Etched Tree 1

Etched Tree 1
Originally uploaded by Katie M 459

Oh this is fun!

I love GIMP. I know I said that before, but I really love GIMP. This was a little more experimenting, and I did this in about 6 steps, I think.

- Opened the original as layers:

- Duplicated the layer twice (to be on the safe side).
- In top layer, inverted color and did a Gaussian blur (5.0 horizontal and vertical).
- Set layer mode to "Grain Merge."
- Merged down. Set Color to Alpha Transparency in the Layers|Transparency menu - the transparent color is that grey. You will know "that grey" when you see it. :)
- Added a new layer for underneath, filled with color of my choice (brown).
- Duplicated the top (tree) layer, and set top layer mode to "screen", with opacity of ~50%.

Voila! Took about 20 minutes, and that's just because I was experimenting and didn't really know what I was doing.

I love GIMP. :)

Christmas Tree - Modified

Christmas Tree - Modified
Originally uploaded by Katie M 459

Another GIMP experiment. If memory serves, this is what I did:

I opened the original photo as layers.


Duplicated the background layer twice. In top layer, inverted color, did gaussian blur, and set layer mode to "Grain Merge." Merged down one.

In top layer, set alpha transparency level and then did a Sobel edge detection. Set original image to invisible. Added new layer, filled with a dark green.

Opened an "Ice" texture I'd downloaded as layers, set above the green layer and below the Sobel layer. Set transparency to ~70%, I think.