"gel" text.

[Boudewijn Rempt]

On Friday 29 July 2011 Jul, John Culleton wrote:
> In Gimp there is a lengthy routine (37 steps) that 
> produces display type in a faux 3 dimensional form that 
> emulates the true 3D effect found when foil text is laid 
> on a book front cover. This procedure is described in 
> detail in " The Artist's Guide to Gimp Effects" (Hammel) 
> on  page 265ff. He calls it "gel" text. 
> 
> Although Krita has the same general mission as Gimp, with 
> perhaps more emphasis on drawing, I wonder if anyone has 
> attempted this particular 3d or bulging type effect in 
> Krita?
> 
> I can list the Gimp steps if needed but the Krita 
> mechanisms are enough different that I don't know if this 
> would be useful.

I think I kind of remember this from when it appeared as an article in Linux Journal... I'm not sure what the steps were exactly, but it could be fun to recreate in Krita. Expect some missing features, though.

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Boudewijn Rempt
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