#Gimp gradient lighting how to
#Gimp gradient lighting zip

Just play around with layer Modes and Opacities to get all kinds of results Just for grins, you might also try duplicating the Brushed Metal layer and placing it at the top of the layer stack, changing the layer Mode to Grain Merge for a more intense effect. Now look at each metal color layer, one at a time, by turning the visibility on for the selected layer, turning the others off and changing the layer mode. We now have a nice custom metallic gradient, and we can see what it looks like used with a simple brushed metal texture layer.Ĭhange the layer mode of the Copper layer to Grain Merge and take a look at the results.

#Gimp gradient lighting how to

If you don’t already know how to make brushed metal, go back and review my tutorial for brushed metal here: After you rename each layer, change your FG color to the corresponding Hex number, and fill each layer in turn with the corresponding color.ĭon’t worry about how the colors appear just yet, but once you get the colors and names applied to all the layers, turn off the visibility to all the colored layers except the copper layer and they should look like this.ĭuplicate the Gradient layer and create a brushed metal texture on the duplicated layer using RGB Noise and Motion Blur like we did in Metal Wurx - Part I, and name it Brushed Metal. Start naming the layers according to the list below. What we are going to do is create some basic metal colors and then apply them one at a time to our object by controlling the visibility for each layer. Now duplicate it seven times, for a total of eight layers including our gradient layer. The best part is since it is a grayscale image, we can apply any color we choose to make different metals.Ĭreate a new transparent layer, and set the layer Mode to Overlay. We have now transformed an existing gradient into a metallic gradient. Here’s what the gradient looks like after the curve adjustment. Different gradients will require different curve adjustments. Our gradient is still too dark, so go to Colors>Curves and move your curve up somewhere between one to two squares from the middle, in the curves dialog, and click OK. This will make our gradient a little more blended and smoother looking. Next, click on the little box at the top of the layers dialog to lock the alpha channel, then go toFilters>Blur>Gaussian Blur, set both values to 100 and click OK. On the Gradient layer, Go to Colors>Desaturate, select the Luminosity option, then click OK. Make a horizontal stroke across your image, using the Control key to make it perfectly straight, and apply your gradient. Set the gradient to the Shadow 1 gradient and check the little box next to the gradient to reverse it. Delete the background layer and select the Blend tool. Open a new image 800圆00 and use 300 ppi for the resolution.Ĭreate a transparent layer and name it Gradient.

A special thanks to Rod for his Steel_Pencil_RD gradient that got me started on these. Others are variations derived from some of the default gradients that come with GIMP, and still others that were created from scratch. Some were a collaboration between myself and Rod to convert some Photoshop “styles” into GIMP.

#Gimp gradient lighting zip

Included with this tutorial, you will find 24 different metallic gradients in the attached zip file. First, I’m going to show you how to take any gradient, and turn it into a metallic gradient in just a few simple steps.

Outreach through well written tutorials, presentation etc.I haven’t seen a lot of metallic gradients for Gimp so I decided to include this segment for those that need a quick and easy way to get a semi metallic effect.

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