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== Introduction == | |||
This quick tutorial shows how you can create a simple but effective comic book text effect using only the tools in Scribus. | |||
=== Specific techniques used in this tutorial === | |||
* Creating a text frame | |||
* Converting text to polygons | |||
* Duplicating objects | |||
* Aligning objects | |||
* Creating a gradient fill | |||
== The Text == | |||
For the purposes of this tutorial I've used the "SF Comic Script Bold" font that is available [http://www.dafont.com/sf-comic-script.font here]. (It's free for personal use but check the licensing for your own purposes.) | |||
* Draw a large coloured - blue looks nice - rectangle across the page. (This is only so you can see the effect, you can delete it later if you want.) | * Draw a large coloured - blue looks nice - rectangle across the page. (This is only so you can see the effect, you can delete it later if you want.) | ||
* Create a text frame inside the rectangle and enter your text. (A short word looks best.) | * Create a text frame inside the rectangle and enter your text. (A short word looks best.) | ||
* Make the text large. (I've used 80pt.) | * Make the text large. (I've used 80pt.) | ||
* Choose menu | * Choose menu {{Menuitem|Item}} → {{Menuitem|Convert to}} → {{Menuitem|Outlines}} | ||
* Re-select the text, right-click and choose | * Re-select the text, right-click and choose {{Menuitem|Ungroup}} from the menu. | ||
* Choose menu | * Choose menu {{Menuitem|Item}} → {{Menuitem|Combine Polygons}} | ||
* Re-select the text and choose | * Re-select the text and choose {{Menuitem|Item}} → {{Menuitem|Duplicate}} from the menu, then {{Menuitem|Item}} → {{Menuitem|Duplicate}} again so you've got three copies of the text. | ||
== The Outline == | |||
* With the last copy selected go to | * With the last copy selected go to {{Window|Properties|icons}} ⟩⟩ {{Window|Colours}} and change both the Outline and Fill colours to White. | ||
* Go to | * Go to {{Window|Properties|icons}} ⟩⟩ {{Window|Line}} and change the line width to 3pt. | ||
* Choose menu | * Choose menu {{Menuitem|Item}} → {{Menuitem|Duplicate}} | ||
* With this new duplicate selected Shift-select the other white text and choose menu | * With this new duplicate selected Shift-select the other white text and choose menu {{Menuitem|Windows}} → {{Menuitem|Align and Distribute}} | ||
* Press the "Center on vertical axis" button, then the "Center on horizontal axis" button. | * Press the "Center on vertical axis" button, then the "Center on horizontal axis" button. | ||
* De-select all, then re-select the top white text. | * De-select all, then re-select the top white text. | ||
* Using the cursor keys nudge the text three times to the right and down, i.e. press right-arrow three times then down arrow three times. | * Using the cursor keys nudge the text three times to the right and down, i.e. press right-arrow three times then down arrow three times. | ||
== The Shadow == | |||
* Select the upper black text, right-click, and choose | * Select the upper black text, right-click, and choose {{Menuitem|Level}} → {{Menuitem|Raise to Top}} from the menu. | ||
* Drag the black text over the white text until it's just above and to the left of the lower-right-hand white text. | * Drag the black text over the white text until it's just above and to the left of the lower-right-hand white text. | ||
== The Foreground == | |||
* Select the lower black text, right-click, and choose | * Select the lower black text, right-click, and choose {{Menuitem|Level}} → {{Menuitem|Raise to Top}} from the menu. | ||
* In | * In {{Window|Properties|icons}} ⟩⟩ {{Window|Colours}} set the Line colour to be black. | ||
* Still in | * Still in {{Window|Colours}} set the Fill to be a Vertical Gradient. | ||
* Set the left-hand gradient tab to a Red colour. | * Set the left-hand gradient tab to a Red colour. | ||
* Set the right-hand gradient tab to a yellow colour. | * Set the right-hand gradient tab to a yellow colour. | ||
* Drag the gradient-filled text over the white text until it's just above and to the left of the black text. | * Drag the gradient-filled text over the white text until it's just above and to the left of the black text. | ||
== Conclusion == | |||
And you're done. | And you're done. | ||
You can try playing around with different line widths, offsets and gradient colours to get slightly different effects. | You can try playing around with different line widths, offsets and gradient colours to get slightly different effects. |
Latest revision as of 09:41, 24 March 2015
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Key
This article uses these graphical conventions
Window ⟩⟩ Tab/Panel in Window
Button … Menu → Choice … Keyboard
Button … Menu → Choice … Keyboard
Introduction
This quick tutorial shows how you can create a simple but effective comic book text effect using only the tools in Scribus.
Specific techniques used in this tutorial
- Creating a text frame
- Converting text to polygons
- Duplicating objects
- Aligning objects
- Creating a gradient fill
The Text
For the purposes of this tutorial I've used the "SF Comic Script Bold" font that is available here. (It's free for personal use but check the licensing for your own purposes.)
- Draw a large coloured - blue looks nice - rectangle across the page. (This is only so you can see the effect, you can delete it later if you want.)
- Create a text frame inside the rectangle and enter your text. (A short word looks best.)
- Make the text large. (I've used 80pt.)
- Choose menu Item → Convert to → Outlines
- Re-select the text, right-click and choose Ungroup from the menu.
- Choose menu Item → Combine Polygons
- Re-select the text and choose Item → Duplicate from the menu, then Item → Duplicate again so you've got three copies of the text.
The Outline
- With the last copy selected go to Properties ⟩⟩ Colours and change both the Outline and Fill colours to White.
- Go to Properties ⟩⟩ Line and change the line width to 3pt.
- Choose menu Item → Duplicate
- With this new duplicate selected Shift-select the other white text and choose menu Windows → Align and Distribute
- Press the "Center on vertical axis" button, then the "Center on horizontal axis" button.
- De-select all, then re-select the top white text.
- Using the cursor keys nudge the text three times to the right and down, i.e. press right-arrow three times then down arrow three times.
The Shadow
- Select the upper black text, right-click, and choose Level → Raise to Top from the menu.
- Drag the black text over the white text until it's just above and to the left of the lower-right-hand white text.
The Foreground
- Select the lower black text, right-click, and choose Level → Raise to Top from the menu.
- In Properties ⟩⟩ Colours set the Line colour to be black.
- Still in Colours set the Fill to be a Vertical Gradient.
- Set the left-hand gradient tab to a Red colour.
- Set the right-hand gradient tab to a yellow colour.
- Drag the gradient-filled text over the white text until it's just above and to the left of the black text.
Conclusion
And you're done.
You can try playing around with different line widths, offsets and gradient colours to get slightly different effects.