How to create a tube from a shape?

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I have a text which is similar to this font:

I'm trying to create a text effect with the shape similar in curves to the font above. Here's what I need to create.

I have GIMP, and photoshop installed, and need to know if I can create it with either of the two or maybe some different software.

Could be tubes, preferably plastic tubes, with some width to the tubes, although thin tubes.

Thanks!

You do understand that for the effect below the fonts width has to be uniform. Your better of using a vector graphics application, — joojaa, Commented Sep 4, 2017 at 11:09
Vector Graphics? Any way how to create that effect for the image above in Inkscape? — mk117, Commented Sep 4, 2017 at 19:59

score 1 · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-05 15:03:34Z

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This is not practical in Photoshop or other raster image programs. Illustrator gives some results easily:

The original text
Outlined, fill removed, added thin stroke and added 2 offset paths; The lower row is not united to one shape => not full-length lines
Outlined, stretched the characters to overlap, United to one shape, removed fill, added thin stroke, added 2 offset paths

answered Sep 5, 2017 at 1:41

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