Re: [Gimp-user] Changing the text on this image

[Steve Kinney <admin pilobilus net>]

On 08/29/2017 04:40 PM, Rick Strong wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> You are probably aware that the yellow background of the button is not a
> solid colour but a gradient of light yellow to dark yellow, top to bottom.
>
> The colour picker tool will tell you which two colours they are. So, you
> will most likely need two layers: one on top with the new gradient and
> no type and another on top of that with your new word rotated and in
> 2-point perspective.

Another thing to try would be to carefully select the black text with
the Lasso tool, and do Filters > Enhance > Heal Selection.  In the
filter dialog, set the tool to sample out to a a five (not the default
50) pixel radus; sample from "all around" and fill "inward toward
center."  When the filter is done (this should be quick), any
irregularities in the color gradient can be smoothed out with the Smudge
tool.

I just did that to the image you provided and got a very acceptable result.

Note:  When making the initial selection with the lasso tool, zoom /way/
in and make sure to enclose all the little "checkerboard" pixels around
the black letters (JPG compression noise) in your selectin.  Play
connect-the-dots with your mouse to get more precise results with the lasso.

There's always at least three ways to do anything in the GIMP:  The way
you did it, the way somebody else did it, and the ever-elusive actually
best way.

:o)