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MOVING TEXT BLOCKS IN GIMP WINDOWS

To fix this, first select the overlapping layer in the Layer Dialog Box. Some of the layers are overlapping with each other. New Layer).Īfter you’ve done this, the image will now be inside the text. To fix this, click and drag the Pasted Layer under the white layer (a.k.a. You’ll notice that the new image is outside the boundaries of the text. Copy another image and paste it in on the canvas. You can add another picture to fill that up.

You’ll notice there’s white space on the right that doesn’t completely fill up the text. Use the Move tool to reposition the images. Now you’ll notice the images inside your text. Right Click on the canvas > Edit > Clear or Press delete. You’ll notice that the text isn’t visible on the canvas anymore.Ħ.) Click on the white layer (a.k.a. Next, hide the text layer by clicking on the eye icon beside it. Set the fill type to white then click Ok.ĥ.) Next Right Click on the Text Layer and Click Text to Selection.

MOVING TEXT BLOCKS IN GIMP FREE

Feel free to use the Move tool if you’re not happy with the text position.Ĥ.) Next, click the layer directly under the Text layer and add a New Layer.Ī pop-up box will open. You’ll see that anything you type in the text editor will appear in your canvas. It’s a pop-up box where you can type your text. When you’re happy with your settings, click anywhere in the canvas. I chose a really bold font and a large font size so you can see the images clearly later. In the Tool Options, you can edit the font and font size. Click the A icon in the Toolbox or Press T. Then click and drag a picture to change its position.ģ.) Now, let’s add text. Click the 4-sided arrow icon in the Toolbox or press M. You can also use the Move tool to adjust the image/s. If you want to add more pictures, repeat the process until you’re happy.

MOVING TEXT BLOCKS IN GIMP WINDOWS

If you can’t locate the Layer Dialog Box, go to Windows > Dockable Dialogs > Layers or simply Press Ctrl + L. The picture you copied will appear on the canvas.Īfterwards, click the New Layer icon on the lower left corner of the Layer Dialog Box. Right Click > Edit > Paste or Press Ctrl+V. Go back to the Gimpshop canvas and paste your image. Copy it by Right Clicking > Copy/Copy Image or Press Ctrl+C. When you’re happy with everything, click OK.Ģ.) Choose a picture from your computer or from the internet. Also, you can change the unit system (into inches, mm, cm, etc.) if you’re not comfortable with the default setting. You can set the size of your canvas depending on your preferences. Go to File > New or Press Ctrl+N.Ī pop-up box will open. We’ve chosen a subtle gray so as not to drown out the shadowing.1.) First, let’s open a blank canvas. At the end, should you feel the white background to not be adequate, you can highlight the Background layer, select the Bucket Fill Tool, and proceed to add a bit of color.Other than that, select the GIMP logo layer and move it into the position you want in the thumbnail. If you choose to do so, the directions are the same.

It’s not necessary but we decided to add a shadow to the GIMP logo.

Merge Down the Drop Shadow layer on top of your text layer.

To avoid a shift in the image, uncheck the box marked Allow resizing before pressing OK.

However, since our background is white, black is perfectly fine.

You could change the color of the shadow to make it more visible on the backdrop, say for instance if your background was black it would be better to choose a brighter color.

For the thumbnail we selected ‘ 8’ in both X and Y, ‘ 20’ in blur radius, and cranked the opacity to ‘ 100’.

We can then drag the image off to the side so that it’s out of the way for our text until we need to reposition it.

If you follow the instructions illustrated above, adjust the image width and height to 200px.

The layer image is a 1200 x 1200 which is much too large for our primary image at 680 x 400.

Select the GIMP logo you downloaded earlier and click Open. So, open the “File” tab and this time select Open As Layers… just as we did for the arrow during Image Rotation.

The best thing to do is add your additional layer now, that way once we begin adding the text, we’ll be able to adjust it so that it doesn’t block out the image.

You can choose to color the background however you like using the Bucket Fill Tool in the Tool Doc, but for now, we’ll keep it white.

We should now be looking at a blank (white) canvas.

As for the height, we’ll keep it at 400px.

Our thumbnails are never any larger than 680px width, so we’ll set our image size as such.