Tutorial: Generate a stripe-like texture

Written by devvv (14 May 2007 11:50 PM)

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!

1. 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)
   
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2. Go to: Layer / Rotate Layer or just press SHIFT+R. Rotate it for 25°
   
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3. 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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4. 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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This work is licensed under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Austria.

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From: amethyste (05 Oct 2007 12:16 PM)

Got a problem (i am new on Gimp) how can I add a new texture on my gimp?

From: Amyk13 (15 Sep 2007 10:24 AM) – Send a private message

Hihi, nice efect

From: devvv (28 May 2007 09:32 PM) – Send a private message

looks nice ;)

From: xTAB3Nx (28 May 2007 09:27 PM) – Send a private message

heres what i got by combining my text and changing the opacity

From: Next1One (24 May 2007 12:45 AM) – Send a private message

I like that, simple, but really handy!

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