Open up a new file: 500x500px.
Add a new empty layer.
Choose Filter / Render / Clouds / Solid noise.
Choose the values shown in the picture below:
(x:0.1, y:16, random)
Generate a stripe-like texture
You'll often need some short techniques to create a website banner, a forum signature or wallpapers. In this tutorial I'll show you how to create such a simple "texture" in less than five minutes!
This article has been written using GIMP 2.3.10.
It's divided into 4 steps and takes about
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- Streifen generieren (de)
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Go to: Layer / Rotate Layer or just press SHIFT+R. Rotate it for 25°
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Choose the crop tool, adjust it to a certain part of the picture so that everything inside the selection is covered by the texture. Press ENTER.
Optional: Filter / Enhance / Sharpen if you want to see more detail in your texture.
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Now choose (in GIMP 2.2: Layer /) Colors / Colorize.
Move the brightness up a bit and take a color of your choice! I've taken a soft blue.
Thats it!
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