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crazysk8er -> [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/20/2008 8:05:22)

aimed towards newer artists obviously.... i was bored :P

the gradient i used was incandescent.

if you don't like the end result and like a previous step better, just stop there.

how to:

copy visible

edit > copy visible
edit > paste
then in the layer menu (ctrl + l to open) make it a new layer by pressing the button at the bottom left


gradient map


ctrl + g
select gradient
colors > map > gradient map


and now for the actual tut...

[image]http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs28/f/2008/111/2/b/simple_bg_tutorial_by_crazysk8er21192.png[/image]



examples:

[image]http://s155.photobucket.com/albums/s288/crazysk8er21192/smudge2.png[/image]
[image]http://s155.photobucket.com/albums/s288/crazysk8er21192/smudge.png[/image]
[image]http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc4/Sonicbeam/Forum%20Sigs/DragonOverSky.jpg[/image]
[image]http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa129/Trake345/sittingonthemoon.jpg[/image]
[image]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2322/2435588698_f020081fae.jpg[/image]



Sonicbeam -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/20/2008 8:22:06)

Heh, If the Gitter wasn't so obvious this would be a better background.



Dragon. -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/20/2008 8:25:07)

i know its for begginers but try and do something new
and easy to do that people might not have known before.
that way more experienced artists learn things
and so do beginners because its easy.
an example is my watery effects tut, or zens mosaic grunge tut
they both provide a new idea, but also expand on it (obviously zens is better lol)
that way there is something for experienced artists to try and simple little things
for begginners to try.

its nice but try to expand, and come up with something new[:D]



crazysk8er -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/20/2008 8:31:03)

trake: sorry, but no they cant. i said it was simple and it shows people how to make a background that isnt extremely boring.

sonic: please explain to what makes jitter so bad, because it doesnt look like horrible to me

dragon: perhaps if my goal here were to help expericenced artists as well i might have done a tut like that. but im tired of seeing new artists make one-tone backgrounds, backgrounds that are just a gradient, or backgrounds that a ton of brushes set on overlay. its better if you make it yourself, that way you have more control on how it turns out. and its not that hard to expand on smudging either.




Sonicbeam -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/20/2008 8:34:09)

crazysk8er you didn't say anything about my comment :( lol.
Make a tut to help experienced artists!



crazysk8er -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/20/2008 8:37:01)

i was thinking of what to say :\

and i would prefer helping beginners, seeing as they get less posts and need it much more.



Sonicbeam -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/20/2008 8:41:05)

Too true, but what about the middle people who are halfway to experienced?
I'm trying the tut now and might throwing in a bit of my magic (bad) touch.



crazysk8er -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/20/2008 8:43:43)

depends on what level of skill youre defining as "experienced"

and its good that youre putting your own touch on it, tutorials arent usually meant to be followed exactly. theyre meant to teach new techniques, or at least give a new light to old ones.



Stex -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/20/2008 8:48:59)

This tut is perfect for teaching a smudge style and gradients.
You, my friend, are wrong.
quote:

ORIGINAL: Trake

You sure were bored. If you're gonna make a tut, don't make one just to sit there and float away. Because even beginners can do tuts much better than this.




Sonicbeam -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/20/2008 8:50:56)

I made my own one but I really couldn't be bother doing anything special also I don't really know how :)
Now advice would be tell them how to make a copy visible layer. Because all you said was copy visible and paste but not make a new layer.
Also how to make a gradient map.
Stex has got it right.



crazysk8er -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/20/2008 8:56:43)

thanks stex and sonic :D


edit > copy visible
edit > paste
then in the layer menu (ctrl + l to open) make it a new layer by pressing the button at the bottom left


and for gradient maps


ctrl + g
select gradient
colors > map > gradient map

edit: and to show that you can make a sort of decent tag with a bg like this, heres something i did just now. took about 5 minutes.

[image]http://s155.photobucket.com/albums/s288/crazysk8er21192/smudge.png[/image]



Dragon. -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/20/2008 9:04:23)

i think that tag looks pretty good.
you could have included that in the tut.
that way beginnes could try something a little
more challenging and pick up a few more skills



Sonicbeam -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/20/2008 9:04:55)

crazysk8er, is that a C4D I see there? Lol.
You should actually put that in the how to stuff in the tut.



crazysk8er -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/20/2008 9:08:23)

thanks lol

and they people can scroll down and see that

yes its a c4d



Sonicbeam -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/20/2008 9:21:16)

I just made a quick one if you want to put it as an example as well, although the dragon takes up most of the tag...
[image]http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc4/Sonicbeam/Forum%20Sigs/DragonOverSky.jpg[/image]
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc4/Sonicbeam/Forum%20Sigs/DragonOverSky.jpg

Should've used white text color [:@]



crazysk8er -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/20/2008 9:28:21)

done, nice result, and thanks for following it :)



Cool Dragonz -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/20/2008 9:34:11)

Huzzaa, you should've shortened those e's in veeeeery, before they get munched by an AK/Mod. Nice tutorial. (Thanks for the entry, Sonic ;))



Sonicbeam -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/20/2008 9:34:49)

No problem, I'm using that tag in a competition on another forum anyway. Lol, I have to make more though.
Edit: No problem CD, making some more entries now.



lguan -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/20/2008 12:13:34)

You know, it doesn't look that bad at step three n_n.

A step ahead of brushed backgrounds!

Thanks crazy.



crazysk8er -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/20/2008 12:35:00)

:P yeah brushed bgs ftl

np lol.



ShadowSlash -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/20/2008 14:53:13)

Wow, that is really cool, but so simple. Nice intro to smudging, and it doesn't look half bad.
Great job!
imma try this in a sec



zenron the great -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/21/2008 3:50:48)

nice tut crazy, Im sure that I'd use it sometime.



ronin101 -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/21/2008 4:00:14)

oh yes im gonna half to use it somtimes



crazysk8er -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/21/2008 4:29:01)

thanks guys [8D]



Bone_funny -> RE: [GIMP] very simple bg tutorial (4/21/2008 19:04:46)

lol ive never new that technique before [:D] im gonna try and get it into at least 1 of my next few sigs.



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