On 08/23/2011 08:17 PM, Longstreet wrote: > Hello all. Noob here, with a question. I've used GIMP just enough to > humiliate myself at my lack of knowledge, and am trying to get a handle on > the whole image manipulation thing. > > For a first project, I'm trying to make a wallpaper for my phone. My idea > involves neon text (from the tutorial on this page > http://www.gimpusers.com/tutorials/neon-glow-text) on top of a logo I've > found in a jpg, both of those over a starry night sky. > > The text is no problem. The tutorial referenced above was easy to use and > understand. I thought I could apply the same steps to the black-and-white > image here http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/HHMACHSHOP/THEBOLT.jpg > but it didn't work. > > I suppose the problem is that I'm starting with two different things, i.e. > starting from scratch with the text vs trying to manipulate a jpg. I've tried > experimenting along the way, but it's hard to experiment when I'm not sure > what I'm doing in the first place. I'm sure what I'm trying is possible, but > I'm not sure how to go about it. > > Any ideas or suggestions? Tia. >
Another way is to create a "path" from the text and then use a Python script of mine to neon-ify the text. It's all explained here (with pointer to "engraving fonts" necessary in some cases): <http://gimp-path-tools.sourceforge.net/> The neon script is described in the "Decorations" page, and I recommend reading the "Paths FAQ" page. An exemple of what you can get with the script; http://i26.servimg.com/u/f26/12/46/16/36/neonof11.png Btw, a better format for these computer graphics is PNG, that you phone will very likely accept. _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
