GIMP Tutorial: Wrap Text Around A Circle

[@lreichlin99]

I love the simplicity of Gimp! It's unbeaten! Only 237 steps to create text around a circle.

[@corvette724]

jep :-)

[@johnl2081]

Price we pay 4 a free app that can go everything

[@bubbabuhe9745]

Agree, it's needlessly complicated.

[@Palamatar]

@@bubbabuhe9745 It's either you pay for simplicity or go free and have to do the extra steps. It's the same with LibreOffice vs Microsoft Office.

[@dariancreed9022]

instaBlaster

[@GolfFoxtrotCharlie-gfc]

Gimp really needs to make an easier way to do this. This is beyond complicated, but thanks for the tutorial. You made this super easy to follow.

[@barrycentric4461]

Still my GIMP gets half way through and then simply refuses to fill the text with foreground colour. I am beginning to suspect the project has been sabotaged.

[@chrinamint]

It is notoriously overcomplicated working with text at all in Gimp. It's one of the things I hate about it but yeah we love our free software! I don't get how they did so well in emulating some of photoshops stuff and commands and then in other ways they went to complete opposite direction. It makes it very difficult for anyone who has used Photoshop to now try to use Gimp and do the same stuff. I just don't understand why it's like this. I do appreciate its existence though, along with the existence of those like Nick who give us these tutorials. Because it is not at all user-friendly or easily figure-out- a-ble. We absolutely need these tutorials!

[@Splarkszter]

It's open source, if you guys think it needs something, do it, or pay someone to do it.

[@bl8388]

@@chrinamint Yeah I find I frequently go between GIMP and other free apps to then put text in.

[@hollytasker2440]

And another frustrating thing... if you decide your text isn't long (stretched) enough, or the right size, you can't alter it after anchoring it to a path. You have to start all over again.

[@alessandrocwilliam]

It would be great that Gimp team would came up with and easier and faster way to do something so common like this. It always amazed me that they haven't came up with a specific tool for this or a feature on the text tool. Other free and far inferior softwares can do this easier. Very good tutorial Nick!

[@LogosByNick]

Agreed. Wrapping text around shapes is much easier with Inkscape.

[@Trabucco0]

If only some people spent less money on Photoshop and more on Gimp then Gimp would be much better.

[@alessandrocwilliam]

@@Trabucco0 Gimp it's already amazing to be a free software. You can do almost all what Photoshop can do with it. Some stuff is easier to make than Photoshop and others stuff are harder. But something so common like this is really strange that it has not been improved already. Many other free softwares unknown are able to do it and easier.

[@Trabucco0]

AX System I know. I am using Gimp on a regular basis. But Gimp could be better in respect to all aspects. And I was addressing those who always complain that gimp is so bad while photoshop is so cool. If they would support the project with some money gimp would be better soon.

[@larryhieb4748]

I couldn't agree more

[@ciuculanmarian4317]

I learned to play with gimp from your tutorials. Thank you. Now I recommend it to everyone who wants to learn

[@africansoul80]

The beginning of 2022 and still find this tutorial very value, very useful. Thank you

[@njneer]

This channel is bar-none the best for Gimp tutorials. I have learned so much here. You make it all so easy to understand. Thanks for these videos!

[@noducks6279]

I've been using Gimp for well over a decade and never knew this was possible... Thank you!

[@blankstkk]

For the ones who text are upside down. You have to "flip" path. When you have the Flip tool selected make sure you select "Path" (next to "Transform’) in the tool options. Otherwise, the text will not flip. You can find flip under transform tools.

[@Jennifer-oh1wr]

Thanks

[@HAL9000-DB]

I flipped the path but the text has ended up backwards. Any idea how to fix?

[@acid_519]

I have no idea what you're saying. Where do you use this tool, when, and how?

[@heybobby666]

For anyone still wondering how to deal with the upside down text: it’s explained very clearly in the latter half of the video. It’s a bit different on Mac, and the Flip tool options are on the right side of your screen above the Layers. There you can select to Flip the Path and your bottom text will show up correctly.

[@LaxM]

@@HAL9000-DB He does show this in the video (5:45) but for anyone like myself that was to impatient to watch, the circle path is the one that needs to be flipped, not the text path.

[@xxKaTxx]

I cannot thank you enough - I found another in depth (more than this one) that I REALLY needed to get my text on the right angle (upside down etc) THANK YOU for the help!!

[@acid_519]

Got a link to that video? This one is missing way too many important things

[@DaleLRoberts]

Brilliant tutorial! This is the best explanation I've found yet about text wrap. Kudos!

[@juliabell5510]

Why does this have to be so difficult!!! I've been using gimp for 10 years, decided to come check if they came out with a simpler way to curve text yet....you know, because it's 2020 and it shouldn't take 10 minutes to wrap your text in a circle....but no. Still living in the dark ages over here. None the less, thanks for the new tutorial!

[@LogosByNick]

I hear you!

[@DavidNelsonATX]

If all you want is curved text around a circle the easiest way is to go to File > Create > Logos > Text Circle (GIMP 2.8.14).

[@kwaskoff]

@@DavidNelsonATX I haven't Logos in my Gimp

[@desktorp]

it doesn't take 10 minutes.. once you know how to do it, it takes like 1 minute.

[@almanages]

You are still holding up as the best explanation and method of creating text to path in 2023. You are timeless Bro! Godd job, and thanks.

[@Ramin-Graphics]

I appreciate your tutorials very much and hope to see all of them on youtube.

[@Staplegun]

Thanks! It took me a couple days to figure out these simple directions, but I got it! Haha!

[@VayaconChupacabra]

Whew! Thanks For this one! I needed a crash course in how to wrap text along a radius and this was it! I have successfully completed this weekends Honey-Can-You-Do-This-For-Me task!

[@andrewjeffries8721]

Your style of teaching makes it easy to understand, Nick. I appreciate the lesson. This helped me. Thank you!

[@ihracatcı]

Türkiye'den teşekkürler. Net ve açık bi anlatım. Harikasın. Thanks from Turkey. Clear and clear expression. You are great.

[@mireazma]

I was expecting it to be much simpler. And just a mention: I'd recommend to first rotate the path/selection and do the filling after, otherwise the rotation will blur the rasterization.

[@ZuggyJ]

It won't let me move it before I fill it. How did you do it?

[@zamorano18x92]

same for me. when I try to rotate before the color filling it is not working. I actually tried on almost every step but it does not rotate on the path. would be much appreciated if you can share the info how you did that

[@Mikaflyd]

Thank you for this video.. fyi because you dont use short cuts as much, the people on mac can follow you easier. And because you point out where mac key strokes are different, that helped me so much. Just like when you said delete for mac is the clear button. Cant tell you how frustrating that was to find. So much so that im writing this to let you know. Thank you !!! Im gonna watch more for sure.

[@mattersofmadminds]

Thank you Nick. This makes it easy for me to do it, simple and to the point.

[@ssd2390]

Excellent explanantion

[@peterslegers6121]

Tx Nick! I enjoy watching your tutorials and reproducing the tricks. They are a great way to slowly get some more advanced Inkscape & GIMP skills. Anyone can do it. Have some warm christmas days & a jolly 2019!

[@LogosByNick]

Thanks Peter, same to you!

[@wolfox1mw941]

Hey this helped me out alot. Can't afford Corel Draw so this helped me to get around ^w^

[@memphis1201]

Great tutorial! I also appreciate you telling us to change the tool option back to layer for the next time we use that tool. Thank you.

[@Jim_City]

Thank you, this is a great tutorial, clear and direct. I even learned some new tricks that I wasn't looking for which I have struggled without in the past. 1 billion thumbs up to you. Above and beyond. You are a great man.

[@darwina.8503]

I learned more from this than any other Gimp tutorial ever. Thanks.

[@mvdmusicvideostorefreshthe3224]

Thanks Nick, I was able to create some text around a circle but when I tried to rotate it, it strayed from the path, typical of this programme! At least I managed to get something done with it, although didn't understand why you needed to create another 'new layer' but happy to get some thing done. Thanks again.

[@h.a.s.palliblister8113]

The way you spoke (real nice) and the speed makes it at Formula 1 speed, however the tutorial is a huge learning curve for me. Sir, please be kind enough to consider us, the non native speakers of the English language, and that'll make you more awesome. I will definitely recommend your videos

[@TheStewartAlastairEdition]

Awesome tutorial man! Been looking for someone that actually teaches how-to without skipping steps.

[@inthenebula92]

Thank you SO much for this! Just created my business logo from this tutorial and it exceeded my expectations. Looks totally professional and your instructions were very easy to follow. :-)

[@TheAssez]

*Thank you.* 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@UMosNyu]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. I read in different forums "just add the circle to the path" but had no idea what to do.

[@marlongrawer]

Excellent tutorial, Nick. Helped me in creating a very cool logo! A nice hint is that when rotating the text you can also manually adjust its position around the circle - just in case the text position misaligns by rotating. Thank you!

[@kurtbbelt]

How exactly?

[@marlongrawer]

@@kurtbbelt Adjusting the manual parameters of the Rotate tool. Once you select the tool you can see these parameters in the toolbox (shown as numbers, like for X and Y adjustment) and then you can manually adjust them clicking on the arrow up or arrow down. Once you find it, you will see it is quite simple.

[@ChickensAndGardening]

Nice. I think I learned 3 or 4 new things from this 8 minute video - thanks for sharing it!

[@armandpitout1307]

Thank you very much for making this video! It really helped me to do such a basic task that i forgot how to do. And by doing it step-by-step it was easy to understand and follow. I got it right the first time with your video. Well Done!!! Keep up the great work :)

[@oreok5170]

BRO, I WAS LITERALLYA BOUT TO DO THIS AND I THIS VIDEO SHOWED UP IN MY RECOMMENDED!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@GiuTor73]

Really really nice easy and original and useful tutorial! Well done mate!

[@11Evalone]

I always go back to this video to figure out wrapping text again. xD Thank you!

[@okotray4577]

THanks a lot, it took me 2 hours to apply the steps correctly to get my desired result

[@نزارناظمالأسدي]

Hi NICK,thank you for all your excellent tutorials,with my best regards.

[@larryhieb4748]

Nicely done - audio was clear and step-by-step instructions were well done and flued in your selection of tools and steps to complete this video presentation. - maybe just a little bit slower would be great but that's just me, actually I followed along just fine but felt a bit rushed when doing it with my own Gimp program as I followed you do it. Hope to see more of your work in the near future. Thanks again.

[@amandathompson4692]

Great tutorial. I realized that I need a better understanding of GIMP so I'm going to subscribe and check out some more of your tutorials. I use GIMP for converting images to black and white to transfer on to metal for etching. I have learned some really basic things through trial and error, but don't understand paths and layers well because I rarely need them. However, I am going to create some medallions with text wrapped around them so I guess I better learn some more basics. Thanks for sharing. I really like how you explain things and get right to the point.

[@BikersGarage101]

Thanks for taking the time to prepare this and share with the community. Helped me tremendously! Thumbs up from Biker's Garage 101

[@DavidGalaxy-k9u]

Absolute, clear and concise - thank you.

[@awa_iwa]

Amazing tutorial, this dude is a true legend for this video! thank you a million! So helpful, sending you much love and positive vibes. Your changing the world! NICKYJAM!!!!!! Brings me back to earth and its just tutorial video! HUGS MAN!

[@etlabra1]

Great tutorial and really well explained - thank you

[@annachino3602]

Wow... I agree @MDR this is beyond complicated tho you explained it with a lot of patience and detail, Nick.

[@laurayelin6141]

Amazing tutorial! Thanks Nick!

[@internationalmusicchannel271]

Thanks a lot for sharing, I really appreciate it. I did my very first picture editing with text on it and it turned out to be great with your help. I have no experience whatsoever doing such stuff and that goes to show what a great tutorial you've managed to make ♥♥

[@rr_fuell]

Absolute GOAT! This helped me with an assignment for my image editing class and the result was so good.

[@bennyseos]

Had to download Gimp cause there was no tutorial on how to do this in Kreta! Very nice Video thanks!

[@MrsGrumbles_]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. I watched several others trying to explain the same thing and their directions weren't clear at all. Great job!

[@lorsholczk7329]

Thank you! I learnt something. Thumbs up you are a great teacher👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️.

[@rociovaldes]

love the way you epxlain the instructions.

[@robynhighart2026]

This is the most convoluted way of doing anything ever.

[@STeureka89]

You have such a great tutorial here. Very easy to understand, and very helpful. Thank You.

[@Palamatar]

I always come back to this tutorial when I forget how to wrap text around shapes. Thanks a lot.

[@mariabowie1838]

This one! Easy to follow. If you hit a snag, pause/reverse and see where he clicks on the various icons. Then just follow along. Thank you three times infinity!

[@uniunissa]

I started learning GIMP just few weeks ago and thats exactly what I do with tutorials. It takes long time to make photo, always pausing and following in GIMP, but its good way to learn.

[@paddywaddywaterloo]

no idea why this video got a number of thumbs down...this was really helpful -thank you

[@za.is.za.]

thank you!! feel like i actually understand how to do this now and apply it to different paths!

[@BoizBigBroSaint]

Best instructions of all🔥🔥🔥

[@w.t.o.154]

Excellent video. The best one out there. Thank you!

[@lastnamefirstname6035]

Without your help I would have never made text around circle! Thanks man

[@BloodHoundPL]

Thanks for the tutorial! It would be really handy, if Gimp devs defined text as a specific object able to be modified. It pains me a lot, that once you tinker with the effects. it gets flattened.

[@MikeyMUnited]

Nice, very helpful. I didn't even know GIMP could do this.

[@ellenh.3289]

Perfect tutorial! Not too much, not too little. Thank you so much.

[@Snewman513]

Awesome tutorial! But since this is a strangely complicated procedure, I typed out the steps for anyone who needs it (I know I do!): - Create new doc (ideally square as this will create a perfect axis around which you can rotate your text) 1. File > New 2. Fill with: Background Color - Add vertical and horizontal guides (if you want the circle to be perfectly centered on the canvas) 1. Image > Guides > New Guide (by Percent) > Direction: Vertical, Position: 50% 2. Image > Guides > New Guide (by Percent) > Direction: Horizontal, Position: 50% 3. View > Snap to Guides - Create circular path 1. Open Ellipse Select Tool 2. Click on center of guides, drag outward and hold Ctrl and Shift to center the circle and assure it's perfectly centered and circular 3. Select > To Path (this turns your circle into a path 4. Select > None (to deselect the circle) 5. Head over to your right-side toolbar and click the icon for the paths tab where you will see the new circular path you created 6. Click the eyeball to make the path visible, then go back to the layers tab - Create text and snap to circular path 1. Open text tool and create your text off to the side of the circle on the canvas 2. Select your text layer > Right click it > Text along Path (this will snap a copy of your text to the circle) 3. ***If you want your text along the top of the circle instead of the bottom, do this*** a. Open Flip tool > Transform: Click Path icon > click on the red circle on your canvas (you won't see anything happen but internally it reverses the direction of the path) b. Click back to the layer icon so it doesn't default to Path the next time you go to use it 4. Click the eyeball to turn off visibility of your text layer (since now you're just manipulating the text that's along the path instead) 5. At the bottom of the layers toolbar click the icon for new layer > Fill with: Transparency 6. Go back to the paths tab > You will see a new path you created and the title of the path will be your text > Right click it > Path to selection - Fill the text with color 1. Pick your color in the color selector 2. Edit > Fill with FG Color 3. Select > None 4. Delete the path as it is no longer needed: Either right click on it and delete or click the X icon at the very bottom of the layers toolbar - Rotate the text and place where desired along path 1. Open the Rotate tool > Grab the text and rotate along circle to desired placement > Hit Enter to finalize rotation 2. Adjust layer back to size of canvas: Layer (menu) > Layer to Image Size 3. If desired, go back to Paths icon in righthand toolbar and click the eyeball next to the circle path to turn off visibility of it (or delete if you want) - ***If you want there to be an actual permanent circle as part of the design, follow these final steps*** 1. Select the background layer > Right click it > Add Alpha Channel > Press Delete on keyboard to get rid of the background (now you have a transparency checkerboard background) 2. Open Ellipse Select Tool 3. Click on center of guides, drag outward and hold Ctrl and Shift to center the circle and assure it's perfectly centered and circular 4. Edit > Fill with BG color (so it's not the same color as your text which is using the FG color) 5. Select > None

[@ThriftyAV]

I ended up using a circular path to put a font around the circular end screen subscription link on my latest youtube vid. Thank you for this tutorial. I also came up with some rudimentary framing elements for KZbin end screens. I haven't decided if I will keep them or not. You tend to tag your vids with neutral space without frames, so I would like you opinion on them... eye catching, or just clutter?

[@LogosByNick]

Just personal preference, but I like simplicity.

[@littlemochef]

Exactly what I needed! Thanks Nick.

[@BrianStone0]

Great tutorial - thanks! I was using Fixed rather than Dynamic setting when I made my text which caused issues with the selections aligning to the outside rather than center of the Selection. Just a note in case anyone else runs into the same.

[@Cheskaz]

Thank you! You're an absolute gem who just saved me a lot of frustration!

[@wandaprubant2082]

When I select "Text Along Path", my Around the circle text is the opposite way. So when I rotate it to bring it to the bottom of my circle, it's "upside down"....Please help

[@Oliver-ky3xh]

@@محمدكريمذنون Thx u saved my day!!

[@marshmallowmountains4636]

@@Oliver-ky3xh What did they say? I'm having the same problem!

[@Oliver-ky3xh]

@@marshmallowmountains4636 5:30 is the answer!! you have to click on the path and juhu 😁changes direction, it took me hours to check it 🤣🤣👍🏽. Good luck 👍🏽👍🏽🤞🏽

[@martinleija1738]

I’m designing a school shirt and wrapping my text has been such a headache thank you so much for this

[@thecustardprophet8434]

Thank you so much. Really clear, and easy to follow.

[@BrunoniTube]

Amazing tutorial! Thank you, mate!

[@redlense4]

Thanks Nick. Awesome Tutorial!

[@dandouglas527]

Very helpful!!! Thank you for this well done video.

[@bothanspy4305]

Great tutorial. It has helped me a lot. Thank you.

[@cristianmitran8620]

Super useful, man! Thanks a million! Keep up the good work!

[@StikkyBikky]

My name's StikkyBikky, and I approve of this tutorial.

[@priyankav6437]

Thank you so much man. Your videos are helping a lot.

[@anthonydonald1034]

Thanks, this is really helpful. One thing I can't figure out is how to use my text outline layer on the path. Is there some link I have to make with it. I am trying to grow it by a pixel but it doesn't move that layer, only the original text layer.

[@anthonydonald1034]

I figured it out, it's a bit tricky, you really need to write down your rotation numbers, it's a bit tricky lining it up after if you don't, especially with smaller text. But you basically create the outline layer and then use the same path. Don't delete the path when you finish using it the first time if you are doing this.

[@cliffjones7868]

This can be used for Making both Radio Dial Templates and Panel Meter Scales. Thanks ! Now because its so detailed and it's a fast presentation, your viewers can slow down the speed and click on the three horizontal dots to bring up the transcript. Then you can do click and drag to copy the text so you can put it in notepad as a reference. I never really used Gimp before as its not anything like Paint. Guess I will now start using GIMP. Again Thanks!

[@mrprentice4960]

Most excellent video.. Good job in instructing

[@Qxoi90]

Thank you for this video. The first editing series of videos I watched that really helped. Keep it up

[@fawnfindslove]

T H A N K Y O U ! ! Perfect tutorial - So much simpler than others on this topic.

[@Sleeping-nomad]

Very nice video. Thank you Nick!

[@maniwyatt6559]

FYI: what was left out of this tutorial is how to set the rotation tool in case it doesn't rotate around the circle the way you want it to. The rotate tool has a center point; place center cross hair of the rotation tool in the center of the rotation that will determine whether the text will rotate smoothly around the circle. You can also remove all the grid lines inside the rotation tool by the adjusting the number of lines, If you don't want to see grid lines reduce the number of lines to 1. I hope it helps you it took me a bit to figure it out.

[@acid_519]

This is driving me insane. I have no idea why this was omitted from the video. How do you adjust the center point BEFORE rotation begins? If I drag the point after it fails to rotate properly, it screws up the image by making text cutouts in the wrong area. This app is beyond frustrating.

[@rj32]

Great Tutorial. Thanks!

[@SouMLuiz]

O melhor tutorial!!! Parabéns! Tanks.

[@lydiahanke]

This tutorial is Fantastic!

[@pommorinspuppetsandprops6593]

Very helpful. Great explanation. Thanks!!!

[@lima993b]

this helped me a lot and motivated me to complete my first self made image with gimp, thx :)

[@GHOSTBOT-Stake]

great vid. best one explaining so far

[@trombonemain]

This is an excellent tutorial! Thank you!

[@grancari4314]

Simple, effective, and super well explained. Thanks man, really appreciate the effort and mastery to output such good content!

[@alsnyder7017]

Without your tutorial, this would be impossible! Thank you. Question: Can we change the Font after finishing, with layers & paths still intact?

[@rachelmiller3678]

I absolutely love your videos. They are so easy to follow! Would love to see YOU do one on how to take a flat image created flag design and turn it into a waving flag design as if it was flowing in a gentle breeze.

[@fabiangabriel3325]

What Rose says! Thank you so much for this videos

[@juniormtz670]

Earned a subscriber thanks for sharing your knowledge nick!!

[@danielzwackel9256]

I love you from the bottom of my heart for what you do. Thank you!!

[@primerasemilla5411]

Thank for your precise instruction.