[Gimp-user] Why is lettering not clearer

[chrisj <forums gimpusers com>]

Thanks for your replies.
I'm trying to make the text, in the layer in question, clearer, but when I pull
up the .xcf and select the text layer, the horizontal dialog box pops up, and I
don't see how to apply anti-alias with this box. But, I also pulled up the
"Tools Options" (see attached image), and I see where to uncheck anti-alias, but
I don't see how that effects the selected layer, because it seems the horizontal
dialog box dominates here.

Also, it was mentioned about dpi, how/where can I improve dpi with gimp?

Lastly, upon exporting the image, there seems to several choices (see attached
image) what would be best?

I look forward to your reply
Much thanks



> It may be my eye, but the word Home looks to be a tiny bit larger than
> the
> word Hired. Is the type the same size? Try making Hired 1 pt bigger.
>
> You might also try widening the kerning (spacing) between the letters
> in
> HIRED. There are a lot of close together verticals in HIRED compared
> to
> Home.
>
> HIRED is all Caps while Home is U/lc (Upper and lower case).  Should
> they
> not be the same?
>
> Try also making small pixel words at 600 to 1200 dpi.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Rick S
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: chrisj
> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2017 5:50 PM
> To: gimp-user-list gnome org
> Cc: notifications gimpusers com
> Subject: [Gimp-user] Why is lettering not clearer?
>
> Hi,
>
> I created a logo and uploaded to a web page, as you can see by the
> attached
> image "HIRED", the lettering/text doesn't look clear. It is Arial 11
> on a
> transparent background.
> Gimp 2.8
>
> The link to the home page "Home" is attached. it is not part of the
> logo,
> but
> looks much clearer on the web page.
>
> Is there something I can do to help make the logo text
> sharper/clearer?
>
> Any help will be appreciated.
>
> Attachments:
> * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/642/original/hired.png
> * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/643/original/Home.png

Attachments:
* http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/741/original/antiAlias.png
* http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/742/original/export.png

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