Stretching text without blurr

[caleb1]

GIMP Version: 2.10.28
Operating System: Windows
OS Version: 10
GIMP Experience: Basic Level

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Any suggestions as to the best way to make letters skinnier/narrower (without reducing height), and without causing the edges to be blurred?
I tried creating the text then using the scale tool, but that results in soft edges.

I am thinking I can convert text to path, then scale the path, then fill the path.

But I am asking to see if anyone has any ideas as to an easier way to stretch text vertically....

Thanks,
Caleb

[Pocholo]

No. GIMP raster graphics editor program, not a vector program. You need to use a vector program like Inkscape. It's free and good.

[mahvin]

Ofnut's Bend Path plugin can stretch text out vertically.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-p ... s/scripts/

[ofnuts]

GIMP Version: 2.10.28
Operating System: Windows
OS Version: 10
GIMP Experience: Basic Level

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Any suggestions as to the best way to make letters skinnier/narrower (without reducing height), and without causing the edges to be blurred?
I tried creating the text then using the scale tool, but that results in soft edges.

I am thinking I can convert text to path, then scale the path, then fill the path.

But I am asking to see if anyone has any ideas as to an easier way to stretch text vertically....

Thanks,
Caleb

Indeed if you want to transform text without blurring it, the best method by far is to convert it to a path, transform the path, then fill/stroke the resulting path.

In some simple cases, you can make the text thicker/thinner by take the text path, and stroking it with a line a few pixels wider on a layer above. Putting the layer in "Normal" mode makes the text thicker, and putting it in "Erase" mode makes the text thinner.

[racer-x]

Paths are your friend. I used ofnuts bend path plugin to achieve this on two different sized texts.

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