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5/18/2008 22:29:34   
ShyTrake
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So, you ever wondered about gradient maps? Well here I'll tell you about them.

Q: What is a gradient map?
A: It's a supposed to be....Um....I dunno. Click the blend tool and click gradients. Then you'll have your examples. Or go to colors>maps>gradient maps. It's a way to change the color of a tag without doing it manually.

Q: What does a gradient map do to a tag?
A: Well usually it's used to help the color scheme. That's what it does, changes the color scheme.

Q: How do I do a gradient map?
A: Blend tool>Gradients or Colors>Maps>Gradient Maps. Put the gradient maps on new layers or copy visible layers.

Q: So how do I make it change the color scheme?
A: You make copy visible layers or new layers, then put on gradient maps. To choose different gradients click blend tool>gradients. Mess around with the opacity and layer modes.

Q: Can I make my own gradients? How?
A: Sure you can. First take the FG color and make it the first color for the gradient map. Then the BG color will be the second. Then it should be in the list of gradients.

Okay. Here we start. The order of the layer should always be some what like this:

<Border layer>
<Text layer>
<Gradient map layer(s)>
<Render layer>
<BG layer(s)>

Here are some examples! Credit to Colorful of GIMPTalk for the first and Zenron the great of BattleOn forums for the second. I just stole 'em as examples.

Yellow FG to orange BG (Overlay 30%)
Deap Sea (15% Overlay)
Incandescent (Soft light 45%)
Romanian flag smooth (20% Soft light)
Black FG to white BG (Normal 45%)

Sunrise (Color 50%)
Shadows 2 (Saturation 50%)
Metalic Something (Addition 20%)

Gradient maps can sometimes ruin a tag. You have to use the right ones. like in this ugly tag, I did it terribly.

http

Or in a tag like this:



You need to make sure it looks bootyful. Those are my old tags, and I was suckish with gradient maps. Here are some of my new ones, they rawk The gradient maps made 'em bootyful.



or like in this:



Sometimes a gradient map can leave straight noticable lines, or has just one color that kinda ruins it. Best to erase that spot, and smudge it up at 50. Int he first bootyful tag, there was a line. I erased and smudged it and it's not there In my road kill one, I was actually banging my head trying to figure out how to get rid of that gross color. It's gone, now it looks bootyful Just used that same trick, it works.

< Message edited by Trake -- 5/23/2008 12:46:48 >
AQ DF MQ  Post #: 1
5/18/2008 22:43:21   
Bone_funny
Member


quote:

ORIGINAL: Trake

So, you ever wondered about gradient maps? Well here I'll tell you about them.

Q: What is a gradient map?
A: It's a supposed to be....Um....I dunno. Click the blend tool and click gradients. Then you'll have your examples. Or go to colors>maps>gradient maps.a way to change the colors of your images,without having to do it all manualy.

Q: What does a gradient map do to a tag?
A: Well usually it's used to help the color scheme. That's what it does, changes the color scheme.helps change/edit colors in an image.

Q: How do I do a gradient map?
A: Blend tool>Gradients or Colors>Maps>Gradient Maps.go to edit>copy visble.you now have your what you see copyed.paste it as a new layer,then go to colors>map gradient map.

Q: So how do I make it change the color scheme?
A: You make copy visible layers or new layers, then put on gradient maps. mess around with the opacity and layer modes.follow the above step.to chose diffrent gradients,see the tool that shows a black and white square?click it,thenpcik a gradient you like.

Q: Can I make my own gradients? How?
A: Sure you can. First take the FG color and make it the first color for the gradient map. Then the BG color will be the second. Then it should be in the list of gradients.

Okay. Here we start. The order of the layer should always be some what like this:

<Border layer>
<Text layer>
<Gradient map layer(s)>
<Render layer>
<BG layer(s)>

Here are some examples! Credit to Colorful of GIMPTalk for the first and Zenron the great of BattleOn forums for the second. I just stole 'em as examples.

Yellow FG to orange BG (Overlay 30%)
Deap Sea (15% Overlay)
Incandescent (Soft light 45%)
Romanian flag smooth (20% Soft light)
Black FG to white BG (Normal 45%)

Sunrise (Color 50%)
Shadows 2 (Saturation 50%)
Metalic Something (Addition 20%)

Hope it helped. Will add to this, I'm going to sleep.

jsut added some stuff.
AQ DF MQ  Post #: 2
5/19/2008 0:29:18   
Cool Dragonz
Member

This is very helpful as people are still confused about Gradient Maps. Thanks ;)
AQ DF MQ  Post #: 3
5/21/2008 7:38:08   
ShyTrake
Member

Why else would I post this CD? I added what you said b_f.

Hooray, it got FAQ'd! Tis be my first FAQ.

< Message edited by Trake -- 5/23/2008 12:39:02 >
AQ DF MQ  Post #: 4
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