Geodes & Gems5d ago

Guy, Bird, TV, Mergal Season 1 Strip 3: Olo Sauce

https://lemmy.ml/post/44645709

Show thread∟⊔⊤∦∣≶5d ago
Good to see you added the borders. Outlines would also help, there’s probably some super easy 3 clicks way to do that in gimp
Show threadJayDee5d ago
One method is writing the text in black, copy-pasting it, then taking copy down a font size and change its color. I am also pretty sure there’s a button click to add an outline.
Show thread∟⊔⊤∦∣≶5d ago
I meant for the picture, but this is a good tip too
Show threadtoofpic
It’s a meh tip because the text will contract to the moddle and the overlap will be uneven. There is a proper text outline feature - you select “Outlined and filled” style and then select the line width to your liking:
Mar 18 at 8:44amWeb
Show thread∟⊔⊤∦∣≶5d ago
Can you do the same with blocks of colour?
Show threadtoofpic5d ago
Sure! I’m not a fan of Gimp though. If we talk of free options, Krita is great. It is made mainly for raster art, but it has the vector stuff too. It is much more intuitive, and you probably wouldn’t be asking basic questions, just because in most cases it’s quite clear how to do something.
Gimp feels like it was made “by designers developers for designers” ;)