How to make rainbow cliparts and
rainbow animations with GIMP

Gimp tutorials » glitter images | 3D effects | rainbow cliparts

In GIMP, open the File menu and click - New

Create a New Image window opens

Adjust Width - 640 and Height - 120 or the size you want
then you click Advanced Options on the same window and choose Fill with - Transparency

This is your image transparent background:

Now click the Text tool button

Then choose Font -
Glitter Font, Size - 52 and change the color from black to more pleasant one

Now click inside the image and you have the GIMP Text Editor where you write your text with BIG letters:

HAPPY NEW YEAR

(we selected big caps because in this font the small caps don't have star decoration)

This is a 2-layer-image

Now you do three important steps

1. Edit - Copy
2. Layer - Delete Layer
3. Edit - Paste

Now you can fill the text with rainbow colors

Activate the Blend Tool

Choose a rainbow Gradient - Full saturation Spectrum CCW
and the Shape - Spiral

Click inside the image and draw a vertical line as shown on the picture:

If you are not happy with the result do Edit-> Undo and try again

You have the first rainbow image

Now do Layer -> Anchor Layer

You can save the image as a clipart. Click File -> Save as and save it as "png" - happy-new-year-rainbow-clip.png

Or you may want to make an animation. Then add a new layer - Layer -> New Layer and then OK

Now do Edit -> Paste to paste the text to the second layer

Change the gradient to Reverse by clicking the shown arrow:

Use the Blend tool again just the same way as you did with the first text layer (draw vertical line)

Then do Layer -> Anchor and the 2-layer-image is done

You have to save the clip as animated "gif" image:
happy-new-year-rainbow-animation.gif

Increase the Delay between frames to 300 ms and click Save

It is time to enjoy the vivid rainbow beauty

Happy New Year - animation clip