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Curve text in GIMP

Note: This tutorial requires you to have a little bit of previous experience of GIMP; knowledge of working with layers and of how to use the Text tool and Paths tool.

• Create a new image. To do this, click File in the main menu at the top of the GIMP program window and then click New... in the drop down menu. Leave the Template field empty and set dimensions for your new image. Once the image is created, click File in the main menu and then click Save As...
  Choose save location folder using the Places and Name panes in the Save Image window.
  Name the image file and save it using the GIMP default image file extension, .xcf
• Create a new layer.
• Use the Text tool to create a text layer. Type in some text and click File in the main menu then click Save
• Use the Path tool to create a path. Curve it, click File in the main menu then click Save.
• Click the Paths tab in the right pane in the main GIMP window. Make sure the path is selected.
• Click the Layers tab in the right pane in the main GIMP window. Right click the text layer and click Text along Path in the drop down menu. A new path is created.
• In the Layers tab, click the empty non-text layer to select it.
• Click the Paths tab.
• Select desired color using the color wheel at the top of the right pane in the main GIMP window.
• Right-click the new path containing the text curved along path and click Fill Path... In the Fill Path window. use the Solid color option and click the Fill button.
• Make the paths non-visible to see the result.
• Click File in the main menu then click Save.

Done! Now you can export the image to save it in another file format.