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[TUT] How to make Custom HF userbars! [GIMP] - ßaяэly Hiddεи - Jul 30, 2010
Introduction:
I was beginning to see a lot of request for a userbar tutorial for GIMP, and I decided to make one for you guys. :D I know this is a little complicated, but it's my first graphics tutorial, so be nice. ;D I'm sorry for squishing the images together in step 9, but there is a 10 image limit. >.<
Requirements:
- GIMP
- The "Kremlin Bolshevik" font. Click to download. :D
- The Userbar Template! :D (Right click and save as)
[IMG]http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/pp181/GraphicDanny/blank-template.png[/IMG]
Making the Userbar:
Now that you have everything ready, we can get started. :D
1. First you'll want to open up the template in GIMP. Right click the template you saved and click edit in GIMP.
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Next, you'll want to go to your Text Tool and Change, and resize the font.
Change the font to "Kremlin Bolshevik", than change the font size to about 18 px. depending on how much text you're trying to fit in, and change the text color to #33
Now you'll want to type out your text. For the tutorial we're going to do "Barely." You'll also want to play around with the capitalization of the text to get a different form of each letter. Don't forget to drag it to where you want it to stay before the next step. :D
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Now we want to outline our text. So while your text is still selected, click on the "Path from Text" button in your tool box. Than click select in the top toolbar, and click "From Path", You should now see a an outline around your text. Click on select again, and press grow this time, in the dialog box, put what I have below.
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Now you'll want to zoom in, and click on the paintbucket tool, change the color to 989898, and click the area surrounding the text. If there are any leftover parts you would like highlighted, use the pencil tool and scale it down to 0.01, and manually highlight the parts you would like.
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5. Next you have to find an icon. I perfer http://www.iconfinder.com/ because they have some really cool icons. Although you can also do a quick "Google" search.
Once you find an icon you like, save it as a .PNG. Than follow what I do in the picture below. Basically save it, open it in GIMP, scale it to 32 x 32 pixels, cut it, and copy it to your Userbar.
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6. Now all you have to do is save it! :D Save it as a .PNG, and if you want, save another copy as a .XCF for editing later on. :D Here's our finished result:
[IMG]http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/BarelyHidden/BarelyUserbar1.png[/IMG]
I hope you liked it. If you have any extra questions please feel free to send me a PM or post here.
* - Tate - Jul 30, 2010
Looks good converted to gimp. I don't use gimp, so this looks weird to me.
* - Mr.BTC - Jul 30, 2010
thanks mate :D
but i think photoshop is easier to use tho :D
great guide by the way :D
* - Genequil - Jul 30, 2010
Nice tutorial. Short, simple, and easy enough to understand. I might have to make one of these soon.
I've been using GIMP forever. It's just a little different that Photoshop. You just need to get used to it.
* - Vibrant - Jul 30, 2010
Wasnt there already a tutorial like this? anyway thanks.
* - ßaяэly Hiddεи - Jul 30, 2010
Yeah, but that tutorial was only for photoshop, I decided to make one for us GIMP users. :D
* - Invicious - Jul 30, 2010
i made it say PotHead haha :P
* - ßaяэly Hiddεи - Jul 31, 2010
:D Glad you guys enjoyed the tutorial. :P
~Baязly Hiddзn
* - AcroneSF - Aug 4, 2010
Thank you so much! I saw the photoshop version of this tut was like Bleh. Now i can finally do it in gimp!
Thanks agian!
* - GV_NRG - Aug 5, 2010
thanks for the guide its realy helpfull and easy to understand, even though i have never used gimp before :P good guide! =)
* - Google.com - Aug 5, 2010
Tyvm for the guide, although i do prefer photoshop this still looks good =]
* - gamerdd - Aug 6, 2010
witch one is sweeter the one with photoshop ore gimpt^^??
Cheeers
* - Dead_Status - May 29, 2011
Thanks for the tutorial but it looks a little better done with Photoshop but I don't want to risk pirating cs5.
* - Xirian - Jun 1, 2011
Thanks for the nice tutorial, take care 🙂
* - Cyber-Security - Jun 1, 2011
I am 100% sure this will help people that have GIMP. Great tutorial ßaяэly Hiddεи! You converted it pretty well.