Paint Paths in Steps plug-in

trandoductin · **Posted:** Tue Jun 04, 2019 11:44 am **(#1)**

suggested/requested by Wallace.
https://gimplearn.net/viewtopic.php?p=26844#p26844

racer-x · **Joined:** Apr 15, 2017 **Posts:** 1837

Nice, I like this one. Thanks Tim...

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trandoductin · **Posted:** Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:17 pm **(#3)**

Eh thanks for trying out the plug-in, racer-x!

racer-x · **Joined:** Apr 15, 2017 **Posts:** 1837

Here's a better version...

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Wallace · **Posted:** Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:27 pm **(#5)**

I get this error message,
when running the plug-in using Gimp 2.8.

However,
the plug-in does run without error in 2.10.

I'm looking to create a phrase of about 7 or 8 words.
Something like,

"She would rather have apples than oranges".

I'd like to be able to use text to path,
instead of having to create all the paths,
as a single continuous path.

trandoductin · **Posted:** Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:29 pm **(#6)**

For 2.8 try changing LAYER_MODE_NORMAL to NORMAL_MODE.

trandoductin · **Posted:** Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:31 pm **(#7)**

can't use text to path, (unless you have an algorithm for turning characters outlines into single paths, which I don't know/have).

Wallace · **Posted:** Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:32 pm **(#8)**

trandoductin wrote:

For 2.8 try changing LAYER_MODE_NORMAL to NORMAL_MODE.

Okay, I forgot about that, thanks.

Wallace · **Posted:** Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:42 pm **(#9)**

How would I use this script to create a painted phrase?

From what I can tell.
I would need to create an animated letter for each word and then combine then all together.
A phrase with 7 words could have more then 35 letters.
So that's 50 or more frames per letter,
which comes to 1,750 layers.

trandoductin · **Posted:** Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:56 pm **(#10)**

Just do the whole phrase on one path (path can be multi-stroke), for example racer-x used a 2 words phrase (VERY COOL) but it's all on one path.
You can just start a new stroke by holding down the shift key and click at a new spot and..that way you can have unlimited number of strokes on a single path.

Wallace · **Posted:** Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:58 pm **(#11)**

trandoductin wrote:

Just do the whole phrase on one path (path can be multi-stroke)

Alright, I'll try that.

racer-x · **Joined:** Apr 15, 2017 **Posts:** 1837

This also works great to make an animated track mask...

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trandoductin · **Posted:** Tue Jun 04, 2019 5:51 pm **(#13)**

Updated: version 2 - follows path to pixel accuracy (even when using low number of frames).

racer-x · **Joined:** Apr 15, 2017 **Posts:** 1837

Definitely slower, but nicer outcome than original version....

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Wallace · **Posted:** Tue Jun 04, 2019 7:13 pm **(#15)**

trandoductin · **Posted:** Tue Jun 04, 2019 7:16 pm **(#16)**

We're sure not far off from those animation drawn videos that they sell for money...animating marketing characters.

racer-x · **Joined:** Apr 15, 2017 **Posts:** 1837

Here's the 3-D version of my goofy..

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teapot · **Joined:** Dec 09, 2018 **Posts:** 745

This is great, thank you :tyspin

trandoductin · **Posted:** Tue Jun 04, 2019 9:50 pm **(#19)**

You're welcome! Thank Wallace for requesting it on GL forum!

Wallace · **Posted:** Tue Jun 04, 2019 10:30 pm **(#20)**

trandoductin wrote:

You're welcome! Thank Wallace for requesting it on GL forum!