(5 hours ago)Billy G. Wrote: I need a VERY elementary tutorial (GIMP version 3.0.4) with basic steps....
I'm putting text in a waving banner....
This will very much depend on the banner. Can you give some reference or a screen shot of the flag / banner you intend to use. An actual image is best.
OK Found a flag on the internet. For something like this, Text-along-path will look odd, so individual letters to paths then adjust letters using unified transform in paths mode.
..but not exactly elementary