#xcfs

I use GIMP 2.10 and some layers (or groups) are color coded:

Blue mark: change the color layer to another of your liking.

Orange mark: change the picture by putting another picture in the color marked layer group. (I created a group so you don't have to change the composite mode of your layer upon adding it to your image).

Red mark: change the text.

Green mark: show the layer/layer group or not.

Grey mark: groups with that mark contain customizable elements.

I use guides to be able to align layers easily. You can toggle their display in View > Show Guides.

Feel free to display or not elements in the UI section.

Quick disclaimer: the following images are for a French Gimp version.

STEP 01.

Create or open the XCF project you want the text message in. You will now import the SVG as a path.

If you don't already, have the path window open. You can find it in Windows > Dockable Dialogs > Paths. On my Gimp, as I am in single-window mode, the Paths dialog window is automatically docked to the Layers-Undo dock as a tab.

On the Paths dialog tab, open the Paths menu and import the SVG by selection "Import a path".

If you've done everything correctly, you should see a new path named "Text Message" in your Paths tab!

STEP 02.

Now, you can modify the path with different tools according to your needs: transform, scale, rotate, flip... Just make sure you always choose the Path to be transformed!

You can select whether to transform a layer, a selection or a path on the tool options.

STEP 03.

After transform, it's now time to actually have a text message. You'll start by creating a new layer that will have the background color on it. I called mine "Text Message BG".

You will now go back to the Paths tab and create a selection from the path, by selecting the Text Message path and then choose in the Path options "Path to Selection". There is also a shortcut button at the bottom of the Paths tab.

Now, you will see the selection is only a border. You will need to add the inside rectangle to the selection.

You can do so by selecting the Rectangle option and putting it in "Add to Selection" mode. (You can also be in "Add to Selection" mode by pressing Shift while doing the rectangle.)

Now, you can fill your selection with a color! (Don't forget to change your foreground color with the one you want to fill prior to doing the fill!)

You know have a background for your text message!

STEP 04.

We will now add text. You might be wondering why in this SVG file there is an inner rectangle. It is actually meant to serve as a guide for your textbox and still have some padding.

To use the inner rectangle of the path as a guide, you have to toggle Paths as a guide. To do so, check the box in Display > Align on active path.

Now you can select the Text tool and create your textbox while following the inner rectangle. You should be able to feel that the textbox will naturally clip to the edges of the path.

I use GIMP 2.10 and some layers (or groups) are color coded:

Blue mark: change the color layer to another of your liking.

Orange mark: change the picture by putting another picture in the color marked layer group. (I created a group so you don't have to change the composite mode of your layer upon adding it to your image).

Red mark: change the text.

Green mark: show the layer/layer group or not.

Grey mark: groups with that mark contain customizable elements.

Feel free to display or not elements in the UI section.

I might add on top of that template later on with things like identification etc. The download link might change if it happens, but it will still be linked here.

I use GIMP 2.10 and some layers (or groups) are color coded:

Blue mark: change the color layer to another of your liking.

Orange mark: change the picture by putting another picture in the color marked layer group. (I created a group so you don't have to change the composite mode of your layer upon adding it to your image).

Red mark: change the text.

Green mark: show the layer/layer group or not.

Grey mark: groups with that mark contain customizable elements.

Feel free to display or not elements in the UI section.

I might add on top of that template later on with things like identification etc. The download link might change if it happens, but it will still be linked here.

I use GIMP 2.10 and some layers (or groups) are color coded:

Blue mark: change the color layer to another of your liking by filling the layer with another color (or gradient).

Orange mark: change the picture by putting another picture in the layer group specified for this pic. (I created a group so you don't have to change the composite mode of your layer upon adding it to your image).

Red mark: change the text.

Green mark: show the layer/layer group or not.

Feel free to display or not elements in the UI section. Per default, everything is selected as in the second preview (black UI bar).

UI Icons group might include more icons later on. But yeah, I imagined it would be like a song post or something.

I use GIMP 2.10 and some layers (or groups) are color coded:

Blue mark: change the color layer to another of your liking.

Orange mark: change the picture by putting another picture in the layer group specified for this pic. (I created a group so you don't have to change the composite mode of your layer upon adding it to your image).

Red mark: change the text.

Green mark: show the layer/layer group or not.

Feel free to display or not elements in the UI section. Per default, everything is selected as in the second preview.

I might add on top of that template later on with things like identification etc, but for now, this will do as I had yet to see some insta story template on Gimp I was satisfied with.

This template is intended to be used as a base for a rolling playlist. Tutorial might come later on how I use it to do so, but for now, if you just want a static playlist of three songs: DELETE "GUIDE MASK SONG LIST FOR GIF" and the layers groups "Song 4" and "Song 5" inside the "Song" layers group.

I use GIMP 2.10 and some layers (or groups) are color coded:

Blue mark: change the color layer to another of your liking.

Orange mark: change the picture (here the playlist cover picture) by putting another picture in the layer group specified for this pic. (I created a group so you don't have to change the composite mode of your layer upon adding it to your image).

Red mark: change the text.

You have two options for the small icon in the upper right corner (icons from icons8) either a music note like in the preview or the Spotify logo. Choose either or none by toggling the visibility of the layers. Of course you're free to add your own logo as well, you do you.