GIMP Advice! Get your questions answered here...hopefully 8)

[A Psycho Martyr]

Ok I thought I'd start a thread since I'll probably have a couple questions about this program. I know there are a couple GIMP users, even more Photoshsop.Post your questions here amd we'll try our best to answer them!

[A Psycho Martyr]

My 1st question is about borders. I wanna make a border around this picture that fades to black around the edges.Here's exactly what I want, but I had to upload it to Photobucket and use their editor to get this one. I'd rather eliminate that step and do it in Gimp

[ColonelPanic]

Quote, originally posted by A Psycho Martyr »My 1st question is about borders. Here's exactly what I want, but I had to upload it to Photobucket and use their editor to get this one. I'd rather eliminate that step and do it in GimpHave you tried going to Filters --> Decor --> Fuzzy Border? It is sorta close to what you want, you could play with the settings to see if it will do what you need. Not sure if you have the plugin for that (it comes standard on the Linux version, unsure about the others.)

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[808 Vibes]

Wow...you can do that with GIMP? Photoshop I know, but a friend installed GIMP for me because photoshop would have taken way too much memory on my netbook, but I never could figure out that GIMP thing so I deleted it to save memory

[A Psycho Martyr]

Quote, originally posted by ColonelPanic »Have you tried going to Filters --> Decor --> Fuzzy Border? It worked. A tried somethin else that I prefer over that tho. I get the largest fuzzy round brush and scale it all the way up and choose my color. Then a click once in any corner and hold shift and click in the next corner. Repeat just going around the image until you have the desired results. It's a little more gradual this way.Quote, originally posted by HawaiiPontiacLover »a friend installed GIMP for me because photoshop would have taken way too much memory on my netbook, but I never could figure out that GIMP thing so I deleted it to save memory Youtube tutorials have taught me a lot, but I've spent about an hour on it everyday since I've had it.

[A Psycho Martyr]

I figured out the radial motion blur....just took me 2 and a half hours here are the results My bro hit something and it bent the lip of his 24" rim so that it's no longer holding air, so to get a laugh outta him I edited this photo.

[A Psycho Martyr]

Here's my freshest new sig!(thanks for coachin me thru it Michelle )

[ponta2147]

I would say the back windows color need to be just a *little* bit darker, but otherwise that's exactly the right technique! I like that you just blacked out the third window hahaha.

[A Psycho Martyr]

thanks 8)and i gotz 15% tint on the little guys in the back, the rest got the 35%

[A Psycho Martyr]

Ok 09vGT....here's a general idea. Still not sure if I like it... whadya think?resized for a sigEDIT: pulled the bumper down a bit and made the rims bigger

[ponta2147]

You're getting good at those windows!The sig is squashed though- make sure when you resize it that you keep the same proportions.

[A Psycho Martyr]

K. Fixed it and edited the previous post

[09vGT]

Okay got it.. Thanks!

[09vGT]

Oh.. and BTW.. I downloaded GIMP.. and wow.. It might as well be written in Japanese.. I "tried" to do something.. and well.. it didn't go over so well

[A Psycho Martyr]

aaaaannnnnnndddd here's another!resized for a siggy:

[ponta2147]

Like that! Try changing the hue of the car to have a slight red cast (rather than a slight blue cast it has now from the blue sky) to match the scenery and blend in, like I did on the photo of your car in hell!(sorry for all the constructive criticisms, just trying to help you skip all the years I had of not knowing what I am doing!)

[A Psycho Martyr]

ok cool. I know you told me you did that but i wasn't sure HOW....ill give it a shot.

[ponta2147]

Quote, originally posted by A Psycho Martyr »ok cool. I know you told me you did that but i wasn't sure HOW....ill give it a shot.I know in Photoshop it is under hue/saturation filters usually... dunno about GIMP!

[Wolfman213]

ahh the evil!!! that's frakin awesome!!!!!!!!!! if i ever get some good pics of my vibe, i may see how evil of a sig you all can do for me

[A Psycho Martyr]

I CAN'T HOLD BACK ANY LONGER!!! You mean NOBODY noticed the teddy bear under his front bumper?!haahaahaaaa!

[Wolfman213]

haha, i was in too much of evil overload to notice the bear

[09vGT]

I do NOT run over bears.. especially teddy bears..

[A Psycho Martyr]

just another picture i took. didn't do too much to it but its neat

[Toasted7]

Teddy bear... I thought it was a koala?

[A Psycho Martyr]

BEFORE:AFTER:Whadya think?

[Wolfman213]

wow!! it looks like you mirrored the background and kept the pavement the same as well as the cars!>?!?! That's awesome!!! I love the look of the Vibe's too, shame you can't seem Tim's though, BUT you can see the glare of his HID's though!!

[A Psycho Martyr]

you got it!It took about 2 1/2 hrs all together. Lot of guessing involved lolHere's another. I decided the cars needed a bit more saturation...

[bdg4310]

Quote, originally posted by A Psycho Martyr »Here's exactly what I want, but I had to upload it to Photobucket and use their editor to get this one. I'd rather eliminate that step and do it in GimpI can't tell a difference btwn these two pics and I also didn't see the teddy bear. Does this mean I suck?

[A Psycho Martyr]

One was done in GIMP and one was done in Photobucket editor. Same result tho.And the bear is under the front driver side...look closely, or i'll show you on my laptop later, whatev

[A Psycho Martyr]

Bet y'all didn't know that MSWVibe was on the cover of this month's Super Street Magazine, did ya?Here's the cover! Still waiting to hear back from him on whether he likes it or not . What do YOU think?

[bdg4310]

Quote, originally posted by A Psycho Martyr »What do YOU think?I think it looks great babe. You are so wonderful

[ligion]

Quote, originally posted by A Psycho Martyr »you got it!It took about 2 1/2 hrs all together. Lot of guessing involved lolHere's another. I decided the cars needed a bit more saturation...This one has a teddy bear in it too! At the top of the trees in the very middle where the image mirrors.... the trees make a teddy bear

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