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--- media:gimp [2023/03/04 17:35] – [Text along path] Bernard Condrau
+++ media:gimp [2023/03/04 17:42] (current) – [Alternate text along path] Bernard Condrau
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 ==== Alternate text along path ====
-  * Create selection, for example a circle, then select //Selection to path//.
+  - Select a path with the **Fuzzy Select Tool**, **Ellipse Select Tool**, etc.
-  * //Invert// the selection if the text needs to follow /\ instead of \/. Select //Invert// and click next to the path.
+  - Select menu //Select → To Path//
-  * Write the text and select //Text along path//.
+  - Select the **Flip Tool**
-  * Create new layer and select //Path to selection//. Hide other layers and fill the selection with color.
+  - Select Affect: Path and Flip Type: Vertical
+  - Click into the layer with the selection to flip the path
+  - Select the **Text Tool** and type the text
+  - Right click into the text box and select //Text along Path//
+  - Select menu //Layer → New Layer//
+  - Select //Path to Selection// in window Paths - Brushes / Open the paths dialog
+  - Select the **Pencil Tool** and paint the text
+  - Select menu //Layer → Transform → Arbitrary Rotation//, set the center point, and rotate the text
+  - Right click on the temporary layer Floating Selection in window Layers - Brushes and select //To new Layer//
+  - Delete any layers not needed anymore
 === Links ===
+  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wq_A-jkWQE|GIMP Tutorial: Wrap Text Around A Circle]]
+  * [[https://thegimptutorials.com/how-to-curve-text/#:~:text=Step%201%3A%20Create%20and%20format,path%2C%20and%20choose%20Fill%20Path|The Quick Guide to Curve Text in GIMP]]
   * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XULoT5rTCYE|Text along path (1)]]
   * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nHyKrJwsaE|Text along Path (2)]]

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