How do i make a perspective text like this?

jaybird · **Joined:** Aug 04, 2013 **Posts:** 4

GIMP Version: 2.8.4
Operating System: Windows
GIMP Experience: Beginner Level

I am trying to figure out how to make the text in this picture the "TEMPEST" text. I am working on a poster and want the text to look like this. How would I go about it?

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

The picture is a bit small... If the "TEMPTEST" is a line stroked from a path, then I have a script that, given two paths (here, the path for the bigger TEMPEST and the path for the smaller one) will generate all intermediate paths (and I also have a script that will stroke these paths on individual layers). See path-inbetweener and stroke-visble-paths(undocumented but not hard to figure out...). If you ask politely I can extend it to work from a gradient so that you can have a progressive color change...

AnMal · **Posted:** Sun Aug 04, 2013 5:02 am **(#3)**

jaybird: maybe these threads could be of help to you?

http://gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=5355
http://gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=4462

ofnuts: what if someone else - say, just as a hypethetical example, a swedish gimp chat member - should ask politely...? :mrgreen:

i can be veeeery polite if i know it's worth it!

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

AnMal wrote:

jaybird: maybe these threads could be of help to you?

http://gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=5355
http://gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=4462

ofnuts: what if someone else - say, just as a hypethetical example, a swedish gimp chat member - should ask politely...? :mrgreen:

i can be veeeery polite if i know it's worth it!

Miracles happen...

jaybird · **Joined:** Aug 04, 2013 **Posts:** 4

I would appreciate it greatly, kind sir. I may not be swedish but I can be damn polite. Please, can i have this gradient upgrade?

Esper · **Joined:** Jul 17, 2012 **Posts:** 2769

http://gimp-science-labs.blogspot.de/20 ... style.html

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

AnMal wrote:

what if someone else - say, just as a hypethetical example, a swedish gimp chat member - should ask politely...? :mrgreen:

i can be veeeery polite if i know it's worth it!

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4568&p=105520#p105520

Enjoy.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16128

jaybird wrote:

GIMP Version: 2.8.4
Operating System: Windows
GIMP Experience: Beginner Level

I am trying to figure out how to make the text in this picture the "TEMPEST" text. I am working on a poster and want the text to look like this. How would I go about it?[ Image ]

It really just looks like gradual sized colored text with the opacity set real low.Maybe try a few different layer modes also.

Esper · **Joined:** Jul 17, 2012 **Posts:** 2769

ofnuts wrote:

http://www.gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4568&p=105520#p105520

Enjoy.

when i stroke the inbetweened paths, i get something like this

what am i doing wrong ?

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

You have to use a brush with the actual size you require. The "size" slider of the paintbrush tool isn't taken in account (no way the script code can access it), and the default brushes have a radius of 20 or so.... It's also a good idea to use gradient that is slightly transparent on the left (path are stroked bottom, ie, the first path in path-inbetweener is in the back, and corresponds to the left side of the gradient).

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d4rkheart · **Joined:** Jul 21, 2012 **Posts:** 103

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Esper · **Joined:** Jul 17, 2012 **Posts:** 2769

ofnuts wrote:

You have to use a brush with the actual size you require. The "size" slider of the paintbrush tool isn't taken in account (no way the script code can access it), and the default brushes have a radius of 20 or so....

arent all round brushes 50px by default in Gimp 2.8 ?

so i have to make a custom brush for that job, right ?

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

That is quite nice d4rkheart. I like that skinny font,

d4rkheart · **Joined:** Jul 21, 2012 **Posts:** 103

molly

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16128

After running path-inbetweener you can just combine all paths to one layer, stroke the path text with your brush and then alpha to select the raster text layer and fill with a gradient this way also.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

Esper wrote:

ofnuts wrote:

You have to use a brush with the actual size you require. The "size" slider of the paintbrush tool isn't taken in account (no way the script code can access it), and the default brushes have a radius of 20 or so....

arent all round brushes 50px by default in Gimp 2.8 ?

so i have to make a custom brush for that job, right ?

Right!

jaybird · **Joined:** Aug 04, 2013 **Posts:** 4

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Very nice jaybird

Esper · **Joined:** Jul 17, 2012 **Posts:** 2769

yes, very nice jaybird !

so did you use ofnuts' script ?

jaybird · **Joined:** Aug 04, 2013 **Posts:** 4

I didn't. I broke up the text into four parts THE WORST, KI, ND, OF PEOPLE and then just scaled the size down with layers, decreased opacity. When it got the second part I just started over, lowering the first layer so it would be parallel to the top layer. I used two layers of white at a low opacity to kind of give it a glow and then repeated my first steps....now i drink beer because the complete poster is done. i'm not sure if any of that makes sense, but there it is. i would upload it but its too big (thats what she said?) anyways...you can find us on facebook if you are so inclined. The Worst Kind of People...we have like 370 likes or something if that helps narrow it down?