Create eye grabbing typography quickly and simply
Typography is an important part of design.
A major factor in creating impressive typography is the spacing of your text.
GIMP makes it simple to adjust both line spacing, orleading, and letter spacing, a.k.a.
kerning, to create eye catching effects.
You don’t need any special fonts or additional tools.
Everything is built right in to GIMP’s text tool.
This shouldn’t come as a surprise becauseGIMP is designed for editing images.
However, some users prefer to work with text in GIMP.
choose the text tool from your toolbox on the left side of the screen.
The icon is the letterA.
If you’d prefer a hotkey, its theTkey on your keyboard.
Draw out a text box to work in.
double-check you afford yourself enough space.
before you dive in typing, adjust the text size in the floating control box next to your text.
key in some text to work with in the text box.
The first of these is leading, which is also known as line spacing.
Increasing the space between lines of text can improve legibility and have a positive aesthetic benefit.
If you choose to reduce the leading, don’t overdo it.
With the text tool active, highlight your text.
Locate the number field to adjust the line spacing.
It’s the left one on the bottom row of the floating control box by default.
When you hover over, it’ll displayChange baseline of selected text.
Use the up and down arrows to alter the spacing.
It changes the space between individual letters.
Highlight the text you want to work with.
Locate the letter spacing field in the floating control box.
It’s the one to the right on the bottom row.
Hover over, and you’ll seeChange kerning of selected text.
Kerning is the technical term for letter spacing.
Use the arrows to change the letter spacing.
Like with line spacing, you’re free to key in in your desired spacing, and pressEntertoo.
While you alter the spacing, you an see boxes appear in your highlighting between the letters.
Use this feature to help you visualize the space.
When you’re done, select a different tool to get a better perspective on your results.
