Question

Hi!
I am using GIMP and I have to apply a filter effect to text.

It gave me these instructions

In the Layers window, right-click on your text layer.

From the right-click menu, select Alpha to Selection.

Make your text look chunky by doing:

On the Edit menu, click Stroke Selection.

In the Stroke Selection dialog box, set the Line Width to 15 pixels. Click Stroke.


I can't get this to work it just makes the background of the text all smeared.

Answer 1

Give me a second on this one, I need to go through what you have here and I'm currently on a computer that doesn't have GIMP.

Answer 2

Ok :)

Answer 3

This is actually good because I've been meaning to put GIMP on this computer for a while but have been putting it off. lol give me about five minutes to download and install. Thanks.

Answer 4

Here are the step in a more detailed view:
#1. https://hostr.co/file/mgZIkLLfzFLh/Screenshot-on-2013-12-28-at-14.45.06.png
#2. https://hostr.co/file/eWjNKJnC1TH9/Screenshot-on-2013-12-28-at-14.45.22.png
#3. https://hostr.co/file/pRWsTICvugor/Screenshot-on-2013-12-28-at-14.45.38.png

Here is my result:
https://hostr.co/file/avvBJ3GIWoeV/Screenshot-on-2013-12-28-at-14.48.30.png

Answer 5

It looks like it's working right, but I think your font is too small perhaps. Let me experiment with these detailed instructions for a few minutes.

Answer 6

Ok thanks

Answer 7

Yup your advice worked:
https://hostr.co/file/124HBn9tFaOL/Screenshot-on-2013-12-28-at-15.02.54.png

I used a bigger font and it worked :) Thank you sir.

Answer 8

Yeah. otherwise lower the stroke. I ended up with a similar result as your instructions by using 6.0pt stroke on a 64 pt courier font.