I was "Googling" seamless vector patterns yesterday and came across some tutorials that explained how to make seamless patterns using Photoshop and Illustrator. Now, I realize many of my own tutorials are fairly long, and I also realize people want to do things in as few steps as possible, (unfortunately not everything can be accomplished [...]
I found Sara's YouTube video on Gimpology.com, unfortunately it was in Italian?(not sure, exactly) and very hard for me to follow along because her GIMP & menus are not in English, either. But that's ok, because I figured out a quick way to do this. Grab this coin image to start with (This photo was [...]
Imagelys Picture Styles is AWESOME and FREE! For those of you who haven't seen this post, it's used for making patterns and textures from any image you wish to use. Imagelys website has a whole slew of video tutorials showing how to use the software to your best advantage, and I strongly suggest you try following [...]
I got so caught up in Filter Forge textures and patterns that I almost didn’t catch this little gem of software called Imagelys Picture Styles. At first glance, it looks a little rough, but looks aside, this program is a sparkling diamond and FREE. That’s right, 100% F-R-E-E. My initial reaction to using it the [...]
Following, for the most part, a signature tutorial found on GimpTalk.com, with some minor differences: I didn’t use brushes, I added layers filled with grunge patterns and changed the mode to each added layer to either overlay, multiply, or grain merge depending on which provided the best look. I added 3 lights (fixed points) on [...]
If you’re not using GIMP 2.6.6. you might want to consider downloading it to follow along with this tutorial. Otherwise, check under Filters – Render – Pattern – Grid under your GIMP menu bar, to verify if you have the Grid plugin. If not, you’ll need to download 2.6.6. to follow along with this tutorial. [...]
I initially started this post out as a PSP grid tutorial, but my second nature to seek out the easiest methods possible always has me second guessing if my original idea is the best or fastest. In some cases, there are better ways, therefore my goal is to try and find those techniques. I admit, [...]