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Gimp tutorials » rainbow cliparts | 3D effects | glitter images To create glitter images with GIMP we need glitter patterns: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Save the images above in your GIMP patterns folder Now open GIMP, click File and choose - New Create a New Image window opens You write the size 640x120 or the size you want ![]() ![]() |
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Now we need the Text tool - click the button ![]() |
Select the Font, Size and Color for the text ![]() |
then click inside the transparent image - ![]() My text is ![]() You can ajast the size or move the text to the middle with the Move tool ![]() This is a 2-layer-image Now you do three important steps
We have a different 2-layer-image where we can fill with glitter ![]() From the Gimp tools you click the Patterns button: ![]() and from the Patterns window you choose the glitter pattern you want ![]() Then from the menu of the image you do
You already have the first layer of the animated glitter text image Now we do the second layer ![]() We have 2 layer again and we do Edit - Paste Now we choose another glitter pattern to fill the text ![]() and we do again
Our image has 2 layers with different glitter text ![]() The same way you can add another layer and fill with third glitter pattern - then you have 3-layer-animated image We crop the image with the Crop tool: ![]() Now we have to save the image as animation From the image File menu we click Save as
and we name our file as a gif image in that case - "marry-christmas-animated.gif" ![]() then it will ask to Export and we choose the option: Save as Animation then click Export ![]() now it will ask GIF options and we write the Delay between frames 300 ms ![]() Our Merry Christmas glitter animation is done and we go to see it in the folder where we just have saved it: |
Click to see collection of Merry Christmas free animations"