> > Thanks to Elwin and Nathan for the suggestions. I'm happy to do this in > Inkscape and import the results into GIMP but I can't work out how to do > it. I also looked at the curve bend tool in GIMP but it's not quite as > precise as I'd like and it leaves the 'text' looking a bit rough because > it converts it to a raster layer first and then stretches the pixels. I'd > like to do this with paths so that I retain the smooth font edges (and can > resize better if I need to). > > I've updated Inkscape to the latest version and am able to make text > follow paths like GIMP does, but I can't work out how to warp/distort the > text intoshapes: > > http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/4541/textsr9.png > > Everything I've tried just results in the text being placed along the path > rather than being distorted to fill the shape. I did search for tutorials > for this kind of effect but couldn't find one for Inkscape so any ideas?
Just a suggestion, after you have sized and positioned the text, group it and then convert to paths, hit the paths tool and then do a few Ctrl+l (els) and see what it does to your text. http://members.pcug.org.au/~rcook/images/hw3.png is two Ctrl+ls. Play around and you will get something to suit. It maybe preferable to do it on an individual letter basis Owen _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
