Re: Working on text for my image.

["cliftonk5283" <cliftonk5283@xxxxxxxx>]

--- In gimpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Dave Kimberley <dave_kimberley@...> 
wrote:
>
> On 08/02/2009 22:44, cliftonk5283 wrote:
> > Ok hello Gimp comunity. I am 200% new to this program just 
downloaded 
> > it yesterday. I am maybe 3% familliar with photoshop cs2(lost it 
from 
> > my comp on a hardrestore and fell out of touch with my friend 
with 
> > the disk) so now after many hours of searching I have located 
> > the "GIMP"
> >
> > looks good very good indeed.
> >
> > but I have ran in to a problem. here it is, I am wanting to add 
text 
> > to the bottom of my picture for use as a custom spray on the game 
> > Counter Strike: Source. I got my picture, I have my font, and the 
> > text is in there, but i want to put a curved-arc in to it sort of 
> > like a sad looking frown
> >
> > Example below
> >       ***
> >    *       *
> >  *           *
> > *             *
> >
> >
> > but I cant seem to find the method on how to do this. I know this 
is 
> > not CS2 but I can clearly rember the method of doing this on 
there.
> > is it that I am still thinking in the CS2 way, that I am over 
> > complicateing myself. or am I just going nuts looking for 
something 
> > that isnt avaible?
> >
> >
> > plz help me
> >
> > Thanks all in advance that responded.
> > Cliff
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> Try this tutorial:
> 
> 
> http://gimp-tutorials.net/gimp-text-to-path-tutorial
> 
> Dave
>
Thanks for the Tutorial Dave. but I am still stuck on what to do I 
cant seem to figure it out. I open up the chat part but when i dont 
get the options for path untill i put some text in and when i try to 
change it from there it wont let me.