Spring Break Tropical Text



Design a sign that says "Have a fun, safe Spring Break, March 21st-25th"
Edit in GIMP, have the words SPRING BREAK larger than the other words, to show emphasis and draw attention. Find a tropical photograph that illustrates a nice place to have a break away from the usual grind of school and busy life.

Timeline: Two days on this assignment.

To get started...

Launch the program GIMP (start > graphics and editing > GIMP)
File > New
400px wide by 300 px high

Use the Text Tool looks like an A and type the required words.
you can position them and type them in various lines to move the words wherever you want.
Required words are

Have a fun, safe


Spring Break


March 21st - 25th

Remember they do not need to look exactly like this, just so it communicates the same thing.
For example you could put your own flair to it by saying:
Have yourself an awesome yet safe
sPrInG bReAk!!!
Marzo veintiuno a través de veinticinco


Use the move, scale, rotate tools to position the text how you want it.


Next find a picture to help decorate and illustrate the text.
google.com/images Tropical Beach
Save the image as.
Then file > open the image as layers.
Right click on the SPRING BREAK text layer and click "alpha to selection"
Click on the tropical layer and copy and paste (ctrl + c, ctrl + v)
Click the add new layer button to secure the pasted floating layer.

Do it again if the words Spring and Break are different layers.

Select the tropical picture layer and lower the opacity somewhere around 30ish

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Make any other further adjustments to make the picture look pretty.

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