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GIMP version: 2.2.x
Category: Photos / wallpapers
Author: MaleXx
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Tutorial: Create a shocking sphere/ball
Written by MaleXx (11 Aug 2007 02:33 PM)
In this tutorial our user MaleXx wll show you how you can create a shocking sphere by combining some tutorials of gimpusers.de to a new one. Have fun!
- First we are making the shock ball. For that we create a new file with the size 500x500px.
- Filters>Render>Clouds>solid noise, use parameters from picture

click to enlarge - Filters>Artistic>Cubism, use parameters from picture and then Filters>Edge-Detect>Edge with standard parameter

click to enlarge - Now your picture should look like this:

click to enlarge - Filters>Map>Map Object, use parameters from picture, select by Lightsource type “no light”

click to enlarge - Now your picture should look like this:

click to enlarge - Filters>Distorts>Polar Coords, use parameters from picture

click to enlarge - Bild> Transform>Rotate 90 degrees CCW, then Filters>Distorts>Wind, use parameters from picture

click to enlarge - Then repeat with Ctrl+F. Image>Transform>Rotate 90 degrees CCW, then Filters>Distorts>Polar Coords, use parameters from picture (look at the left picture)
Now your picture should look like this:(look at the right picture)
click to enlarge - Now there is a white border round the image. Select therefore the ball with the selection tool and click on Select>Invert

click to enlarge - After you cut out the white border, duplicate the layer with the ball and adjust the upper layer on “screen” mode.
Now the white parts in the picture are brighter.
click to enlarge - Your picture should look like this now:

click to enlarge - Right click the Layers dialog: "Merge down".
Here the picture can be colored. For that click on Layer>Colors>Colorize and create the color you like.
click to enlarge - Create the „atmosphere“. Built a transparent layer und put it in the background. Click on >Filters>Light Effects>GFlare and take the parameter out of the next image.
The color doesn´t matter. Repeat effect with Ctrl+F. Create a second layer the same way and click again on Filters>Light Effects>GFlare, with the same parameters. This layer needs to b e shift one level before the planet layer.
click to enlarge - Now create a black layer und put it in the background.
- The ball is complete now. Add a name. Use the Text Tool and write a short name with a font with less details.

click to enlarge - The color should be the same as used on the planet.
Your image and the layer now should look like this:
click to enlarge - Create a new transparent layer and scroll it under the text layer.
Go to the layer toolbox and select the “text layer”. Then click with the right mouse-button on it and choose “Merge down“
Go to Filters>Light-Effects>Lighting Effects and put the blue point into the middle of your text, that the light flashes text in the middle. After that, choose OK.
click to enlarge - Now click on Script-Fu>Shadow>Drop-Shadow and use the parameters of the next image.

click to enlarge - Done. The final picture should look like this:

click to enlarge

This work is licensed under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Austria.
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From: Ice (23 Aug 2008 01:33 AM)
Magnificent!!
But a question:
Create the „atmosphere“: which selector do you use? I still have a lot of 'stripes' around the sphere, not the smooth green color like yours in the example?
Where did it go wrong?
And how can I create this in another color like blue?
From: JPEGJedi (10 Dec 2007 01:13 PM) – Send a private message
I figured it out, finally. I forgot to rotate the extra CCW...the polar coords dont work without it.
To Scerwup: The polar coords dont work bcuz they are polar, for spheres.

From: Scerwup (08 Dec 2007 04:13 AM) – Send a private message
I'm pretty new to gimp, but I saw this tutorial and really liked it, it allowed me to expirement with a bunch of things. I keep coming back to it for certain things. So, great tut in my opinion. I was wondering if anyone has any idea how to do this on a cube? I made the cube and put the renders and stuff on each side, but polar coords wont work with the cube, any ideas would be appreciated. Im posting one of the balls i made.
From: JPEGJedi (30 Nov 2007 01:59 PM) – Send a private message
I got something wrong in the road...great tutorial, tho
From: exn (10 Oct 2007 07:49 PM) – Send a private message
Very nice tutorial !
afftar peshi ischo :)
From: mm.matus (15 Sep 2007 07:11 PM)
Simple tutorial, but great outcome. I am waiting for some more :O)
From: Eduardo (12 Aug 2007 05:11 AM)
Great Tutorial, good technique with polar conversions and nice texture.
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