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#1 2010-06-21 13:31:43
How to create a rusty sphere on GIMP
0. Download this image and open it in GIMP
1. Filters > Map > Map Object
Special options:
Map to: Sphere
Transparent Background: Yes
2. Filters > Render > Clouds > Difference Clouds
Random Seed: 3656211894
3. Colors > Colorize
Hue: 30
Saturation: 47
Lightness: 0
4. Filters > Light and Shadow > Lighting Effects
Light > Intensity: 0.65
Drag the blue dot in the preview window whereever you want it.
Done! Feel free to give me feedback and/or post your results of this tutorial!
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#2 2010-06-21 13:59:24
- juststickman
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Re: How to create a rusty sphere on GIMP
Can you show an example of the result?
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#3 2010-06-21 14:02:48
Re: How to create a rusty sphere on GIMP
juststickman wrote:
Can you show an example of the result?
^This. I don't have GIMP.
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#5 2010-06-21 14:26:20
Re: How to create a rusty sphere on GIMP
meew0 wrote:
Oh, sorry
I wanted to, but forgot. Anyway, here is it:
http://imgur.com/KCOwe.png
(click for full size)
That's an egg shape, not a sphere. 
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#6 2010-06-21 14:35:34
Re: How to create a rusty sphere on GIMP
Aidan wrote:
meew0 wrote:
Oh, sorry
http://imgur.com/KCOwe.png
(click for full size)That's an egg shape, not a sphere.
That's because of the Map to Object dialog, it stretches the thing. >_<
If you make that on a quadratic image, it would be a sphere.
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#7 2010-06-21 14:36:43
Re: How to create a rusty sphere on GIMP
meew0 wrote:
Aidan wrote:
meew0 wrote:
Oh, sorry
http://imgur.com/KCOwe.png
(click for full size)That's an egg shape, not a sphere.
That's because of the Map to Object dialog, it stretches the thing. >_<
If you make that on a quadratic image, it would be a sphere.
No idea what you're talking about.
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#8 2010-06-21 14:37:44
Re: How to create a rusty sphere on GIMP
Aidan wrote:
meew0 wrote:
Aidan wrote:
That's an egg shape, not a sphere.That's because of the Map to Object dialog, it stretches the thing. >_<
If you make that on a quadratic image, it would be a sphere.No idea what you're talking about.
Download GIMP, make an image with the tutorial, in step 1 you'll understand what I mean.
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