12-02-2017, 06:28 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-02-2017, 06:29 PM by rich2005.
Edit Reason: typo
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Welcome to gimp-forum.net
It will be best if you give as much information as possible.
Are you printing at home or sending off for printing?
Do you have a reference to the type of mug to be printed. ( I still have bad dreams about getting a 'latte' mug set up for someone
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First of all, Gimp does not work in centimetres, although there is usually an option to display real world units. (1) see: previous post
One of the Gimp default page sizes is A4. see: https://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-file-new.html
This will give a canvas, with suitable parameters, 300 pixels per inch (ppi) Up to you to decide on portrait or landscape. Probably landscape.
One way is set up some guides to provide the 10 cm x 8.5 cm working areas. (2)
Then you can add layers with graphics and text, scale to fit if required, move to position. (3)
Duplicate those and move to bottom half. (4)
Always save your work as you go along as a Gimp .xcf file. That saves all the guides and layers. Guides (and grids) only show in Gimp they are not printed.
Export finished work usually as a png. Remember what is 'white' in Gimp is usually 'not printed' and takes the colour of the printed-on material.
Attached that skeleton .xcf file Base layer, guides only. Open it up, see what you can make of it.
It will be best if you give as much information as possible.
Are you printing at home or sending off for printing?
Do you have a reference to the type of mug to be printed. ( I still have bad dreams about getting a 'latte' mug set up for someone
)First of all, Gimp does not work in centimetres, although there is usually an option to display real world units. (1) see: previous post
One of the Gimp default page sizes is A4. see: https://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-file-new.html
This will give a canvas, with suitable parameters, 300 pixels per inch (ppi) Up to you to decide on portrait or landscape. Probably landscape.
One way is set up some guides to provide the 10 cm x 8.5 cm working areas. (2)
Then you can add layers with graphics and text, scale to fit if required, move to position. (3)
Duplicate those and move to bottom half. (4)
Always save your work as you go along as a Gimp .xcf file. That saves all the guides and layers. Guides (and grids) only show in Gimp they are not printed.
Export finished work usually as a png. Remember what is 'white' in Gimp is usually 'not printed' and takes the colour of the printed-on material.
Attached that skeleton .xcf file Base layer, guides only. Open it up, see what you can make of it.