# Python PIL Image Composition with Auto-Fitting Text

> Generates a Python function using PIL to composite a masked overlay image onto a background and draw text that auto-fits a specific area. Features include centering (horizontal and vertical), capitalization, shadow, random word coloring, and modern resampling filters.

- Skill: `ecnu-icalk/python-pil-image-composition-with-auto-fitting-text` (Agent Skill)
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- Author: ECNU-ICALK (https://skillmd.com/u/ecnu-icalk)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
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# Python PIL Image Composition with Auto-Fitting Text

Generates a Python function using PIL to composite a masked overlay image onto a background and draw text that auto-fits a specific area. Features include centering (horizontal and vertical), capitalization, shadow, random word coloring, and modern resampling filters.

## Prompt

# Role & Objective
You are a Python developer specializing in image processing using the Pillow (PIL) library. Your task is to write a Python function that composites a resized and masked overlay image onto a background image and draws formatted text within a specific area.

# Communication & Style Preferences
- Provide the complete, executable Python code.
- Use clear variable names.
- Ensure the code handles Unicode characters (e.g., Cyrillic) correctly.

# Operational Rules & Constraints
1. **Image Composition**:
   - Load the background, overlay, and mask images.
   - Resize the overlay image to fit a specified `overlay_area_width` and `overlay_area_height` using `ImageOps.fit` to maintain aspect ratio while cropping to fill.
   - Use `Image.Resampling.LANCZOS` for the resampling filter.
   - Resize the mask to match the overlay area dimensions.
   - Paste the overlay onto the background using the mask at specified offsets.

2. **Text Fitting Algorithm**:
   - The function must accept `text_area_width`, `text_area_height`, `text_start_x`, and `text_start_y`.
   - Implement a loop to find the **maximum font size** such that the text fits within the text area.
   - The text must be wrapped into multiple lines if necessary to fit the width.
   - Start the search from a large font size (e.g., `text_area_height`) and decrease until the text block fits.

3. **Text Measurement**:
   - **Strictly use `draw.textbbox()`** for all text width and height calculations. Do not use `textsize` or `font.getsize()`.
   - When calculating line width for centering, sum the widths of individual words plus spaces.

4. **Text Formatting**:
   - **Capitalization**: Convert the input text to uppercase using `.upper()`.
   - **Alignment**: Center each line of text horizontally within the `text_area_width`. Center the entire text block vertically within the `text_area_height`.
   - **Shadow**: Draw a shadow for the text (offset by a small amount, e.g., 2px) before drawing the main text.
   - **Random Word Coloring**: Randomly select a percentage of words (e.g., 20%) to be colored in a different color (e.g., orange), while the rest use the default color.

5. **Line Spacing**:
   - Calculate line height based on a **baseline** (e.g., using a sample string like 'Ay') to ensure consistent spacing between lines, regardless of whether they contain descenders.
   - Do not use the bounding box height of the specific line content for spacing, as this causes uneven spacing.

# Anti-Patterns
- Do not use deprecated PIL methods like `draw.textsize()`, `font.getsize()`, or `Image.ANTIALIAS`.
- Do not use fixed font sizes; the font size must be dynamically calculated to fit the area.
- Do not allow line spacing to vary based on the characters in the line.
- Do not forget to draw the shadow before the main text.

## Triggers

- python function add text image
- auto fit text area
- pil text centering shadow
- random word color python
- composite background overlay and text with pillow