DISigners using GIMP?

cpierce2003

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Any DISigners out there using GIMP who can give me a few pointers? I've started teaching myself how to do name fills. I wanted to get a small collection before introducing to the forum but running into a few minor technical issues. Just looking for someone/somewhere to help problem solve...
 
I don't know how informative I will be, but I use GIMP.
I learned how to do the name fills and most of my DISigning thanks to youtube.com.
I am happy to try to help.
Dee
 
Hi Dee! I've figured out how to put an image inside letters and how to outline letters off of tutorials online. However, I can't seem to master doing the two together. I've been doing the pattern first and then trying to grow the outline but when I try and change the color of the larger text with the bucket it doesn't look right. It's like the pattern prevents the bucket from coloring the letters correctly. I'm suspicious I have my layers in the wrong order or something. Any suggestions?
 
Also... Do you have a thread somewhere? i was going to reference what I was talking about using one of your designs but can't find a photo bucket for your designs. I see where you've responded to a lot of individual requests though. Looks like you help a lot of people.
 

My thread is currently closed, because I don't have the time need to officially DISign. :(
I do drop in when I can though. :)
The link to my photobucket is listed in the "no longer DISigning DISigners".

Disclaimer: Name fills aren’t my strong suit. Here are the basic steps that I use.
(I didn’t put much thought/time into color or image placement for this example.)

This is what I do….

1 - Open GIMP select size (I generally go with 11 x 8.5 in)

2 - Type your text (mine is "DISNEY" 1200 font)

3 - Paste images(s) and place them where you want

4 - In the LAYERS-BRUSHES - click create a new layer (white background)

5 - in the LAYERS-BRUSHES - click on your text so it is highlighted
photo below

6 - right click your text, click alpha to select (you should have the dancing ants marching around your text)

7 - now in the LAYERS-BRUSHES - click on, to highlight, your new layer that has the white background

8 - Click EDIT - CLEAR (you should now see the image(s) you pasted earlier)

9 - with ants still dancing - click SELECT - INVERT

10- click SELECT - GROW (put in your amount I choose 30 pixels)

11 - in LAYERS-BRUSHES - click on new layers (transparent background)

12 - TOOLBOX - bucket fill with your color
photo below

13 - LAYERS-BRUSHES right click on text (your dancing ants should be inside the recent bucket fill of color you did)

14 - LAYERS-BRUSHES click on your bucket fill to highlight layer, EDIT, CLEAR
photo below

step 5.png Step 12.png Step 14.png
Does this make sense?
 
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You can add a border and crop it if you want too...
 

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