how to make text look like the lego logo using gimp
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HOW TO MAKE TEXT LOOK LIKE THE LEGO LOGO USINGGIMPJuly 17, 2013 by persialou
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When preparing for my son’s Lego birthday party, I used a great free font, Legothick, which is available for free
here. You can see how I used it in the invitations:
The font is great, but to make the font look just like the Lego logo, you need to go through the following steps. I
used the free photo editing program GIMP. Here’s how to do it:
I hope that is all clear. Please let me know if you have any questions!
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Punky says
September 29, 2013 at 3:46 am
THANK YOU for this tutorial! So visual and well put together. My LEGO party planning just
got a lot easier!
Michelle Covington says
October 20, 2013 at 8:47 pm
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Michelle Covington says
October 20, 2013 at 8:50 pm
How did you get the outline of Mason to mirror the letters? When I do step 4, it just
outlines it in a rectangle.
Alexis Middleton says
October 21, 2013 at 5:08 pm
Hi Michelle – I think what is probably happening is when you are clicking on the text with
the select by color tool, you are clicking on the white part of the text (the middle of the letter), which
is not really the text. Think of the letters are hollow. You need to click on the black outline part of the
text with the select by color tool, then when you "grow" the selection, the new
Jill Ferrell says
December 12, 2013 at 5:21 am
Can you help me with something please? I'm stuck on the first step. LOL. I can't
figure out where to start typing the child's name. Thanks!!
Alexis Middleton says
December 12, 2013 at 6:36 am
Hi Jill! To enter text, you need to first select the text tool. In the toolbox window, click on
the button that looks like a capital letter A. After you click on that button, when you click in your
image or document, it should open up a text box. After that you can just type! Hope that helps. Your
version of GIMP might look a little different than what is pictured, but the buttons should still be
Jill Ferrell says
December 13, 2013 at 4:34 am
Well, as I read your instructions, it dawned on me that I had not created a new document,
so I was trying to type into nothingness basically! LOL. Thanks for your help. So far so good!
Jill Ferrell says
December 13, 2013 at 4:52 am
Oh Rats. I'm stuck on the grow part. Nothing is happening when I increase or
decrease it.
Alexis Middleton says
December 13, 2013 at 5:16 am
Hi Jill – Are you possibly having the same problem Michelle was (comment above)? If
it's not that, then make sure you have clicked on the Apply button after you adjust the number
of pixels. If its not that, then make sure you have selected the text before you grow the selection.
Good luck!
Jill Ferrell says
December 13, 2013 at 6:21 am
Okay, yes it was the same problem as Michelle. Sorry I missed that. :-/ So now we have the
yellow around the name BUT the top part of the yellow is cut off because the name is against the top
of the box. Is there any way to move it down? To center it from top to bottom? When we make the
red box around the name, it doesn't go above the name. Instead of answering question after
question and
Jill Ferrell says
December 13, 2013 at 8:23 pm
Good news! I finally figured it out! Thanks SO much for posting this. The gift I'm
making for my nephew looks SO much better, so much more like the real lego logo!!<br />
Laura Zinter says
January 11, 2014 at 8:40 pm
Thanks for posting this tutorial. I need help. When I fill the first area by making it grow,
some of the growth area is beyond the canvas and won't let me fill that area. I can get off of it
besides what extends out in the bottom left and upper right due to the italics. I think I'm having
the same problem as Jill's second set of posts<br />.
dibbkd says
February 27, 2014 at 3:06 am
I just used this tutorial to make a new Facebook cover photo that looks
"AWESOME"! https://www.facebook.com/TherapyPlayground
Alexis Middleton says
February 27, 2014 at 6:25 am
That is awesome! Thanks so much for letting me know.
Adrieanne says
March 18, 2014 at 8:23 pm
I am completely confused…lol ! My text is pixelated and doesnt look right
Rogue Mislead says
March 23, 2014 at 2:47 am
I have a question. I basically downloaded gimp just for this & I do not have
LEGOTHICK Italics on my font list…in fast some of my gimp features don't looks the same as
yours. I need help with this so bad i'm trying to make the name BRENNAN like this for his 8th
Birthday and i'm printing a picture big enough to frame for him. His birthday is in 2 weeks I
gotta get this done ASAP.
Alexis Middleton says
March 23, 2014 at 3:18 am
Hi! First make sure you have actually installed the font on your computer. If you installed
it while Gimp was open you will need to restart the program before it will show up. If you have a
different version it may look different but all of the basic tools should be the same. Good luck
tianna batson says
March 27, 2014 at 9:27 pm
How do I get both layers in step ten to be visible?<br />
Carl&JulieFamilySite says
May 4, 2014 at 8:40 am
I also can't figure out step # 10. Can you please give more detail on how to make text
and rectangle layers visible? When I try to make the inside of the letters white, it causes all of the red
background to be white. Help!! Thanks!
Alexis Middleton says
May 5, 2014 at 4:33 am
To make layers visible, you need to click on the little eyeball next to the layer on the layers
tab. Hope that helps!
Carl&JulieFamilySite says
May 6, 2014 at 5:35 am
THAT WORKED!!! Thank you soooooooooooooo much!!!
Denise says
May 10, 2014 at 2:46 am
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exemplar says
June 22, 2014 at 2:15 am
Hi, thanks for this tutorial. When I use the yellow colour to get the border, i loose the
black. Any ideas where I am going wrong?
Sarah Kerstetter says
August 6, 2014 at 3:17 am
I'm not sure if you are still answering any questions but when I try to do step ten
everything turns back to white again. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
Meaghan Bihun says
August 22, 2014 at 5:41 am
I had to paste my lettering into a new image to fill it – I couldn't figure it out either!
But I got there. <br /><br />Thanks so much, OP, for these instructions!
Spoon Family says
September 29, 2014 at 7:14 pm
I cannot figure out how to even start! I figured it out at one point, but I had more
problems, so I deleted it to start again and cannot figure out how to create a text box! I clicked on
the text icon "A" on the left, but nothing appears. This Gimp program is so confusing – is
it just me? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Denise Larson says
October 20, 2014 at 4:44 am
Hi Alexis! I am having some major difficulty outlining the text in yellow. I am unable to tell
if the text has actually "grown." There is no indication if it has or not. Once I go to the
next step, either the text box fills yellow or the entire page does and covers the text as well. I
originally was trying to do three words for this but if I have to do this without spaces, I can do
Alexis Middleton says
October 20, 2014 at 5:45 am
Hi Denise – When you "grow" the selection, the dotted line that indicates the
selection will move out around the outside of the letters. Make sure you are working on the right
layer (the layer with the text), and that you have selected the text. If the text has been selected it
should have a dotted outline around it. I hope that helps! Good luck!
Juliana says
October 30, 2014 at 11:05 am
Hello, greatings from Brazil. I am working on my son's 5 th b-day and lover this
tutorial. Downloaded gimp and the font but i am stuck on step 5! when I color the grow part it colors
both the outer and inner part! Also I cannot seem to be able to color the font as it is hollow! HELP
please!
Dianna Hostettler says
November 7, 2014 at 10:24 am
For those having trouble with the final step of coloring the font white, make sure the layer
you have chosen is the foreground layer, not the background.
Abby Boyce says
November 16, 2014 at 3:21 am
Help! I cant seem to get my yellow to hug the letters like yor does. What am I doing
wrong?
jodiduck says
November 29, 2014 at 3:21 am
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Sey says
January 18, 2015 at 1:48 am
How did you do this? This is the only step Im having issues with. Maybe you can help me
with detailed steps? Thank you.
Alexis Middleton says
January 18, 2015 at 1:51 am
Hi Sey – I think most of the problems come from having the wrong layer selected. Make
sure you have the text layer selected. Good luck!
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