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3. Make sure that the options dialog of the text you have just entered is in the
Toolbox. Press the Path from Text button. Create a path of the shape identical
to letters. The path RIGA appears in the Paths dialog ;
4. Open the Layers dialog and select the Background layer;
5. Open the Paths dialog and press the sole available path – RIGA;
6. We will now form the selection area by the form of font. In the Paths dialog,
press the Paths to selection button :
7. Apply EditCopy command;
8. Go to FileNew to open a new image and set slightly larger measurements in
the Create a New Image dialog than for file pine_1.jpg. Increase width and
height by ten pixels:
8.1. Width – 1034 pixels;
8.2. Height – 778 pixels;
8.3. Press OK;
9. Apply EditPaste command:
10. We will now add a mosaic effect to the font. Apply Filters DistortsMosaic
command. Once the Mosaic dialog opens, adjust the following settings:
10.1. Tiling primitives – Octagons&squares;
10.2. Set the slider of the Tile size scale to 37.0;
10.3. Set the slider of the Tile height scale to 15.0;
10.4. Set the slider of the Tile neatness scale to 0.9;
10.5. Set the slider of the Light direction scale to 125.0;
10.6. Set the slider of the Color varianton scale to 0.55;
10.7. Uncheck Color averaging;
10.8. Check Pitted surfaces;
10.9. Press OK: