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Create a swag using a font. This is a tutorial on how to create a swag using a swag font. The zip files also includes a pdf of instructions. These instructions are for using the font with Image Magick. There are several steps to build the swag. They are all shown in order below.

Go to Image Magick. On the input page, scroll down to the bottom. Put 700x300 in the size box (can trim later). Put your color or transparent in the meta box. Under format, click xc. Scroll back up and click view. On the next page, follow the instructions below.

To get the squiggly lines on the ends and a line behind the swag, use the parentheses and the underscore: Click Annotate Text: (__________________) Gravity North Offset: +3+3 Fill: black Stroke: black Pointsize: 50 Font: Swag

Image produced

To get the black background in the swag, use the greater than and less than keys. The greater than produces a long swag while the less then produces a short swag. Annotate Text: ><><><>space<>><space><><> Gravity North Offset: +3+3 Fill: black Stroke: black Pointsize: 50 Font: Swag

Image produced

To get the words for the swag, use upper case for a long swag and lower case for a short swag. Annotate Text: WeLcOmE hOMe LiNdA Gravity North Offset: +0+0 Fill: yellow Stroke: firebrick Pointsize: 50 Font: Swag

Image produced

To get the stitching across the top of the swag use two percentage signs for each letter. Annotate Text: %%%%%%%%%%%%%%space%%%%%%%%space%%%%%%%%%% Gravity North Offset: +0+0 Fill: black Stroke: none Pointsize: 50 Font: Swag

Image produced

You can experiment with image tiles and composite.

If you have access to command line image magick, you can use the following: exec("/usr/bin/convert -size 500x200 xc:transparent -fill black -stroke none -font KGALittleSwag.ttf -pointsize 70 -gravity north -annotate 0x0+3+3 '(_____________)' -stroke none -annotate 0x0+3+3 'TaNDeM TRenDS' -fill 'rgba(15,129,228,255)' -stroke 'rgba(255,255,0,255)' -strokewidth 2 -annotate 0x0+0+0 'TaNDeM TRenDS' -fill black -stroke none -annotate 0x0+0+0 '%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%' -trim +repage TTswag1.gif"); exec("/usr/bin/convert -size 500x200 xc:transparent -fill black -stroke none -font KGALittleSwag.ttf -pointsize 70 -gravity north -annotate 0x0+3+3 '(_____)' -stroke none -annotate 0x0+3+3 'FoRuM' -fill 'rgba(15,129,228,255)' -strokewidth 2 -stroke 'rgba(255,255,0,255)' -annotate 0x0+0+0 'FoRuM' -fill black -stroke none -annotate 0x0+0+0 '%%%%%%%%%%' -trim +repage -bordercolor none -border 0x4 TTswag2.gif"); exec("/usr/bin/convert -background none -gravity center TTswag1.gif TTswag2.gif -append TTswag.gif");