Tag Archives: imagick

php imagick complex gradient composite image

Manipulating images with imagemagick for php can be difficult, especially when you are trying to create complex images for a web template. Here is a more complex example of how to create sweet dynamic web graphics. This is a version of a header image that I created for a template design. It involves 4 colors, […]

php imagick round corner box with dropshadow

In this post I will show you how to create a rounded corner box with a drop shadow. First set your background color, foreground color, and the color of the drop shadow. Once you’ve set up your colors, the script will create two identical imagick objects, one for the background, and one for the foreground. […]

php imagick button with round corners and a bezier curve

This post involves a little more complex example of what imagick can do. I am going to show you how to use the draw object to create an button which has rounded corners and a multi-colored curve accent using the “bezier” function of the ImagickDraw object. First, lets get things set up. We are using […]

php imagick add round corners to a jpg image

One might think this would be an easy task, and it is, unless you want it to look good. Unfortunately, imagick really only performs well when processing images with an alpha channel. I’ve found that PNG format works best. So, to add rounded corners to a jpg image with php’s imagick object, there are a […]

php imagick rounded rectangle with border

In this post I will show you how to “draw” a rounded rectangle with a border. This will involve creating a new ImagickDraw object, then applying your draw settings to an Imagick object. First, set up all your colors, image size, border width, and corner radius. After you have set all the input variables, the […]

php imagick simple vertical or horizontal gradient image

In this post I will show you how to create a simple vertical gradient with php’s imagick object. First, set some variables for the colors you want. In this example we are creating a simple 2 color gradient on a opaque background. Once you have specified which colors you want for the background, the top […]

php imagick simple font rendering with automatic image canvas size

I have been working with the image imagick library for PHP (ImageMagick) for some time now. I figure its time to share what I have discovered and figured out. There is very little documentation on this amazing library for PHP, but hopefully my hours of trial and error can help those who are interested in […]