one problem though.
If i write the text, everything is fine, when i rotate, all good. But when i move the text, the outline stays in the original position, while the filler moves to the location of my choice.
Could you help me out here? I have done the exact same steps as in the video.
thank you I'm using an older version of photoshop with a student and we don't have the text to path option (Photoshop 7). However, it looks like Inkscape might be our best option. Thanks for the tip-off!
Very clear and concise tutorial, thanks!
Thank you for an absolutely brilliant tutorial! It took me a few attempts to get it right, but that was down to my failings not yours. I was asked to make some Toy Story themed round stickers for my Nephew's upcoming 5th birthday in a couple of weeks time. I had no problem designing the stickers but I wanted to put "Thank you for coming to my party!" around the top of the sticker but it turned out to be a lot easier said than done. Your tutorial was invaluable in helping me achieve this. Thanks again.
+bravejordy I am happy to know this and happy birthday to your nephew :)
Very cool concept you can apply to a lot of projects. Thank you for sharing and keep up the good work!
Thank you :)
This is the best tutorial I have found to do this! Thank you!
juuust what i needed!! informative and straightforward--thanks!
Video was Awesome, Thanks a Lot - Helped me with an art project for some friends, I rolled out with flying colors - and I didn't even need Michele's List (Thanks Anyways Michele) - Thanks Again PA
best!! dont change your style, very straight forward
Really helpful vid, thanks for uploading it! Have a great day!
Thanks so much for sharing your immense talent. Extremely helpful. A few more pauses and/or a bit slower would help though, I'm clicking pause abt every 10 seconds! I don't now what others think - but I don't care how long a tutorial is.
Great tutorial! I'm working on putting text along a curved path, like '(' turned sideways, but the text starts on the left of the path and leaves a large gap. Is there a way to get it to spread out across the whole width of it? Thanks c:
Thank you so much!!! I was so stuck and you saved the day
helpful, but why the fuck are there so many steps to curve the damn text? that's ridiculous.
My EXACT sentiments.
Can't frigging believe what I was watching!!! Just to curve a frigging text! Un-f****** believable.
If I remember, with Acorn, its just a couple of steps you can easily recall.
This is ridiculous.
finally got it. some really deep concepts you have presented all in one: layers, selection and paths. it helps you master a BIG portion of GIMP!
I am able to do it in different order:
1) create circle
2) circle to selection (hit enter)
3) create text
4) choose circle path and "selection to path"
4) text along path
5) choose circle path
6) flip vertical affects paths
7) right click text; text along path
This provides BOTH curved texts in background layer, then I can create new layer and move selection to it and apply color!! This works conceptually better for me! Great video.
+kalm77 Thank you, there is more than one way to do something and I am glad you found what works best for you :)
And I wonder, could you rotate the circle path before doing the text along path and get the same result without having to rotate the text?
Thank you so much! A little new to GIMP but managed to do it with your tutorial. ^w^
Excellent tutorial!! Thank you for taking the time to post!
Tutorial very helpful. Followed along creating my own. However, I cannot get the text to rotate. Any suggestions as to why this may be happening?
Thanks for making this. Your helping alot of people
Thank you. I will refer back to this again, until I remember. Good video.
Great tutorial! :) This is most certainly better than the 'text-circle' feature. (Although it does require a little bit more effort.) The *only* thing I didn't like about the tutorial is your use of 'this' and 'that'. I was following the tutorial with GIMP open (which is the only way I can learn these things) and I would have to open the window and go back to see what you meant by 'this'. It's not that big of an issue, just a suggestion. :) +1
Excellent Tutorial! I was able to perfectly replicate this, and learn some cool short-cuts and things about Guides. Thanks so much!
Thanks for this - helped me pass my course :)
Finally a tutorial on this subject I could understand! Well done, thank you so much!
Robyn Berry Thank you :)
Excellent. Thanks for making this clearly understandable.
This is a great tutorial. Everything seems to go well, but there is one step that I cannot do properly when trying to follow the instructions:
I create a text and click "Text along Path". In my case, the text does not go along the path. Instead, it will be put _above_ the path, and that is not what I wanted. (I could just move it along the path with the "Move tool", but then the text would be along a bigger circle, so it wouldn't bend so much.) Could you help me with this problem?
It helped a lot! Thank you for uploading!
This was very helpful. Thank you!
Thank you SO much for this tutorial!
You rock dude. Thanks for this! Saved me a ton of time.
Thank you so much for this tutorial! Very clear and helpful! :DD
good tutorial, thank you but i have a question: how can you make changes on text, size for example after you did the text along the path?
Bogdan Craciun Hi Bogdan, in that case you will need to start over. That's why I recommend using Inkscape for this. It is much more flexible. I have a tutorial on my PhotoAdvanced2 channel text on path.
Great tutorial. A little slow, but necessary for beginners.
Great tutorial, so very helpful. Hate it that it's kind of complicated.
I apologize if this has already been answered but can I do the same process to add text around an image ooo: For example I have this render of a person and I want to add the text "happy" around their body. Like a outline of sorts? I hope I make sense! Thank you! ;u;
Fill with foreground color does not work. The selection is never filled.
Was able to do top part, but trying to do it in lower half looks like child scribbling. Also, what if you want it to say something different on the bottom and doing it as a layer on top of an existing texture? Thx
Very clear tutorial! Thank you.
quick and useful tutorial, thanks!
Very good toot! Thanks for the help.
Very, very helpful, thank you so much!
A great tutorial. Thanks so much!
Thank you so much, I really needed this tutorial
Jenna Bolyarde And I thank you for your comment and for watching :)
Thanks for the vid, worked like a charm.
Great tutorial! Thanks for the effort!
Fantastic tutorial! Thank you so much!
This was awesome. Thank you so much!
thankyou i am a beginner this video will help me lots
Excellent tutorial, many thanks
+bob fox Thanks for watching :)
I'm having trouble with the text placement, for some reason the top text will appear along the top of the circle path, and the bottom text will appear along the inside of circle. This makes for asymmetrical design and size, is there a setting or step I am missing that might be causing this?
Any idea why my text wont go along the path?
My text is arced like the circle but it is in the upper right hand corner far from the actual path, any way to move the text to where I want it?
Okay I figured out how to move the writing but lo' and behold it doesnt even fit along the circle... what is happening?
Great tutiorial! Very helpful.
Thanks for the great tutorial!!!! Very helpful!!
Spot on tutorial, thank you!
Loved the tutorial but I have a question...once I've filled the text in and removed all the outlines and guides, the text appears blurry. How can I fix this? Thanks! :)
i had the same problem. turns out i just need a better resolution. default is 72ppi. 300ppi for the best resolution (tshirt design etc).
How do I get gimp to show tool options? All I have is the basic toolbox, and under dockable dialogs there is no Tool Option, only Tool Presets, which is not the same thing...
Thanks for this great tutorial.
Hey, I'm using gimp 2.8 on a mac. After I do path to selection and try to fill in the color with the bucket tool, it won't let me fill it in. Any ideas as to why this is?
Very clear, thank you.
Followed until Text. Click on canvas, Text box comes up w no font named. I choose font, then attempt to write. Since the first letter I want to put in is "C", it immediately closes the Text tool and opens Clone. If I use another letter, like "G", it shows the letter, then switches to another tool, without allowing any additional writing. Frustrating for a learner...