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fence-post β€” Glowing Blended Text Script by-nc-sa

Published: 2008-02-13 04:40:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 7228; Favourites: 33; Downloads: 1962
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Description Edit 10/9/2008: Updated script to work with GIMP 2.6. No modifications to the script otherwise. If you have a prior version of this script, please delete it to avoid conflicts. Let me know if you have any problems with it.

This is the script for gigatwo's (gigatwo.deviantart.com/) really great glowing, blended text tutorial, which can be found here: www.gimpdome.com/forum/index.p… Make sure you stop by gigatwo's site and tell him thanks for the tutorial and allowing me to put it into script format. This script works only for GIMP 2.4. If you would like the GIMP 2.2 version, click here: fencepost.gimpdome.com/Scripts…

The script will allow you to use the currently set foreground/background colors as your gradient OR choose two new ones. You can also choose 1 of 4 gradient blend types: FG-BG-RGB, FG-BG-HSV, FG-Transparent or use one of GIMP's Gradients. (If you choose FG-Transparent, it won't make the bottom of your text clear, but it will fade from the chosen foreground color to the current color of your text. The only way to activate one of GIMP's gradients is to choose "GRADIENT" from the Blend Mode dropdown menu. This will obviously override your use of FG-BG colors.) You also get to set the final drop shadow settings. If you just leave the defaults, you'll get the same result as you would from doing the tutorial manually.

Click on the Download link to get the text file and save it to your GIMP scripts folder (ie....Crogram FilesGIMP-2.Xsharegimp2.0scripts) and then go to Filters > Script-Fu > Refresh Scripts.

Add some text or some other object that has transparent space around it. Highlight the text (or object) layer and go to:

Filters > Alpha to Logo > Gigatwo's Text Blend..."

Let me know if you run into any problems with it.
Suggestions welcome.
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Comments: 24

gimpparadies [2008-10-09 16:59:59 +0000 UTC]

Hi Art,

a lot of thanks!

kiss from Germany

Avarra

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gimpparadies [2008-10-09 08:20:16 +0000 UTC]

Hi Art,

this script works not on Gimp-2.6 ... please, please, please can you write ist new.

Loves from Germany

Avarra

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fence-post In reply to gimpparadies [2008-10-09 12:48:07 +0000 UTC]

Done! Enjoy!

Art

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Falcon-Pawns [2008-09-19 06:23:21 +0000 UTC]

Very useful. -.- Just when I needed it.

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fence-post In reply to Falcon-Pawns [2008-10-09 12:49:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! If you've installed the newest version of GIMP, you'll need to update the script because there were changes to GIMP which won't let the previous version work.

Take care.

Art

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TheNightWatcher [2008-06-11 05:44:58 +0000 UTC]

Wont let me download.

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fence-post In reply to TheNightWatcher [2008-06-16 23:45:46 +0000 UTC]

Must have been a problem with dA as I just clicked on the Download link and it was available. Try now.

Art

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BBoyindo [2008-05-25 19:46:17 +0000 UTC]

looks cool, and hard to make ( if you look at my work )

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fence-post In reply to BBoyindo [2008-06-16 23:57:44 +0000 UTC]

Actually, you just type in some text and run the script and it does all the work for you. Not hard at all! Try it out.

Art

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BBoyindo In reply to fence-post [2008-06-17 06:34:38 +0000 UTC]

Ok, i will try it someday, and i'll send you the result

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droz928 [2008-02-22 03:09:11 +0000 UTC]

Well i will add this right to the ol fav list or i guess collection now....

Always been one of my fav for text...well next to your text blending tech that is.

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fence-post In reply to droz928 [2008-02-25 04:01:08 +0000 UTC]

Glad you like it! Thanks for suggesting it. I would have never seen it and gig's tutorial would have been lost forever.

Art

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gigatwo [2008-02-14 01:46:06 +0000 UTC]

This script works pretty well.
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fence-post In reply to gigatwo [2008-02-19 17:25:38 +0000 UTC]

Looks cool!

Art

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gigatwo In reply to gigatwo [2008-02-14 01:46:33 +0000 UTC]

Oops, here's the link.
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gigatwo [2008-02-13 20:04:30 +0000 UTC]

You know, I have to fave this.

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fence-post In reply to gigatwo [2008-02-13 20:45:14 +0000 UTC]

You better! Thanks!

Art

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BLUE-F0X [2008-02-13 16:31:18 +0000 UTC]

This effect doesn't look so impressive.

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fence-post In reply to BLUE-F0X [2008-02-13 18:19:11 +0000 UTC]

Can't win em all.....

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BLUE-F0X In reply to fence-post [2008-02-13 20:19:48 +0000 UTC]

I suppose not, but hey! Others will like it and thus use it!

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fence-post In reply to BLUE-F0X [2008-02-19 17:26:22 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely!

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BLUE-F0X In reply to fence-post [2008-02-19 19:59:13 +0000 UTC]

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LizetM [2008-02-13 04:50:08 +0000 UTC]

Looks nice. *take it*

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fence-post In reply to LizetM [2008-02-13 18:32:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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