On 10/13/2012 10:55 AM, lost_shinigami wrote:
Hi everyone,
I am a new user and this is my second day using GIMP. I am doing this
(http://newbiedm.com/2008/11/22/newbiedm-tutorial-counters-tokens-or-pogs/)
tutorial using GIMP in stead of photoshop.
The first day went slow because I usually don't use editing software like
GIMP, but today I encountered some difficulties I can't seem to solve.
My problem:
After I created a curved path, I make a text and let it follow the curved
path I just created. This goes well, but I want my text filled. To do this I
try to select my text using the 'path to selection' option I get after right
clicking the text-path in the toolbox. After I did this I get an outline of
the text, but it isn't a moving kind of selection (with Moving I mean the
moving outlines). The outline of the selection is static. Since I have the
static outlines, i am unable to fill the text using the bucket feature (it
gives a circle with a line through it).
I succeeded in filling the text-paths of two other images so I am wondering
what I am doing wrong. I watched multiple tutorial video's on the making of
a curved text and I am doing everything just fine. The only difference is
that they have a moving outline and my outline is static. What could be the
cause of this? If more information is needed, I'll gladly give it. I am
using GIMP 2.8.2
Check your Layers. I think that what is happening is this;
- you create the curve path somewhere in the image
- you create the text anywhere, possibly far from the curve (because you
don't want it in the way)
- your invoke text to path so you get a text path where your put the
guide curve
- your invoke path so selection to create a selection from that path
- but your active layer is still the Text layer you created with the
text tool, far form the curve, and therefore outside of the selection,
and this is why the dotted selection outline is static. In other words
there is no pixel in your active layer which is also inside the
selection so nothing can happen.
- the fix: create a new layer to receive the fill, or select your actual
target layer.
Thanks! It worked like a charm!
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lost_shinigami (via gimpusers.com)
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