Help with Splatter Text

hippiepeace · **Posted:** Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:29 pm **(#1)**

GIMP Version: 2.8.10
Operating System: Windows
GIMP Experience: Beginner Level

Can someone please help me figure out how to do this? I've been trying to figure out how to do splatter text. Like in this photo...

Wallace · **Posted:** Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:34 pm **(#2)**

hippiepeace wrote:

GIMP Version: 2.8.10
Operating System: Windows
GIMP Experience: Beginner Level

Can someone please help me figure out how to do this? I've been trying to figure out how to do splatter text. Link in this photo...

There isn't a link.
It's also difficult to tell what it is that you're looking accomplish for viewing the image you posted.

Do you want the text to be splatter filled, or just use as a background?

hippiepeace · **Posted:** Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:36 pm **(#3)**

Yeah, that was a typo... No link. Just the text. I know how to do the background but can't figure out how to splatter the text.

Wallace · **Posted:** Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:56 pm **(#4)**

hippiepeace wrote:

Yeah, that was a typo... No link. Just the text. I know how to do the background but can't figure out how to splatter the text.

The image you posted is very small and wouldn't show splatter very well.
If you use a larger text, just do your splatter how you want it, on a transparent layer above you text. Alpha select your text and switch to your splatter layer. Invert the selection and clear/delete the outside of the selection on your splatter layer.

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

Do you mean something like this?

Graechan · **Posted:** Thu Nov 13, 2014 5:28 pm **(#6)**

Another thing I can think of is text filled with paint splatters on a Bkg of dripping paint

Or you can create text on this type of Bkg where I have thrown paint onto a black canvas

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

Mybe you can use a brush named SPLATS 02 that is in the group SPLATTERS (search with Google)

Graechan · **Posted:** Thu Nov 13, 2014 11:30 pm **(#8)**

splatters is a default gimp brush

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16023

I would alpha to select the text layer and select the "Sparks" brush. Create a few different layers and you can Colors>colorize each layers sparks pattern. XCF attached. Hope that helps you.

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Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Nov 14, 2014 9:52 am **(#10)**

Rod wrote:

I would alpha to select the text layer and select the "Sparks" brush. Create a few different layers and you can Colors>colorize each layers sparks pattern. XCF attached. Hope that helps you.

I think Rod's suggestion would workout great for you hippiepeace.

hippiepeace · **Posted:** Fri Nov 14, 2014 5:37 pm **(#11)**

Thanks everyone. I will try these tips and see how it goes.

Graechan · **Posted:** Sat Nov 15, 2014 7:53 pm **(#12)**

This is another rough attempt at the image colors may not be correct