How to fill a Scribus text with an image

﻿Please remind that the effect probably might need a lot of computing power when it's applied to a bigger text than just some characters!


 * 1) Create a textframe and type your text, or load it from a file. Use a strong and bold font.
 * 2) Convert the textframe with "Item / Convert to" into  "Outlines".
 * 3) Use "Item / Combine Polygons".
 * 4) Change the new polygon with "Item / Convert to" into an image frame.
 * 5) Load an image into the new form.
 * 6) Optional, play around with the fill- and line color. Here, both are set to "none":



In a similiar way, you can create "letters from letters".


 * 1) Create a textframe and type one letter in it. Use a strong and bold font. Increase the size of that letter to a high value.


 * 1) Convert the textframe with the letter inside into "Outlines".


 * 1) Now, convert it to a textframe again.


 * 1) Double click it or use the storyeditor to add now a lot of the same letters to that textframe: