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Word Art Logos with GIMP

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GIMP 2.1

OS: Windows 7 or newer

USING WORDS TO CREATE AN IMAGE can be a visually striking way of displaying a brand name and also illustrating what the brand represents—two for the price of one, if you like. We can achieve this effect by bringing in a silhouette, usually a side profile, and adding text inside this to create a logo. In this tutorial, we will be doing just that and showing you how to spice up a plain text design into something artistically exciting.

Before we start, we need to have a brand name in mind, an item that relates to the brand, and a silhouette

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