Re: [Gimp-user] Requesting assistance

2016-05-10 Thread Ofnuts
On 08/05/16 08:50, neversaygood...@me.com wrote: Hello, I have downloaded the Gimp app and am trying to learn how to use it. I want to add text below the photograph that I am editing and then printing. I am printing photos of birds, and want to include their scientific description below the

[Gimp-user] Adding type to bird photo

2016-05-10 Thread Rick Strong
Hi “Never”, When you have your photo in Gimp, add a strip at the bottom by increasing the length in CANVAS SIZE. See menu under image. I added 20 points. See image attached Put your text there (not easy in Gimp) and then flatten it. You should end up with a white strip. See second image

Re: [Gimp-user] Help With OSX El Capitan

2016-05-10 Thread Ross Martinek
Not that I can find. As for only loading when you use the tool, that will slow you down tremendously. A possible work around is to save the fonts you use frequently as presets in the Text tool. Ross > On May 10, 2016, at 7:24 AM, Revolt wrote: > > Isn't there any

[Gimp-user] Help With OSX El Capitan

2016-05-10 Thread Revolt
Isn't there any configuration option to not load all the fonts? Or load them when I request them, like when I try to use the text tool. >This is probably just GIMP taking a long time to load fonts, which >does >happen after up-grading the OS. >It hasn't actually crashed, even though the window

[Gimp-user] Threaded Mode | Linear Mode Turning a portrait of someone's face into a Hall of Fame bust

2016-05-10 Thread megaman
Hi. I'm hoping you can recommend some effects that I can play around with in either the filter or colors tab to try and achieve this look. I basically took my own face by cutting it out from a pic and desaturated it until it was black and white. Then went to colorize and changed the hue to

[Gimp-user] Problem with Windows Gimp 2.8 and Cage tool

2016-05-10 Thread kns
Same Problem with Gimp 2.8.16 under Ubuntu 16.04 (AMd64) Always reproductible even on a new blank image GImp Hangs after closing the area during "Cage transformaton computing" The little circle area changes from grey to green but à 90% Everything hangs. It is the first time I use this tool but

Re: [Gimp-user] Requesting assistance

2016-05-10 Thread neversaygoodbye
Hello, I have downloaded the Gimp app and am trying to learn how to use it. I want to add text below the photograph that I am editing and then printing. I am printing photos of birds, and want to include their scientific description below the photo. Is it possible to do this with the Gimp app?