A simple gimp plugin to easily create cartoon speech bubbles.

README.md

speechbubble.py

A simple gimp plugin to easily create cartoon speech bubbles

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License

• Public Domain - This script is entirely too simple for me to care how it's used. Just enjoy it...

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Installation

Simply copy or link this script into your "$HOME/.gimp-2.x/plug-ins/" folder and you should be good to go.

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Usage

Create a selection the size and shape of the intended speech bubble, then look in the "Filters" menu under "Render". If all is well, there should be a menu entry labeled "Speech Bubble". Choosing that will open a dialog asking for a "Line Stroke Size". This is the number of pixels thick that the outline of the resulting speech bubble will be.

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That's about it. Can't think of anything else right now. Enjoy...

speechbubble.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

#	Title: Simple Speech Bubble
#	Author: Bavarin Fleetfoot <[email protected]>
#	License: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

from gimpfu import *

def speechbubble(image, drawable, radius):
	gimp.context_push()
	image.undo_group_start()

	pdb.gimp_edit_fill(drawable, FOREGROUND_FILL)
	pdb.gimp_selection_shrink(image, radius)
	pdb.gimp_edit_fill(drawable, BACKGROUND_FILL)

	image.undo_group_end()
	gimp.context_pop()

register(
	"speech-bubble",
	"Cartoon Speech Bubble",
	"Add a cartoon speech bubble using the current selection.",
	"Bavarin Fleetfoot",
	"Public Domain",
	"2011",
	"<Image>/Filters/Render/Speech Bubble...",
	"*",
	[
		(PF_SPINNER, 'radius', 'Line Stroke Size', 2, (1,6,1))
	],
	[],
	speechbubble,
	)

main()