GIMP tools - BDA

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2.1. Enter the banner text to the Text box – KTU PI;
2.2. Press the OK button. You will see the glowing letters against the dark
background in the new working window:
3. You now see three layers in the Layers dialog: KTU PI, Glow Layer; Background.
The first two contain a text; the last one – black background. Merge the first two
layers. Select the KTU PI layer and open the context menu while keeping the
mouse pointer on it. Apply the Merge Down command;
4. Make sure that the Glow Layer is selected. Apply EditCopy command;
5. Go back to the original working window with your created empty image;
6. Apply EditPaste command. In the Layers dialog, you can see the Floating
Selection (Pasted Layer). A caption appears against the white background:
7. Anchor the caption to the layer. In the Layers dialog, click on the Create a new
layer and add it to the image button ;
8. We will now deal with the background of the banner. In the Layers dialog, select
the Background layer;
9. We will now apply a filter to the layer. Apply FiltersRenderCloudsPlasma
command. It opens the Plazma dialog with the sole setting:
9.1. Set the slider of the Turbulence scale to 0.7;
9.2. Press the OK button. The background of the image has changed:
10. We will now add more text to the banner. Select the Text Tool . Click the
mouse pointer in the upper right corner. Adjust the following settings to the
text:
10.1. Font – Nimbus Roman No9 L Bold;
10.2. Size – 42;
10.3. Color – ffff9b;
10.4. Enter –KAUNAS:
11. . Select the Text Tool . Click the mouse pointer in the upper left corner.
Adjust the following settings to the text:
11.1. Font – Nimbus Roman No9 L Bold;