Create a Realistic Looking Ticket (GIMP)

❑ Create a new image

• ❑ Default size (300 x 420)

• ❑ Portrait orientation

• ❑ Use the View menu to show the grid and snap to grid

❑ Select a rectangular region using the Rectangle selection tool

• ❑ Use the Bucket Fill tool to color the rectangle

• ❑ Use a muted primary color

• ❑ Remove the selection (Ctrl+Shift+A)

❑ The next step is to cut quarter-circles from each corner

❑ Use the Elliptical Selection tool

• ❑ Select fixed aspect ratio (drop down box)

• ❑ Be sure to choose Add to Selection mode (second button)

❑ Draw a circular selection centered on each corner of the rectangle

• ❑ Click-hold the left mouse button on one of the corners

• ❑ Hold Ctrl while making your selection

• ❑ Edit - Clear (Crtl+K) to cut out the corners

• ❑ Delete the selection (Ctrl+Shift+A)

❑ Now the semi-circular perforation holes in the middle of each end of the ticket will be cut out

• ❑ Using the same procedure as in the last step, make a circular selection in the middle of each short side

• ❑ Use Ctrl+K or Edit - Clear to cut out the semi-circles

• ❑ Again, remove the selection as previously described

❑ Now we'll add a very slight drop shadow for a realistic effect

❑ Use Select Regions by Color tool to select the body of the ticket

• ❑ Threshold should be pushed all the way down to 0.0

❑ Script-Fu - Shadow - Drop-Shadow

• ❑ I used these settings to get a very slight effect.

• ❑ Remove the selection

• ❑ You should now have the body of the ticket completed

❑ Now you can add text, lines, etc

❑ Adding some lines

• ❑ Create a new transparent layer

❑ Use the Path tool to draw some lines on your ticket

• ❑ Select Design mode and check Polygonal so your lines will be straight

❑ Stroke path with the Paintbrush tool

• ❑ Choose a small brush and default colors

❑ Add the serial numbers

❑ Select the Text tool

• ❑ Use default colors

• ❑ Select a font that would be appropriate for the serial number

• ❑ Position the numbers near the end of the ticket with the Move tool

• ❑ Duplicate this layer (Layer - Duplicate)

• ❑ Move this layer (the duplicate) to the other end of the ticket

❑ Right click on this layer in the Layers dialog, choose Merge Down

• ❑ This places both sets of serial numbers on the same layer

• ❑ Now dial down the opacity of this layer to about 70

❑ Finally, put some text in the middle of the ticket

❑ Turn the ticket on its side

• ❑ Image - Transform - Rotate 90 CW

❑ Use the Text tool to create some appropriate text

• ❑ Use default colors

• ❑ Use a heavy font

• ❑ Set Opacity for this layer at about 70 to get a faded look

• ❑ Turn off the grid.

• ❑ You're finished!

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