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GIMP version: 2.3.15
Category: Photos / wallpapers
Author: devvv
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Tutorial: Simple Scanlines
Written by devvv (04 Apr 2007 11:09 AM)
The effect of scanlines is pretty popular, mainly for forum-signatures. This tutorial shows probably the easiest way to do this simple effect in the GIMP, in just 4 very short steps!
- Open up a photo, or something else that you want to provide with scanlines. If you just want to test this tutorial download my sample-signature from the right and open it.

click to enlarge - Create a new empty layer. Take the Bucket Fill-Tool, choose white as foreground color and then fill the layer with it.

click to enlarge - Now apply Filter / Distorts / Erase every other row and just click OK. The lines are divided already, but the effect is not clearly visible. Click the picture to see what i mean.

click to enlarge - We're going to enlarge the layer.
Take the Scale-Tool. Click the layer. In the upcoming dialog choose 200 "Percent" as Value for height and width. Click OK.
Now set the layer mode to "Overlay".
Done, enjoy the effect ;)
click to enlarge

This work is licensed under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Austria.
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From: ibizzle (27 Aug 2007 12:43 AM) – Send a private message
Filters > Distorts > Video > Striped is all I needed for my scanlines.
Nevertheless, neat tutorial. :)
From: Igno (15 Aug 2007 12:37 AM)
That bucket fill in step two is unnecessary. Just pick 'white' from Layer Fill Type while creating new layer. Same effect, less work. ;)
From: henriquemaia (02 Aug 2007 04:07 PM) – Send a private message
Thanks for this tutorial. It works great.
From: Dedo (03 Jun 2007 07:07 AM)
To fins5423:
try this Script-Fu/Alchemy/Erase every other row

From: devvv (29 May 2007 08:40 AM) – Send a private message
here the fuck it is dude ;) look at my attachment and please use 2.3.14 - its pretty stable
From: fins5423 (29 May 2007 01:26 AM) – Send a private message
Give better intructions dude,"apply filter/distort/ erase evry other row" where the fuck is "erase every other row" ??????????
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