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Bright green turning brown when transferred |
Posted by: Eternize - 01-14-2020, 05:15 PM - Forum: General questions
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I have an image I want to bring into another project, the image includes a bright lime-green color, hex code 05cb00 and a bright yellow hex code f3ff4d. However, when I drag the image, copy-paste, or otherwise attempt to bring the image into my project, the green becomes a muddy brown hex code 534931 and the yellow becomes a drab light-brown hex code bca471. It's to the point that I cannot even draw over the brown with the pencil tool because it, too, becomes the muddy brown. I'm sure it's some setting that I simply don't know about but it's driving me up a wall. Any help would be much appreciated.
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Zoobka: A technique to make beautiful material effects |
Posted by: g017 - 01-14-2020, 04:14 PM - Forum: Tutorials and tips
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Hi everyone
I have found a method (I call it "Zoobka", for ZOOm Blur - KAleidoscope) to easily create abstract artworks with cool effects like "neon", "plasma", "smoke"... It does not require any drawing or painting skills.
Note: all the artworks presented here are at the 16:9 format, they are best viewed at full size and can be used as DESKTOP WALLPAPERS. Some look great on my 1366x768 laptop screen. Some others, maybe not so great but they are all there to show interesting effects.
Jungle Heart
Tribal Lights
Ghost Armor
Sacred Fire
Black Star
Here is the general technique:
1. To start with, you need a simple drawing with broad strokes and fine strokes like the one found here:
https://sta.sh/016a2w2bz2m4
This one was used for the artwork "Jungle Heart".
I use a brush preset of Krita called "Experimental Webs" but it is probably not a requirement.
Then, with GIMP:
2. Invert the B&W.
3. Apply colors. Personally I use the G'Mic filter "Plasma" set on the "Vivid light" merging mode.
4. Apply a zoom motion blur, on a "New from Visible" layer with the "Screen" or "Lighten only" mode and reduced opacity.
3b. If the result go outside the image boundaries, reduce it with the scale tool.
5. Optional but recommended: On a "New from Visible" layer, apply the "Whirl and Pinch" filter (to get long curvy lines).
You should get something like that: https://sta.sh/0x6lz6ecln5
6. Apply the "Kaleidoscope" filter ("Distorts" menu).
7. Apply a zoom motion blur, like at step 4 but with a higher blurring factor.
8. Optional but recommended: To give more richness, relief, subtlety etc to the shapes (or to radically change them), or to vary the color scheme, the luminosity etc (depending on the merging mode - usually I use "Overlay" or "Soft light"), embed in your current result a deformed, moved, flipped and/or resized of it, or a work you previously made with the same technique. Personally I have used this one for many artworks you see here:
https://sta.sh/0ae8ynrh3t8 (this is my first "zoobka")
9. Optional: Apply a zoom motion blur.
10. Optional: Apply again the "Kaleidoscope" filter.
I can explain the method in more details if anyone is interested.
Below are more examples in separate replies because of the limit of 5 attachments per post.
Some other examples of zoobka artworks.
Plasma effects:
In the heart of light (Swans' love)
Light Heart
Lotus of Light
Glass effect:
Diadem
Painting effects:
Secret Jungle
Reminds me of stained glass also.
Speaking of stained glass:
Mystical Star
More roses:
Love is everywhere
Rising Star
Uses the G'Mic filter "Distort lens", which is not part of the core technique.
Hearts Connection
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Where Have I Been? |
Posted by: patlaw - 01-14-2020, 01:51 PM - Forum: Watercooler
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This is my first post, and I wanted to say that even though I played with GIMP a number of years ago, I never understand it well enough to use it. Now that I've loaded version 10, I'm blown away. There is no doubt that GIMP will do almost everything I could possibly need. I've already learned about alpha channels, which are something that have always confused me. In other words, I'm excited!
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