So here's the second half of the design tutorial for creating and customizing a collage in GIMP*. Yesterday we
made the actual collage and today we'll be adding numbers and text to it to add a little bit of organization and personality.
In the picture above I've added numbers to my collage. The circled numbers are actually a font that you can download called
Fyra, and they're suuuper handy and useful. In this image I typed in the numbers then added a white circle behind each one to make them stand out a little better against the background. To learn how to add text, read on below!
1 // After you've
created your collage you'll need to create a new layer. Then you'll select the rectangle tool and draw a shape on your collage (click, hold down your cursor and drag out til you've got your shape). Use the paint bucket fill tool to add color.
2// I always adjust opacity on my shapes when they're over a photo. That's a personal choice because I like how it looks, but I've seen stuff like this done on photos where the opacity was left at 100% and it looked great too! Just experiment to find what
you like!
3// Click the "duplicate layer" icon to copy this shape into another layer. Drag to the next image on your collage and keep doing this until you've got boxes on all of your images.
4// Now it's time to add your text! For this collage my goal is to list some of my favorite
past DIYs, so I'm going to give a title to each image so readers will know what each one is for. Just select your font tool, drag the box where you want it to be then type in what you want it to say (in the box that pops up).
5// Next we need to customize the font. Go to the Tool Options box and select which font you want to use, as well as the size and what color you want it to be.
6// Repeat steps 4+5 until you're done!
These are some different options of how you could customize it. Play around and experiment with your software and have fun with it!
*GIMP is a free photo editing program and can be used as an alternative to Photoshop. This
design party series will cover tutorials in both programs, but I've opted to (re)start the series with a focus on GIMP. I feel the basic kind of information I wanted to start the tutorials off with will benefit those who may feel that designing graphics and images isn't necessarily their forté, and who may have thought they would never be able to learn the basics otherwise.
You can click
here to read how to download the software for yourself.
I've got a lot of stuff planned for this series, but this stuff is for you guys. If you have an idea for a tutorial please leave it in a comment or email me directly. Check back next week to read about the basic functions in GIMP, and how you can use them to create the graphics you want!