Hi, again, I am going to start with this…

I’m using GIMP, GIMP is an image manipulation freeware,

you can download it at,

http://www.gimp.org/downloads/

I’m going to show you how to create a chalk style text,

which looks like this,

I’ll start by going through very quickly how I create the

black board completely using GIMP, I start with a blank

template, just go to File > New > click ‘Ok’

Then, select the ‘Bucket Fill’ from the right side

toolbox,

Select ‘Pattern Fill’ then choose the background you deem

suitable.

Then, click on the white template with the ‘Bucket Fill’

tool, you will get something like this,

Choose

Pattern Fill

Click here to

choose your

desired

background

At the top tool bar, choose:

Layer > New Layer

At the ‘Layer fill type’, select ‘White’, then click Ok.

You will get something like this,

Select the ‘Scale’ tool at the right side toolbox,

scale the new layer to the size you want your black board

to be.

Use the ‘Move’ tool at the right side toolbox to

move the new layer to the center after you have scaled it.

Select ‘Bucket Fill’ tool again, and choose the desired

black board color . Remember to check the box to

‘FG color fill’.

Select

‘FG color fill’

Then click on the new layer with the ‘Bucket Fill’ tool.

Now, the chalk style text, at the right side toolbox, select

‘Text’ tool ,

Click on anywhere on the blackboard, then a box like this

will show up,

Type in any word you want, then click ‘Close’.

To resize your text, adjust the value at the ‘Size’ section,

to make your text appear at the center, at the ‘Justify’

section, select ‘Centered’.

To change font, just choose from the ‘Font’ section, I

select ‘Kristen ITC Semi-Expanded’ font,

At the ‘Color’ section, choose the color you want your

chalk to be. I chose white.

Choose font

style

Choose font

size

Choose font

color

Position of font,

choose ‘Centered’

Go to: Filter > Map > Warp

I chose:

Step size : 10

Iteration: 5

Dither size: 2.50

Because I find these settings to be most chalk-like,

There you go. Let me know if it works for you ☺