3D text using my paths scripts

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:14 pm **(#61)**

Marcello wrote:

Wallace: really beautiful!

Thank you very much Marcello. :smiley2

Graechan · **Posted:** Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:21 pm **(#62)**

A good tutorial here's mine using scheme or more commonly called script-fu

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2014 5:31 am **(#63)**

Wow - you guys are hard taskmasters! I downloaded the PDF tute and tried to follow it as part of my 'GIMP neophyte paths learning exercise' - it took me ages to realise (after looking back at post #1) that there was another plug-in to download.

But I think I eventually got there and yes learned a heck of a lot on the way through ...

I kept wondering what the weird skeletal image was until I realised that I still had all paths 'visible'; as I said a learning exercise so my thanks to 'ofnuts' et al for the plug-ins and tutes!

And believe it or not I am immediately following a Graechan post ... again!

Carlos Diniz · **Joined:** Jan 20, 2013 **Posts:** 590

ofnuts, Oregonian and Marcello

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

Very nice job Carlos.

Marcello · **Joined:** Mar 10, 2014 **Posts:** 845

Bravo Carlos!

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

I redrew a black and white M and used it for this script. I made 20 paths but when I did the move background I wasn't very successful in lining it up so it would look 3D, so this is what I ended up with.

image I used

anyone wanting to try the image, be my guest... :teeth

Wallace · **Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2014 1:17 pm **(#68)**

molly wrote:

I redrew a black and white M and used it for this script. I made 20 paths but when I did the move background I wasn't very successful in lining it up so it would look 3D, so this is what I ended up with.

[ Image ]

image I used

[ Image ]

anyone wanting to try the image, be my guest... :teeth

That's a neat idea.
Just a thought...
Maybe if you just do the "M" with the paths inbetweener and then add the other body parts afterward. It might work out better.

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

That is a thought, thanks. Maybe I will try that later.

Wallace · **Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2014 2:03 pm **(#70)**

molly wrote:

That is a thought, thanks. Maybe I will try that later.

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

molly wrote:

anyone wanting to try the image, be my guest... :teeth

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

Wow, how did you do that? I have spent hrs and still spending them trying to get that sucker right. what size brush and what brush and did you move the back layer straight down or up?
Nice job

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12809

Potraced then played.

I know it suppose to be about text paths. lol

Wallace · **Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2014 5:22 pm **(#74)**

Here's my try Molly, drop-shadows optional.

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

Well this one is close but I still see a couple of holes

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

molly wrote:

Wow, how did you do that? I have spent hrs and still spending them trying to get that sucker right. what size brush and what brush and did you move the back layer straight down or up?
Nice job

- Alpha to selection, select to path: rename path to "Big"
- Duplicate Big and name copy "Small"
- With scale tool in "Path" mode reduce "Small" to 2/3 or original size, and move it down
- With path-inbetweener generate 60 (or was it 80?) intermediate paths from 'Small' to 'Big'
- Prepare gradient from dark blue to light blue
- stroke-visible-paths with: from gradient, fill, single, transparent.

No brush, no layers moved.

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

ok, are you saying we dont have to have a brush? Just set it to gradient then stroke? Thats cool. Here I have been changing the brush size and brush type.
Thanks
Looks pretty good except for his long freckles and eyes. :lol

. I probably didn't move it down correctly, so I sort of centered it. dunno

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

molly wrote:

o, are you saying we dont have to have a brush? Just set it to gradient then stroke? Thats cool. Here I have been changing the brush size and brush type.
Thanks

No, I didn't need a brush because I used "fill" and not "stroke" for that one.

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2014 7:14 pm **(#79)**

I needed to consolidate my learning of paths and increase my understanding of the potential of this script, so I played with it further this morning! Quite accidentally, by initially leaving a number of the generated paths 'not visible', I ended up with two separate stroked image layers from the one generation ...

which could be viewed together ..

or apart ...

or manipulated! Just love GIMP and the GIMP Gurus who build these scripts. Thanks again 'ofnuts'.

Wallace · **Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2014 7:30 pm **(#80)**

These path scripts have huge potential. Thanks Ofnuts! :bigthup