How to make a SIGNATURE using GIMP

[noobie]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/a.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/b.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/c.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/d.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/e.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/f.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/g.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/h.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/i.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/j.jpg

[Mel76]

I may have to install gimp now just to try this tut out

[firechameleon]

can anyone tell me how to "blend" one image into another?

[noobie]

In gimp go to the layers box and change the opacity, its above the actual layers...have a play about, i may be wrong lol, im still learning :oops:
If you find a better way, let me know please hehe

[diesel]

JUST USE PHOTOSHOP

then i will tell u ;)

[tradedemon]

thanks for posting this up.. Looks great...

[Dantekain]

I'll give GIMP a try...

[firechameleon]

more the number of gimp users, the better. :D

[firechameleon]

http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/3572/firechameleongn7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

for gimp.......

layers>transparency>color to alpha...

[noobie]

The tutorial is up for you firechameleon :D

[firechameleon]

ty :D

[Dantekain]

Guess I'll stick to photoshop... :P

[noobie]

Haha, why? lol

[Dantekain]

it's easier to use...for me that is...I'm more customed with the applications within photoshop

[noobie]

I know where youre coming from there lol, but im the opposite way round lol....i think it all depends on what you very first use and get used to.
Stick to what ya know, lol, thats what i say :D

[xBRONCOS]

weres is the gradient tool and b linear at? and the shapes?

[noobie]

Replied to your pm lol...sorry i didnt get to you earlier, been a bit rushed off my feet tonight lol :D

[Damnum]

Looks fun, something I'll have to remember because I just want focus on Sig's make them my specialty I guess.

[noobie]

Its really easy to do, this one is...and once you get the hang of the basics, there are plenty more advanced tutorials on the site, this is just a good one to teach you the basics :D
And once you learn to make sigs, then avatars and userbars just come naturally :D...in fact, many say signatures are harder, so youll be well away if you do the sigs first

[Damnum]

yeah just took me like a 1 hour understand and figure out all the stuff was.. complicated but fun trying something you have never done before.

I went to your Signature tut, and I'm lost on what a render is. can't find out what exactly you mean by that.

[Beast]

A render is a picture that you want to use in your sig. www.planetrenders.net is the site that noobie mentioned to me. It helps alot because most of them don't have a background.

[Damnum]

Thanks for informing me =)

After a hour of working and reading the tut that noobie made i came up with this


http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u32/Luman86/FirstSig.jpg

[Beast]

Wow! That's pretty good! Maybe add some text to it, that'll fit and your in business.

[CloWn]

weres is the gradient tool and b linear at? Havin same problem finding em <=|

Also if you might be able to lend a hand, for some reason the second box in my GIMP doesn't open any more... When I open GIMP, the tool box and the TotD come up but no layers box, I thought I could live with just having a layers dock but it's becoming a hassle, what can I do?

I've gone as far as re installing GIMP and still no luck on that.

[noobie]

Lol, no worries hun, ive had loads message me asking the same question lol, everyone seems to do it....right...

go to file in the main The Gimp box
go down to dialogs
go to create new dock
Then click on any in there that youre missing :D

The gradient tool looks like this

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/7657/gradtg3.png (http://imageshack.us)

make sure you click on the pic to get it in better view

The circle shows the gradient tool with an arrow pointing towards all the options that come with it, like bi-linear etc

Any more questions, just ask :D Hope this helped

[CloWn]

that's awesome, thanks a lot noobie.

[Storm]

hey noobie how so i save my image cause it wont let me!!??

[CloWn]

What image? Render or finished product?

[firechameleon]

hey noobie how so i save my image cause it wont let me!!??

if u want to save an unfinished sig, u have to put in .xcf (for gimp) at the end.. to save a finished sig, u'll have to put either .jpg or .png for non-animated sigs and .gif for animated sig......... i recommend .png for non-animated sigs..........

[CloWn]

hey noobie how so i save my image cause it wont let me!!??

if u want to save an unfinished sig, u have to put in .xcf (for gimp) at the end.. to save a finished sig, u'll have to put either .jpg or .png for non-animated sigs and .gif for animated sig......... i recommend .png for non-animated sigs..........

I second that

[noobie]

i third that :D

[Storm]

how can i get a nice blue color to use in gimp

[noobie]

when you click on the colour box, you just play around by clicking on the bar at the side of the box that pops up, then to get a more acurate colour, you click in the big box :D then press ok

[Storm]

ok thanks noobie but theres just one more thing i need to know before ive done my first sig how do i add a background??

[noobie]

a background or border?

[Storm]

um sorry a boarder. and with your first tut in part of it you say to zoom in and then go to layers paths and something else then click on the first button what button was that whats it called cause i cant do the thing that you did in the tut

[noobie]

Ah yeah, i think i buggered up on the tut there......i think you mean when youre about to cut around a pic.....You zoom in x800.....then click on this tool...

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/9467/77262040ki8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Then you make your path around it like i show you in the tut

Then go to this.....

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4603/41295793ow3.png (http://imageshack.us)

Thats where you do the next steps like path to selection etc


To add a border, go to....script-fu....decor...add border.....then put in 1 pixel in both width and height

[Sigar_Ownage]

Lol, I can't delete the area that I have selected with the patch selection tool. =\

Please help, I have found GIMP easier to use but I can't get it to work :S

[Sigar_Ownage]

Don't worry I got it :D :D

[noobie]

Oh hehe cool, sorry i took so long to reply, glad you sorted it now :D

[Sigar_Ownage]

So long? It took like 10 mins :S That's how active admins are :D :P

[noobie]

Haha yeah, im normally on a lot more than i have been, but im in the middle of moving house so ive got lotsa work n packing n stuff to do, so i cant b on as much as id like:(

[kw10]

Great lol...good tut Noobie :)
Now I could use some work...xD


http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x266/K1010_2007/Orochisig.jpg

[noobie]

You could come and help me pack lol :D

[VoidWalker]

Don't worry I got it :D :D

uhmm, how'd you do it. I still didn't figure it out.

[`wolf]

Don't worry I got it :D :D

uhmm, how'd you do it. I still didn't figure it out.

try exploring through all of gimp, that might help

[redruM]

CTRL + K did nothing for me, and I'm not getting what I'm supposed to. It doesn't delete the picture's default background.

[firechameleon]

i'm lost......... what exactly do u want to do.........?

[toxic]

Thank you very much! I never really knew how to use gimp properly, since I am no genius in seg making, but this should help me make my own sig some time. :)

[redruM]

i'm lost......... what exactly do u want to do.........?

I'm trying to get the picture (Seen before on my screenshot) to show the background rather than the picture. I'm trying to create the render I guess is how you would say it.

I make the entire path, follow the directions, then when I delete the path and press alpha to selection nothing happens. Everything goes back to square 1.

[noobie]

once you press alpha to selection, press ctrl and i then ctrl and k
ctrl and i selects it and ctrl and k deletes the bit you dont want
see if that works

[Gameburner101]

Heres a sig I made thanks to you! :D

http://www.maj.com/gallery/REDSKULL/Flameburner1408/chrisredfieldsig.png

[noobie]

ooo nice one, thanks for posting it up, always cool to see how peoples sigs turned out. Ill have to make a new tut soon, ive since learned a whole load more lol, i use photoshop a lot now, but im still all up on gimp, so if you ever need help with anything just let me know, ill be more than happy to help :D

[Gameburner101]

ooo nice one, thanks for posting it up, always cool to see how peoples sigs turned out. Ill have to make a new tut soon, ive since learned a whole load more lol, i use photoshop a lot now, but im still all up on gimp, so if you ever need help with anything just let me know, ill be more than happy to help :D

Thank you. Here check this one out I just made to.

http://www.maj.com/gallery/REDSKULL/SuperMarioGalaxySig/supermariogalaxysig.png

[lokifeyson]

nice :D Glad you are getting the hang of it, you should deffo keep it up, and maybe take some tuts, make sure to pic ones with outcomes you like :D

[noobie]

ooo thats ace, nice one

[Gameburner101]

ooo thats ace, nice one

Thank you both.

[Gameburner101]

Well this is my latest one. Thanks again!
http://www.maj.com/gallery/REDSKULL/SubZer0Sig/subzerosiginprogresswithsparkle.png

[redruM]

I don't know. I just can't seem to delete a selection or cut a piece from my pictures. I follow all the instructions and when I'm finished I've gained zero ground.

[noobie]

we figured it out earlier, if you have any version above 2.2 then there are bugs that havent been fixed...so you will have to uninstall gimp and install the older version for now...or you can just use a small round brush to erase the background.make sure you zoom in well though

[redruM]

Oh great! I will uninstall no problem and will try it out soon.

[redruM]

Hahahahaha. I got a screenshot for ya. It's my first signature made ever with this tutorial successfully. Didn't save my work and the GIMP froze :D

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e30/xCharlesx/LOLFirstSIG.jpg

Had to screenshot it for you guys. Proof I can do it now!

Thanks a bunch. I am happy with GIMP 2.2; I just need to save my work more often.

[noobie]

awwww im so gutted for ya, i hate it when that happens, thats awful.....its done it to me before loads, and i tried a screenshot and my screenshot didnt work lmao, so you were lucky lol....looks like it was a cool sig too

[redruM]

I was putting on the final touches of the tut. What are some good fonts for sigs? I was about to use Rockwell, I think.

[noobie]

i think it all depends on the style of sig to be honest, and i always have trouble deciding which font to use, i think if you just download a lot of them, and keep trying them all out to see which looks best, its trial and error really

[moose]

There are definently alot of fonts to download

[x52m]

hay noobie, i need to know how to get a immage like your first image.

did you make the immage or where on GIMP did you find it?

[noobie]

which image, all images are from either google or planetrenders

[x52m]

i cant find any images on Google lol

whats planeTenders

can you give me th link to them?

[noobie]

http://planetrenders.net/

you have to register, its free....once you find a pic you like, click on it to get the full size....right click on the pic and save :D

[x52m]

Ok! thanks for the help noobie :D

[noobie]

No problemo :D

[jonstosik]

uhh this may be a stupid question, but, what is gimp?

[Vintage]

To jonstosik, gimp is like photoshop. Its free though. And theres a few differences give or take.

Also, if you get something from planet renders, do you still have to render it out of the background if your using a different background?

Say i was using this background:
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x236/DSFVINTAGE/signature3.png
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x236/DSFVINTAGE/signature3.png
And i wanted to put this render in it:
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x236/DSFVINTAGE/mr.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x236/DSFVINTAGE/mr.jpg

Would i still have to render the ghost?

I also got that background myself :) Wanna know how i did it? I used one layer :) All i did was copy pasted some small pictures of jupiter, rendered them, then put them in, then got the blur tool, and used blur.

[Vintage]

With the border, i cant find the layers channel box, well i probably cant, it just dosnt say script.fu decor anywhere! :(

[noobie]

Vintage.....the images you get from planet renders already have the background taken out, so you would h=just have to pop the pic on your background and no rendering required.

also what version of gimp are you using, if its 2.4 thats the problem as there are a few errors on it, 2.2 is the best hun

[rainyyy12]

Pretty amazing dude. After reading that my head hurt. I have GIMP, but I could never do that :roll:

[noobie]

aww you could hun, honest, once you do this sig, youll have the basics easy....the outcome of this one isnt that good, but itll teach you the basics anyhow...then youll be able to follow most tutorials :)

[Vintage]

Oh that sucks.

GIMP 2.4.2 :(

[Mortalmatt]

Thanks For Posting This TuT. What Do Most People Use Instead of The GIMP.

[noobie]

photoshop :D

[Beastly Fox]

I dont have photo shop yet. Is it any better that GIMP?

[noobie]

Theyre both equally good. I think it all depends on what you get used to, to be honest.
I prefer gimp for the animation still, but i prefer photoshop for the general sig making. :D

[CloWn]

I have trouble with 2.4 /hate...

[Orich]

nice tut im excited to learn to make these, maybe help you guys fill some requests if its ok but for some reason my gradiants isnt in the toolbox i have to hit ctrl+G to pull it up then i cant find the place to change to 70 or w/e that part is im using 2.0 so if any1 has the link to where i can get 2.2 i would greatly appreciate it thanks and nice tut

[Orich]

ok i got the Groobloobloo(forgot what it was called lol) thingy figured out but now i want to know why when i resize to 170 it does not fit inside the box and as well when i trried to delete the path it would not work so idk maybe its 2.0 or maybe its me please help me out

[noobie]

if you have gimp 2.4 that will be the problem, as this tut is for 2.2
if you do have 2.2 then im not too sure, i will prob need to see a screenshot

[Vintage]

2.4 owns you

[Orich]

ok i got the size thing down i though you wantes 350x150 bot 350x120 but either way now when i try to delete path it wont work, can someone please give me a link to where i can D-Load 2.2 i have looked around and i cant find it

[noobie]

http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/old.html

try the top one for 2.2


http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/old.html

^^gtk runtime......version 2.4.14 is needed to run gimp 2.2

[Orich]

ok im trying gimp 2.2.9 and GTK 2.10.13 so if that dont work ill follow your links, they download in a couple of minutes anyway :lol:

[Orich]

ok im tarting to get a little irritated lol i have downloaded the GTK 2.10 over and over but every single time it keeps putting 2.0 on my comp and the GIMP version 2.2.9 wonr work, really irritating noobie i clicked your link and downloaded the gtk 2.10 but it just keeps putting on 2.0 wth? :evil: :x

[noobie]

make sure you uninstall both the gimp and gtk....then go to download 2.2 not 2.1
then get the gtk i mentioned also, that should work

[Orich]

ty for all the help and support Noobie, srry about asking so many problem but this is my newest one

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080116031434AAFjqdc&pa=FYd1D2bwHTHzJLpiHOg7Ri9bVDrt2OfeBOS26UlUpHz1Ws8 IuFI9IogXIAsZZvzCyVovgamvlx_G6g--&paid=asked&msgr_status=

[noobie]

dont be sorry hun, thats why were here :D


ok...try and download the original gtk that you had in the start...then try downloading gimp 2.2
it might be that the gtk u originally used will be ok with gimp 2.2

[Orich]

ok as always it cant be simple lol so i have another problem i want to use this immage

http://planetrenders.net/renders/displayimage.php?pos=-1033

as well as this one

http://planetrenders.net/renders/displayimage.php?pos=-6081

and i want them on a 350x200 scale board cause 350x120 is not big enough for these images bt when i try to scale jsut one image takes up 3/4 of the area and when i try to edit just width alone it moves height automaticaly so i cant use them, makin me angry lol

[noobie]

I think youd be better hun, if i took you through it all bit by bit, so heres my msn, add me if you have it, and we will make a sig together, at the same time, one step at a time...:)

noobie1980@hotmail.co.uk

[Orich]

ok ill add you but in the meantime here are two of my arts, a lil crappy but remember, im just starting out so please dont be to brutal with the judging

My very first sig
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff308/deathsage666/myfirstsig.jpg

my second sig
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff308/deathsage666/halosig.jpg

if you cant tell neither have a border (could not figure out how to add) but i think they not to bad right?

[noobie]

hey theyre not too bad, with a little coaching you will be at ease with it in no time. ive acceoted you but u not online lol

[Orich]

its 10:25 right now and i have to go to bed but this weekend, im all for it again thanks guys

[zanbatsu-kun]

Ok, umm i kinda downloaded gimp from that link you gave me noobie, but it downloaded the serbian version. That may seem nice enough, but on serbian i cant manage, lol even its my main language programs are retardedly translated. Can you upload your version on mediafire or sendspace or w/e seeing its only 8 mb =]

[zanbatsu-kun]

OMG Im such a NOOB with GIMP. *bangs head against a wall HARD* I opened that gtk thigy i downloaded i saw i can choose the language =]

Btw, my msn isnt bugging any more since im using the old one, now my e-mail is bugging. It says it has some problem with .NET passport thingy. I tried to reset it, but i forgot my security question answer

[zanbatsu-kun]

Lol, post mania....anyway how do you free transform in GIMP. As in ctrl+T in photoshop. And does gimp have that arrow tool like photoshopm you know the move tool?


Edit: And if you have any animation tuts for gimp, now would be the time to share em =]

[Orich]

ok so i found another image and made another basic sig, im up to the point i can make basics without a tut =}

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff308/deathsage666/Invincable300.jpg

[TolbariZhei]

^_^ seeing the basic tutorial for gimp, im wicked like stoked and getting gimp as fast as possible.. at least to dabble my creativity in making a new siggy.. at least figure out how to do it, and get ideas as i move along, thanks for the tips!!!

[TolbariZhei]

this is a funny site sorry to double post, but i just got gimp to work, now im off to make a siggy, hope you guys like it! ^_^

[Killer 842]

wow i got to try this stuff out... thats so cool noobie

[-bH.munky]

Thx alot Noobie look what you've done......i'm downloading GIMP :P Seriously good tut ill post what I make when i'm done :D

[-bH.munky]

Yippee after trial and error trial and error using GIMP 2.4.4 I made this :D
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg37/Munky6666666666/Munky_sig.gif

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg37/Munky6666666666/Munky_sig.gif

[noobie]

Nice one hun..now you have the basics of gimp, why not try downloading new brushes and fonts, and try my other tutorial out, its in the sticky :)
It will make you fall in love with gimp, and youll be able to go on to following harder tuts :)

[-bH.munky]

Can I download the brushes and fonts on the gimp site?

[noobie]

sent you a pm hun with links

[Killer 842]

i cant get it like that :( iv been trying for like 2 hours and cant get it :( lil help plz. Ty

[Beelzeboss]

Can someone please explain to me how the path selection and the alpha thing works, because I don't know, I've tried to the tutorial but it wont work :(

[noobie]

if you have gimp 2.4 thatll be why, theres bugs in 2.4 as its not a full version, so i suggest getting 2.2 :D

killer...which part are you stuck on?

[Killer 842]

if you have gimp 2.4 thatll be why, theres bugs in 2.4 as its not a full version, so i suggest getting 2.2 :D

killer...which part are you stuck on?
will i have Gimp 2.4.. so ill get 2.2 and im stuck on the part of the path tool part i did it all like u say and nothing happens :(

[noobie]

yeah, thats the prob everyone has with 2.4

[Killer 842]

where can i get 2.2?

[noobie]

here ya go

http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/old.html

its at the top..youll also need the GTK+ 2 for Windows (version 2.4.14)
about half way down the page :D

make sure you uninstall the old gimp and gtk first :D

[Killer 842]

kk ty for it all

[noobie]

im not sure, i just know you have to have gtk for gimp, you could try it without, you might already have it

[Killer 842]

i got it ^^^^^^^ ill show u its going to look like urs a lil cuz i dont have alot of pics to pick from atm not on my comp at home on my sis comp :p

[Wakeofdeath]

Eventually after getting my head round all the tools and thing it's pretty much try and see what u get :)

Lovely tut noobie :D

don't know what happened with the dotty bits on the background, also my poor attempt of blending in the bottom corner near the cat... yes... i do bow my head in shame :P

1st ever sig below!!!

[Artemis]

Thanks a lot, I've been looking for a simple tut.

[hevnbnd]

So what is the CTRL -K supposed to do? CTRL-I looks to Invert Selection...

[Raditz]

i tried doing it like that,but it doesn't work in gimp 2.4 :? .

[hevnbnd]

So does no one know what CTRL-K does? Seems that if you could figure out this command you could just find it and select it in 2.4.5

[Raditz]

ctrl+k doesn't work in GIMP 2.4 or any higher then that.
Press the delete key,on your keyboard instead of ctrl+k

[hevnbnd]

Thanks I will try that...

[hevnbnd]

Hey that works... That is all this tut needs updated and it would work with 2.4.5 too. Thank you very much.

[Raditz]

no problem,and i think it's going to be updated soon :)

[hevnbnd]

Well thanks again for the tut I did my first sig with just this tut.

[hackgod]

its so useful.. thanks to whoever opened this up 8)

[hackgod]

how to select different fonts in GIMP?

[Raditz]

when you click on the text tab,it shows a letter "A" right saying the name of the text.Click there to change text :)

[hackgod]

haha... sorry to ask such a noobish question. now i found out how to change the font

[Raditz]

lol don't worry happens most of the time :D

[hackgod]

hehe... btw thanks for your attempt to help me :wink:

[hackgod]

I was trying this border thing and learned how to animated the bored. lol

[Storm]

I was trying this border thing and learned how to animated the bored. lol holy really ? tell us how dude

[hackgod]

Well just apply the border to the background. and add another border in another colour. now you have two frames. double click each frame in the "layers" menu and write in brackets (100ms) and press enter. Now go to animation>playback.

You see the border being animated. lol

[Storm]

wow how simple i should have thought of that lol!

[IceNubX]

Hmm for some reason i cant find my Bar where the path tools are located

they arent there.... when i open gimp theres only the normal toolbar... Help pls?

[Raditz]

the screen shots are from gimp 2.0 so that's why you can't find it.Try looking again for the paths tool by holding your mouse over the tools.Or press B and it automatically selects the paths tool for you

[IceNubX]

some reason i cant find the unamed for the path tool

[Raditz]

ok here's what you gotta do
once you have clicked on the outline of the man,go to dialogs,and click Paths.
When that comes up you should be able to see "unnamed" right click on it and do Path To Selection.
Now click ctrl+i or go to select and press invert.Then if your using gimp 2.4+ press the delete key on your keyboard.If your using gimp 2.2 just press ctrl+k.
Then go to dialogs>paths>and delete your unnamed.And just follow rest of the tutorial
:D

[IceNubX]

ok here's what you gotta do
once you have clicked on the outline of the man,go to dialogs,and click Paths.
When that comes up you should be able to see "unnamed" right click on it and do Path To Selection.
Now click ctrl+i or go to select and press invert.Then if your using gimp 2.4+ press the delete key on your keyboard.If your using gimp 2.2 just press ctrl+k.
Then go to dialogs>paths>and delete your unnamed.And just follow rest of the tutorial
:D

Hey thx a lot

[Raditz]

no problem glad i could help :)

[IceNubX]

but for somereason i follow all the step but it still doesnt cut out the background =='

[Raditz]

try the way i used to do it.It works
After doing the path around the picture.Minimize the window,and click path to selection in the main gimp window.You can do path to selection after you click the paths tab.
Then just right click on your signature.Then go to edit>cut.Then open a new 400x150 or document and just paste it there.and do your background :)

[kcjack21]

I cant even open new document :oops:

[hackgod]

open GIMP. go to File>>new image.. :)

refer to simple tuts to learn GIMP which can be found in gimptalk.com
gimp.org/tutorials

[ace62394]

I don't understand what you're talking about in the step after making a path around the person/object/etc. Help?

[ace62394]

Wait, I just noticed that I have GIMP 2 and that the interface is slightly different. Seperate tutorials?

[hackgod]

yes i was also confused with this.. i also have GIMP 2.. but now i am familier .. now the channels,paths,layers are seperate ! go to diagonals>paths pr diagonals>layers

is that what you wanted?

[Raditz]

ok here's what you gotta do
once you have clicked on the outline of the man,go to dialogs,and click Paths.
When that comes up you should be able to see "unnamed" right click on it and do Path To Selection.
Now click ctrl+i or go to select and press invert.Then if your using gimp 2.4+ press the delete key on your keyboard.If your using gimp 2.2 just press ctrl+k.
Then go to dialogs>paths>and delete your unnamed.And just follow rest of the tutorial
:D

[Uchihaname]

I am having some trouble but i am getting used to it

[b14ckd34th]

new here,need help..first post in htread says"click on gradient tool"
where can i find that..explain gradient to me please..

[Raditz]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y38/Tom_B_b/scantut3.jpg

the thing next to the bucket that looks like a square is the tool your looking for.Hold your mouse over the tools to know what is what

[DTP_Squad]

noobie rocks! I'v had gimp for like all of 08 or something and never knew wat that path thingy was for and how to use it... :?

[DTP_Squad]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/a.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/b.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/c.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/d.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/e.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/f.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/g.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/h.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/i.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/j.jpg
oh for god sake :evil: i'v done the "path thing so many times on the render and it wont do wat it suppose to do. help?

[noobie]

If you have gimp 2.4 then theres your problem hun. Im not sure how to help you on this then, but if you hang around, someone here will :)

[DTP_Squad]

its fine.. I found it! its just the "Delete" on the keyboard -.-

[Raditz]

yep,it's the delete key for gimp 2.4 +

[bigmik392]

wow thanks so much very helpfull. imlooking forward to making my first one now

Edit: ok i cant figure out where the shape thing is, and how you got to the stretch thing cause i cant seem to find it

[Raditz]

wow thanks so much very helpfull. imlooking forward to making my first one now

Edit: ok i cant figure out where the shape thing is, and how you got to the stretch thing cause i cant seem to find it

i can help i think.The shape thing:once you click on the grandiet tool,a bunch of stuff come right?well there it should say,SHAPE:liner
you just change it to bi-liner.The stretchy thing is the paths tool?or you mean the thing that makes all those lines in the signature?
The paths tool is the weird looking thing second left to the magifying glass

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y38/Tom_B_b/scantut3.jpg

the stretchy thing now.You go to your signature,hold down your left mouse button,(left or right,i don't remember) and pull :o

[bigmik392]

i can help i think.The shape thing:once you click on the grandiet tool,a bunch of stuff come right?well there it should say,SHAPE:liner
you just change it to bi-liner.The stretchy thing is the paths tool?or you mean the thing that makes all those lines in the signature?
The paths tool is the weird looking thing second left to the magifying glass

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y38/Tom_B_b/scantut3.jpg

the stretchy thing now.You go to your signature,hold down your left mouse button,(left or right,i don't remember) and pull :o

o i see i saw the brush selection but didnt think to check in there. thank you i will give them both a shot thanks

first try without this new tip
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii33/bigmik393/bf2142.jpg

[Raditz]

nice job,my sucked badd :o

[tomdoido]

thx it will help me a lot ¹²³

[Atomikz]

Well i've selected my path but i cant get it to cut the image out :(

[I am Noob]

I don't even know what the hell I'm doing.

[KatsumotoNL]

lol

[I am Noob]

That's how bad I am. I can't even make a basic sig. No idea what I'm doing...

[KatsumotoNL]

well i wassen't same to and look where it got me i just followd one of noobies tuts *i'm very great full for it noobie :D:D:D* and it worked out great

[I am Noob]

I can't even do this tut T.T
I am so stupido. So confused. T.T

[KatsumotoNL]

heh you'll learn trust me i didn't understand a hack of it and i did a great job so u can do it to :)

[I am Noob]

I just screw up everytime.

[adept]

is gimp or photoshop a free download?


I'll try gimp first

[KatsumotoNL]

gimp = free
photoshop need to pay for i dont know how many cause i got it from a friend :P

[firechameleon]

I can't even do this tut T.T
I am so stupido. So confused. T.T


i can help u if u want.......... :) just add me to ur msn account and talk to me....... :)

[jessicatae]

MMmkay. I think maybe I have a newer version than when this tt was made?? I have my path drawn out, but can't figure out what to do next. I have nowhere that says 'unnamed'. Nothing happens when I ctrl i or ctrl k...
What am I doing wrong??

Thanks,
Jessi

[Richy_56]

I am totally with you on this i have my path drawed and no, nothing happens when i click ctrl and k or i, and yeh.. wheres it say unnamed and stuff?

Also you say go to Layers, Channels, and Patch Box. Wheres that?

Thanks Rich.

[nejko]

nice tut

[jessicatae]

I really can't figure this out. I've been all over the gimp user guide on paths and can't find what I need. I tried applying the crop tool to a selection, but I don't know how to do that either.

Can anyone update this tutorial, or even just verify that the tutorial is fine and I'm just an idiot.

Thanks!
Jessi

[jessicatae]

I am totally with you on this i have my path drawed and no, nothing happens when i click ctrl and k or i, and yeh.. wheres it say unnamed and stuff?

Also you say go to Layers, Channels, and Patch Box. Wheres that?

Thanks Rich.

Hey dude, I figured this out. They call this rendering. You can check out a video I watched on youtube. Just search for 'render gimp' and you'll find it. He shows how to do it on a pic of Jack Sparrow.

The only problem I had with it is the control k part. Instead of doing that, just push delete.

I hope you figure it out, if not feel free to IM me on yahoo- jessicatae

Jessi

[Rapidexcel]

Awesome this should help me out a bunch thanks.

[Ali]

i carnt get that layers, channels and patch box to openi only get the main one and the picture one so how can i mannually open one? thanks in advance

[Hone]

Go to your main gimp thing, hit FILE > DIALOGS > Find what your looking for :)

[Irish]

This worked out pretty good for me, still playing with it. But i do have 1 problem. When i make my backround, i select my fg / bg colors, lets say green & black, then i set everything (opacity/bilinear triangluar ect) when i click n stretch on the blank canvas i dont get the colors i selected?? sometimes its totally different, like i just did green/black & when i stretched on the blank canvas it showed purple?

[Eliix]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/e.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/f.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/g.jpg

When I get to those parts, when I alpha to selection, it does nothing to the picture. What am I doing wrong?

[KIMBO]

i AM still lost on how to border???

i cannot find it anywhere

[SF_KiLLaMaN]

it doesnt work, the background for the render is still there....

[KakarotSSJ4]

I can't get that stuff with the paths to work at all. All it ever does for me is delete the damn image I want to use. Any other way to make it look nice like that without a headache?

Edit: Nevermind, I figured it out finally.

[Orlough]

I have a question...

I'm stuck on the "Move the picture" i don't know how to :oops: :?:

[Orlough]

Nevermind i got it but how would you like post it here in a post? Like get the code or something?

I just want to be able to post it so other people can see it. :?: :!:

[Nybrok]

thx,now i know more =D this was usefull for me.

[ToToRoYN]

Ahhh, this is frustrating!! This is my first attempt and I am feeling very discouraged because I can't even get past the first part of this tut!! Oh well, I must soldier on.

[eXpLiiZiiT]

i dont understand gimp the littlest bit... even after the TuT

[eXpLiiZiiT]

where do i make the shape bi-linear?

[ShadowWings]

Just downloaded it...opened it...
and i am completely lost...
I guess ill stick to photoshop atm..ill give this another try when I have time.
Thx for the tut.

[JheeBz]

That's pretty cool, i'll go try it right away.

[shaothemerciful]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/farrah2108/a.jpg


Um, where exactly do I make the shape bi-linear? I can't find an option to do that... or a tool....

[arajai]

ahm noobie whats ctrl + i and ctrl + k mean?

[Druidic]

I don't really understand it because I have 2.6 and I think some of the things were changed. If you could pm me or something, I would appreciate it. I can draw paths and things, but when I hit ctrl+i or ctrl+k, it doesn't do anything.

[noobie]

This is a really old tutorial, gimp has changed a lot since then, and i dont use gimp anymore, so if yous have any questions youd prob b best asking bout them in problems section, i am really sorry i cant helps yous anymore :(

[DAN08UK]

good tutorial

[DAN08UK]

ive made one myself but it didnt turn out very pro looking

[bull~fg]

I can't afford photoshop... so im gonna try gimp

[Alonsofreak]

Please i need help with this when i must go to paths i cant see the pictures

[CloWn]

Ok for everyone having some trouble, we don't have very many experianced GIMPers any more by the looks of it. I can't through a Tutorial togetehr but I can explain it decently.

The Gradiant tool is a little square icon shading from black to white, from left to right respectivley, it is actually named Shading Tool in newer versions of GIMP. Once selected, there will be an option menu that appears under neath the tools, in this area tehre will be a 'Shape' option, this will be set to Linear by default, hit the drop down box and find Bi-Linear.

Try and choose Gradient colours that compliment your render. Click and drag until you have something not too bad. Apply your images via File > Open As LAyers > Image. Select your pathing or Paths tool, trace the outline of your image as closely as you can, or as closely as you can be bothered. :P

Ctrl + K does not work any more. You must invert your path, so in the options section of your tools pannel, hit the 'Selection from path' button. should make the ants walk around teh picture, Ctrl + I, this inverts the image so you get rid of the outside stuff, then Ctrl + X. You should be left with nothing but the image you outlined.

If this wasn't enough to really push it over the edge, I decided I'll record myself following this tutorial, so you can see step by step what to do, shouldn't betoo long.

[Beelzeboss]

Wait, hold on

*looks up*

When did you come back CloWn?

[lokifeyson]

he's been back for awhile, just not around much :)

[CloWn]

Wait, hold on

*looks up*

When did you come back CloWn?

Hehe, yeah I still come in and check up every now and then, I very rarely post however.

This video is deffinatley made but as I finished it my computer crashed and I need to retain teh files and haven't gotten around to it, but I'll do it right now. ^_^

EDIT: Bad news. =[

While retrieving th files my computer crashed, yet again.. File became corrupted so I'll need to start it again, I will get it done but it wont be for a while with work the way it is at the moment.

[Hellboy]

i dont no any of em :D..ok from 2moz or 2nite i download gimp and i am gna push myself to learn!!

[Hellboy]

ohh goodie.i always manage to screw up at something i rlly wna do -.-

[Hellboy]

everytime i get to deleating the path..nothing happns -.-

[AznBrotha101]

you make this look and sound so easy! lol
Im starting to get it, but im still having trouble getting the background right

Thanks for the tutorial :D

[LordDark92]

nice tut