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re: How to Blend Text with a Background

Posted on 8/8/14 at 3:48 pm to
Posted by OBUDan
Chicago
Member since Aug 2006
40723 posts
Posted on 8/8/14 at 3:48 pm to


Notice how it just looks like a pasted a huge block of text at the bottom rather than it being blended in and smoothly with the background.

I'd like to find a way to make it blend a little easier.
Posted by RonFNSwanson
University of LSU
Member since Mar 2012
23206 posts
Posted on 8/8/14 at 3:59 pm to
I don't use gimp, so I'm not familiar with it's tools, but you should just be able to type on a new layer on the image. It shouldn't have a box behind it.

Is there a type tool?
Posted by Jackie Chan
Japan?
Member since Sep 2012
4686 posts
Posted on 8/8/14 at 4:18 pm to
So first, I used the copy tool to 'erase' the writing in the picture. Just select a similar looking portion of the image, and it paints a copy over the area.


Then I used the text tool to type the text. You can pick the fonts and colors etc. To get the lighting effect, under Filters at the top go to light and shadow. I used the Xach-effect on the letters to get the whitish light behind them. Just play around with the filter effects and you can learn a lot about what gimp can do. I learned everything basically just throught trail and error and practice.

Posted by RonFNSwanson
University of LSU
Member since Mar 2012
23206 posts
Posted on 8/8/14 at 4:19 pm to
Here, I did this incase you needed it soon while you try to figure your issues out...

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