I strongly suggest separating each different element of a GIMP image in different layers, in order to manipulate them easily like move, turn on/off an element etc.įollowing this rule our curved text will be placed at a new layer. My selections are for demonstration purpose only. You may want to change the font and the font size. When you are satisfied with your curved path, you can move to the next step and create your text.
Curving the path Step 2: Create the text you want to curve First drag the line in the middle either up or down, and fine tune by moving the adjusting points. Select the paths tool and then having in mind roughly the position of the curved text, create your path by clicking once for the start and then for the end of path point. Step 1: Create a path that matches the type of curve you wantĬreate a new image or open an existing one. Please make sure that you have GIMP installed on your system already. In this GIMP tutorial, I’ll show you my preferred way of creating curve texts. Depending on how you will use it and the curvature you want to give to your text, some methods are better than others. The versatile GIMP tool offers several ways to create curved text. When you are working on a badge, poster or any other composition in GIMP and you need to bend or curve some text.
