Learn how to create a fire text effect in GIMP.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:10 Create new document
00:40 Type your text
01:14 Adjust text
01:36 Create fire effect
02:28 Adjust fire color
03:27 Adjust text's perspective
1. Create a New Document With a Black Background.
Press the letter D on the keyboard to reset the foreground color to default (black). Then select the File-New menu, fill in the width and height you want and fill with foreground color. Click OK button.
2. Duplicate the Background Layer.
Select the Layer-Duplicate Layer menu to duplicate the Background layer which we will later merge (merge down) with the writing layer.
3. Write the text on the canvas.
Click the Text Tool icon in the Toolbox and select the font type, font size and white for the font color in the color box. Click the mouse on the canvas then write your text.
4. Set the size using the scale tool.
Click the Scale Tool icon in the Toolbox then click on the text. Please change the text size by clicking and then dragging in the Scale Tool box or by setting the width and height values in the Scale dialog box. Click the Scale button if you are satisfied with the size.
5. Adjust the Text Position Using the Move Tool.
Click the Move Tool icon then click on the text and drag it in the direction you want.
6. Merge the Text Layer with the Background copy Layer.
Click the text layer then select Layer-Merge Down.
7. Sweep the text using the Smudge Tool.
Back up the text layer by duplicating it in case something goes wrong when using the smudge tool. Click the Smudge Tool icon in the Toolbox, select a brush with a hardness of 50 then sweep your mouse over the letters to get writing with a slightly blurry effect like burning.
8. Create Flames Using the Smudge Tool.
Click then drag on the top of the letter to form a flame. Please experiment to get a good fire effect.
9. Set the Fire Color Using Color Balance.
Select the Colors-Color Balance menu. I will provide the following settings:
For Shadows: Red 70, Green 0, Blue -70.
For Midtones: Red 70, Green 0, Blue -70.
For Highlights: Red 100, Green 0, Blue -100.
Click OK button.
10. Set the color of the fire with Hue-Saturation.
Select the Colors-Hue-Saturation menu. I will fill in the Hue values -12 and Saturation 100. Click the OK button.
11. Set the Perspective Using the Perspective Tool.
Click the Perspective Tool icon in the Toolbox then click on the text on the canvas. Please click then drag on the perspective box to adjust, then click the Transform button.
