Thursday, October 4, 2007

Light saber efect in GIMP (2.2)!


This is how it's done withthe Gimp 2.2 (gimp.org):


1. go to file>new

2. click on Advanced Options

3. set fill with to tranceparency

4. for a strait line, select the rect selection tool

1. select the color you want the "light saber"

2. select the box you want by clicking and draging until you get the size you want

3. select the bucket fill option

4. fill the selected box by clicking on it

5. select the blur/sharpen tool

6. make sure it is set the "blur", not "sharpen"

7. set the rate to 100%

8. select the biggest solid brush size available

9. blur as much as desired by clicking and draging over the box

10. re-select the rect selection tool

11. go to edit>copy

12. open desired file

13. go to edit>paste

14. if you want to rotate the box, select the rotation tool

15. click on selection and rotate as desired

16. click rotate
17. click outside of the selection to anchor it

18. you're done!

5. for not-strait lines, just select the brush tool and use a fuzzy brush.


the rezult is:



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