Gimp: Curved writing - how it works

If you want to decorate your pictures with text, you can use Gimp to create a curved font. In this article we will tell you how to do this.

Bending font in Gimp - a guide

You create curved fonts in Gimp using paths. This specifies the alignment of your texts and then adjusts the words to the curved line.

1. Start Gimp and open the picture you want.
2. Then select the text tool with the icon "A" from the toolbar and click on the image area.
3. Enter your desired text in the field. You can enlarge and adjust the lettering using the buttons.
4. Now select the path tool (see photo) and click on the beginning and end of your text.
5. A line is created that you can drag and adjust with the mouse. With this you determine how strongly your writing should bend.
6. Finally, right-click on the text field and select the option "Text along the path".
7. Gimp copies your text and lines it up along the curved line. You can now delete the old text field.