Working With GIMP

[Bows]

I'm not really going for anything specific here, mainly just getting the hang of GIMP and how it works; here's the first thing I did.

 

 

Tell me what I can do to make things look better, what you see that's odd/out of place/off that can be fixed. And if anyone has tips on how to use GIMP effectively, throw those in here. ;) Thanks!

 

- Zach

[Shiny]

Over-contrast the image, blue the background and over-sharpen the focus.

 

Alternatively, get better images - Go to planetrenders.net, sign up and pick an image off and make a signature.

 

medium difficulty:

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs25/f/2008/093/1/c/fade_Smudge_Tutorial_Gimp_by_Misty82.png

easy:

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs27/f/2008/088/a/5/Gimp_Defaults_Smudge_Tutorial_by_FaiaTentei.png

 

I'll post more soon. Just play around.

[Pirate_Felix]

There are some great guides in Lb's resources thread

http://forum.tip.it/topic/36346-the-gallery-rules-faq-and-resources/

[Bows]

What type of renders would you recommend from Planetrenders? Starting from easy and working my way up to hard.

[Pirate_Felix]

Just use renders listed in guides

EDIT: I think you also need someone to explain Flow to you. Im not very good at explaining that

[Solartide]

Anime renders.

 

Do it.

[Bows]

Anime renders.

 

Do it.

I'll see what I can do, as I'm still getting comfortable with the software. My current signature was made using it though. :)

[Shiny]

The Neon filter was overused by me a year ago. Check this tut by me out:

 

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs40/f/2009/051/1/b/1b6a76fe6f50e5f98e04613ad3e95aab.png

[Pirate_Felix]

You and your awesome pentool lines <3:

[Bows]

The Neon filter was overused by me a year ago. Check this tut by me out:

 

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs40/f/2009/051/1/b/1b6a76fe6f50e5f98e04613ad3e95aab.png

 

Explain what a C4D is? :unsure:

[Solartide]

It's a type of explosive. Or one of these:

 

http://planetrenders.net/renders/thumbnails.php?album=1

 

One or the other.

[Pirate_Felix]

http://forum.tip.it/topic/36346-the-gallery-rules-faq-and-resources/

 

Dictionary!

Although i think the C4D definition lacks some explanation

[Nadril]

C4D is a program (Cinema 4D, a 3D program) but people for some reason use it to describe 3D abstract renders. It doesn't make much sense to me especially considering how few people actually use C4D now (the program).