How to blend colors

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In this tutorial Im going to show you how I blend colors in order to get better looking paintings.

This process can be also achieved in other raster programs like photoshop, and thus its not rare, its in fact widely used. I normally find blending done using the smudge tool, or the blur tool, but using them solely doesn’t gives great results.

We start with the 2 colors we want to blend in, they might be similar or very different. In this case I chose a light blue and a nice red.

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Next we set up with a brush with an opacity around 30 to start with and a quite wide brush in relation to the area to fill. We are going to move the mouse as the arrows show (image below) on a zig zag movement. If you are using a tablet you can tap short strokes from one color to another. read more

Glow Effect

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In this tutorial I will make use of different overlaid layers mixed with radial gradient tool to achieve and awesome light effect, started off as a experiment turned out to be a cool effect and worth a tutorial 🙂

Step 1

Will start off by creating a new image and filling it with a solid Black color. i started off with 420×300 so it fits the sites width. you might want to use your final outcome as a wallpaper so try 1600×1200 then zoom out to 33% to get the a decent few of the whole image.

Step 2

Now will want to create the Lines using the “Path Tool” but first Create a new Layer, name it something like “Middle line” then select the “Path tool” and add one point above the image area and another at the lower bottom, drag the bottom point to the right to get a similar curve as mine. read more

Splattered Vector In GIMP

oday, we will create a splattered vector and photography mash up based on a Photoshop tutorial by James Davies at PSDTuts. We will be using mainly the paths tool, along with the dodge and burn tools. Let’s get started!

I’ve always liked mixing cartoons and vectors with photography. It is a great way to make a fun and colorful style of art. Many projects use this form from gig posters and CD artwork to high-end advertising imagery.

cloud brushes

Step 1

First thing’s first. Head on over to stock.xchng and download this photo of a gun. Create a new document in Gimp at a rather large size. I made mine 1280×800 so that I can set it as my desktop background. Open up the gun photo as a new layer. Rename the layer “gun.” Cut the gun (and hand) out of the background. I prefer using the paths tool to do this. read more

Text to Path

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This short tutorial will teach you how to create text to path technique In the Gimp. When completed you should be able to get text to follow any sort of path.

Install a dual core 3.00 GHz processor on your computer for faster performance when creating graphics

Step 1

Create your desired path. you don’t need to hit enter you can open the path dialog and click on the eye icon to see the path.

Step 2

With “Text tool” type in the words you would like to run along your path.

Step 3

Then click on “text along path” in the “Tool options”, you should get this red/pink outline of your text aligned with your path.you can delete the original text layer if its getting in the way. read more

Vista Button

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Have a look at the end result you really need to see it to appreciate this tutorial 🙂 also inside is a html/java script example of a
Rollover in action.

A friend of mine requested that i make a simple yet cool Vista style button tutorial for gimp, so here is what i came up with.

Step 1

Create a new image. 200×100 should be enough.

Step 2

Create new layer and name it vistabutton,grab the rectangle tool and draw a 100px50 rectangle.

Step 3

we will need to create a New Gradient for this vista button, so in the Gradient Dialog click on “new gradient” then right click on the left point and enter the color 252525, then right click the right end point and enter 9a9a9a… read more

Split-toning in GIMP

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This tutorial is based on Rore’s Split-toning tutorial from gimp’s flicker group and also on one of meetthegimp.org podcasts . its a neat effect where you can have a cretin colour for highlights and another for shadows.

Getting started

The image i’m going to use for this example is off sxc.hu but you can use your own if you wish.

Download the photo: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/738279

Gimp split-tone tutorial

Step 1

Open up the image in GIMP and go to your Layers dialog, then click on the duplicate icon button so that we have two copies of our image. read more

Textured Design

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In this tutorial i will create a textured background with a very neat abstract touch to it. the end results probably isn’t that useful for anything other then wallpapers, but nonetheless if your still learning how to use gimp then this tutorial is another great exercise for you.

Getting Started

Before i get started ill just remind you that my original image size it 1024×678 but I’ve resized the images for the sites width.

Step 1

Create an image area of 1024×768 or if intend to use it as your wallpaper then which ever resolution your on will do. read more

MSNBC Style Effect

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This GIMP tutorial will teach you how to create an effect similar to the one used at MSNBC.com.

The orignal tutorial can be found here. all credits go to Fabio from psdtuts.com, I’m just demonstrating how the effect can be done in GIMP.

Step 1

Depending on what your going to use the effect for pick a suitable canvas size..i’m going to create a 600×450 to fit the width of the site and fill the background to Black.

Step 2

Grab the “Blend tool” and set your foreground color to 28188f and background color to black and in the “Tools options” dialog under Gradient select FG to BG (RGB) and shape to Radial. read more

Creating a Diorama Effect

I remember when I was young when I would build dioramas for school projects and for fun. They were always amazing to me because it was like having my own little town where I could control anything that went on. I found a Photoshop tutorial by Don Engel from psdtuts+ that shows you how to create a diorama illusion using almost any photo and I thought, well, wouldn’t that make a great Gimp tutorial? And here it is.

The original tutorial has a lot of explanation on what makes a good photo for this type of work, details that can make or break the effect, lighting, color, depth perception, etc that I won’t be explaining here. Go ahead and head on over using the link above and check it out if you want. For now, let’s get started! read more

Repairing aoddriver2.sys Blue Screen Error

AMD OverDrive is a CPU manufacturer’s software utility that helps users overclock and control fans.

It is a convenient utility for ADM CPU users because it allows you to get the most performance from your hardware.

However, any conflict with AMD OverDrive software can cause aoddriver2.sys on Windows PCs to fail. The error is not limited to a single version of the operating system.

From Windows 7 to 10 many users reported the error aoddriver2.sys which led to Blue Screen of Death.

The aoddriver2.sys error is a Windows driver that allows the computer to communicate with the connected hardware or devices. read more