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istarlome — better cloth or canvas in gimp

Published: 2007-10-31 04:43:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 10425; Favourites: 88; Downloads: 392
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Description a simple tutorial for gimp 2.4




please note:

the art in this gallery is © martin gillette (istarlome) and is not to be considered public domain. any use without permission from the artist is prohibited.

the resources; brushes, gradients, palettes, flames etc., that are presented as such (excluding tutorials), can be used as one sees fit. credit back to the artist is nice but not necessary.

thank you for your cooperation.
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Comments: 21

Agony7 [2013-09-27 20:33:28 +0000 UTC]

I used our tutorial. It's cool.
Used it here agony7.deviantart.com/art/R-I-… I know it's nothing big. It's just for the effect. Thx

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Agony7 In reply to Agony7 [2013-09-27 20:34:29 +0000 UTC]

*your..

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crow-proxy [2012-12-10 23:57:09 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic tutorial! I actual used it on one of my works and it looks real nice.

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sojabob [2010-08-26 17:00:30 +0000 UTC]

Nice one, than you

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queersaint [2010-08-16 00:11:40 +0000 UTC]

This is so cool! And it makes such a beautiful texture! I will definitely be using this! <3

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SheWolf-26 [2010-07-15 08:41:02 +0000 UTC]

great idea! Thanks!

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ffaat [2010-06-08 20:07:28 +0000 UTC]

Nice! I'd even go one step further and do a Distort->Emboss and set the altitude to 45 then use that in overlay to give more depth to the texture.

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istarlome In reply to ffaat [2010-06-08 20:12:45 +0000 UTC]

right, i've done that and bump maps. i like the simple cloth effect a bit better.

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LunaMoon9 [2010-02-10 17:47:47 +0000 UTC]

Good tut... up to a point. For a newbie like me you're skipping info that explains how to finish off the technique. I'm trying to do this tut now. Can't do the finishing bit because you don't explain how to do that part. "Set this layer to overlay for the final result." Ok where/what is this layer overlay, how do I get that final step done?
Unfortunately, this is the big problem I run into with a lot of the tuts I find. They don't give full explanations for those who don't know a great deal about the more advanced things and are trying to learn it through these tuts. Very difficult to do since most talk you through it as if you should already know this and that before you start.
Just a bit of advice for any future tuts. Don't skimp on all the how-to bits. I know it isn't necessary for the pros who have been using Gimp for years, but for those who are just getting started, really do need all the steps explained in detail for us to understand it and get it done.

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istarlome In reply to LunaMoon9 [2010-02-11 00:18:41 +0000 UTC]

i understand your plight. the problem is that tutorials would become huge. there are some things that have to be assumed. a nice project would be tutorials on things like what you're referring to.

when you look gimp on your screen you need to find the layers window. that's the window that shows all the layers of your project. at the top you will see "Mode". Click on that and all the modes will drop down.

let me know if this helps and if you have any other questions please ask..

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LunaMoon9 In reply to istarlome [2010-02-11 00:32:16 +0000 UTC]

*gasp* Holy ham sandwiches Batman, it's a secret room for hiding Gimp features
OK now I can try that tut again and see if I frak it up or not
Thanks a bunch for the help
.... I got a load of your tuts out of your gallery saved for reference now.... I'm really wanting to have a go at them. They do look like they'd be fun to use. I just need to rap my tired brain around the techy speeky stuff and find the dodads you're talking about I should buy a Gimp for Dummies book, but all I'd get out of it would be horrible headaches and multiple paper cuts while flipping from page to page trying to understand it

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AngelMonica [2009-11-10 08:36:27 +0000 UTC]

this was very nice and easy, thanx it gives a nice effect

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MadMikeyB [2009-09-26 22:55:57 +0000 UTC]

Posted here [link] thx!

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usernamekid [2009-09-17 06:09:19 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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Friction150 [2009-02-11 07:54:40 +0000 UTC]

Awesome technique! Thanks for sharing!

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mandyleighb [2008-10-16 13:58:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much- very clear instructions and the result looks amazing! I hope when I get good enough to attempt something using this it turns out half as good as yours.

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istarlome In reply to mandyleighb [2008-10-16 14:41:00 +0000 UTC]

thanks. i hope to see something soon...

you can see all of my tutorials here: [link]

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WickedElphaba [2008-02-01 06:04:10 +0000 UTC]

Great! It works so well! Thanks a lot.

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istarlome In reply to WickedElphaba [2008-02-02 00:14:03 +0000 UTC]

thanks i'm glad you like it. i'll be looking to see some work from you using it.

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jhubert [2007-11-05 16:17:21 +0000 UTC]

Added to the Art Tutorials Wiki .

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ClayOgre [2007-11-01 11:06:39 +0000 UTC]

Nice effect. Gonna have to try this one.

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