can anyone duplicate this Photoshop tutorial in Gimp?

[NoTiG]

Just curious if anyone can do the same thing with Gimp. here is the tutorial:

http://community.livejournal.com/icon_tutorial/4994818.html#cutid1

[BWF89]

I don't know what GIMP's capabilities are but a project called GIMPShop aims to replicate the feel of GIMP so you can use existing Photoshop tutorials without having to buy Photoshop.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIMPShop

[IYY]

I don't have time to read all this text, and the images (both before and after) don't work.

[ahaslam]

Just curious if anyone can do the same thing with Gimp. here is the tutorial:

http://community.livejournal.com/icon_tutorial/4994818.html#cutid1

I can't quite replicate the same effect. I'm no gimp pro but here's my effort:
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/1218/olsenxc0.jpg
I'd like to do better, all advice & comments are welcome.

Tony.

[MedivhX]

Wow!!! It's cool!!!

[slimdog360]

try using the posturize tool.

[ahaslam]

Here's my latest attempt:
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/3051/untitledhn7.png
Enlarging the image prior to using the threshold tool & shrinking it back after use gives better results. I might try GimpShop to see if it makes following the guide any easier, as Gimp appeared to be missing features but they're probably only accessed & used in different ways.

Tony.

[Stew2]

Sweet! :D Nice job Anthony, I think it looks just as good as the photoshop one!

Regards,
Stew2

[ahaslam]

Sweet! :D Nice job Anthony, I think it looks just as good as the photoshop one!

Regards,
Stew2
Thanks for your kind words, but I'm the first to admit that it's not as good as the PhotoShop example. As you may notice, it's not as smooth as the original & I've lost detail smoothing it as much as I have.

At Least this shows that it can be done with GIMP and with more tweaking the same result may well be gained.

Tony.

[shining]

Thanks for your kind words, but I'm the first to admit that it's not as good as the PhotoShop example. As you may notice, it's not as smooth as the original & I've lost detail smoothing it as much as I have.


Ah right, it also seemed to me it wasn't as smooth in some places, and details were lost in others :)
But well, great job anyway., it already looks decent.
I just hope Gimp has or will have the power to do something even closer to PhotoShop.

[oblivion]

Just a quick test... I never done anything except pixel per pixel editing in the gimp before so im not very good at it, but it sure feels like it should be possible to replicate that tutorial.
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/1796/olsenoriginal4523lk9.png

[shining]

Just a quick test... I never done anything except pixel per pixel editing in the gimp before so im not very good at it, but it sure feels like it should be possible to replicate that tutorial.


This one looks indeed closer on several aspects, but isn't it too dark?

[oblivion]

Yeah, it's a bit too dark and the background texture/pattern is nothing like in the example. I tried to make a new test but i don't think it turned out as well overall.

[NoTiG]

getting close.... closer than me!

[ahaslam]

Yeah, it's a bit too dark and the background texture/pattern is nothing like in the example. I tried to make a new test but i don't think it turned out as well overall.

It's certainly better than my attempt. May I ask how you kept the detail while smoothing the image? I was just using threshold with layers & masks.

Cheers, Tony.

[oblivion]

It's certainly better than my attempt. May I ask how you kept the detail while smoothing the image? I was just using threshold with layers & masks.

Cheers, Tony.

I used the some filters Filters > Map > Van Gogh (LIC) and after that Filters > Map > Map Object on my top layer.
I'm not so sure that is the best way to do it, but it gave me the best result of the things i tried.

[ahaslam]

Thanks oblivion, that looks very effective & simple (much quicker than the tutorial) ;) I have been improving my method (using more layers & masks), here's how it's looking atm:
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/7986/olsenoriginal2lj7.png
I'm going to experiement with utilizing both our methods, I'm quite enjoying this :)

Tony.

[oblivion]

This is my latest, I first scaled the image up 300% and used Filters > Map > Van Gogh (LIC) and Filters > Map > Map Object (no light, AA depth 5.0) before i used threshold.
And i think it resulted in a bit smoother looking image then my last try.
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/4473/olsenimagevx7.png

[shining]

Thanks oblivion, that looks very effective & simple (much quicker than the tutorial) ;) I have been improving my method (using more layers & masks)

This one is interesting :)
It's still different than in the photoshop tutorial, it's sharper, but it's also more detailled. Neat result :)

[P_Badger]

That was pretty fun, actually. Made this using the current Gimp 2.3.13 unstable, (released today).

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/9089/olsenalteredax9.jpg

[roderikk]

That was pretty fun, actually. Made this using the current Gimp 2.3.13 unstable, (released today).

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/9089/olsenalteredax9.jpg
Hey! So, have you also tried the new healing brush? Is it already in a workable condition? Your image looks good! I have also been trying this on some of my own images but it is difficult to find a good one which actually works. Probably first need to do some tweaking in the lightness channel.

[P_Badger]

Hey! So, have you also tried the new healing brush? Is it already in a workable condition? Your image looks good! I have also been trying this on some of my own images but it is difficult to find a good one which actually works. Probably first need to do some tweaking in the lightness channel.

Hey, thanks! And aye, I've found converting the image to "greyscale" before using "Threshold" works best for me. And yeah, lightening the image first also helps loads.

Yeah, as far as I've seen, the healing brush works *very* nicely. It's awesome that the Gimp folks have put it in. I've also found the current 2.3.13 unstable to be a lot more stable than the last unstable. ; )

[cvmostert]

That was pretty fun, actually. Made this using the current Gimp 2.3.13 unstable, (released today).

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/9089/olsenalteredax9.jpg

Is it possible for you to put a howto of this tutorial here? I would love to do this... or do i have to watch the photoshop tutorial and try it out myself?

Thank you in advance...

Cheers

[RAV TUX]

okay just starting this with step one I found the threshold level had to be higher then in Photoshop...in the GIMP I found the threshold level to be about 188 as opposed to 151 in photoshop.....see the picture below in contrast I go by the spot right below her eye and the spot on her neck...

btw I have found that most photoshop tutorials can be followed in GIMP it is just a matter of finding where the tools are, because the layout is a bit different.

instead of


Image » Adjustments » Threshold in photoshop

simply go


colors >> Threshold in the GIMP

ok that is step one....now to go a little deeper;)

[cvmostert]

aha... you are right... i also like 188, it works for me... still have trouble with the filling part...
getting there..