GIMP: Make Your Own Abstract Wallpapers (+my sample intro)

[alool5]

you didnt put your sample intro ):#

[geekyartist]

@alool5 oh, it's at the beginning :)

[TheMeditatedCoin]

how do you get it to work on youtube background?

[geekyartist]

@TheMeditatedCoin you need to find out the size of a youtube background, normally it's 2000x1500 pixels

[UnversedSoldier]

can someone give me the measurement for the new youtube layout please? reply please

[megamumu13]

Does anybody else notice the dragon in the wallpaper in the last twenty secs?great vid

[Callum3030]

i got photoshop cs5 updated extended for free

[BesarrPunya]

haha.. nice1

[GimpBegginner]

Lol at 6:35

"You go to file, you go to save "a s s"" lololol

But besides that great video! :D

[RandomAnimeLover123]

GIMP freakin' rocks XD

Watching this because I forgot how to do that, and I'm gonna make a 'techno forever' background lol

[vanity4867]

Its not obvious but you have an accent, where are you from? you sound familiar. . . .hhehehehe! nc vid BTW thanks.

[geekyartist]

@vanity4867 philippines, thanks ^_^

[vanity4867]

@geekyartist Just as I thought. . . . ^_^ Mabuhay! hahahahaha! good to know that a fellow Pinoy/Pinay is doin good here, helpin people.

[geekyartist]

@vanity4867 mabuhay rin :) my pleasure po

[vanity4867]

@geekyartist Are you takin Multi Media arts course or somethin? Im just using GIMP to feed my curiosity. . . .hehehe! this is really not my forte though. . .

[geekyartist]

@vanity4867 I see :) glad to help, I had taken up computer engineering, now, I'm taking up pre-law ^_^

[FullTimeeGamers]

lol this guy is funny

[raysind66]

how do u get that lil pic in the bodom corner of the dude i whant to no how to get that

[MrHipohop]

i got it its gimp 2.6

[Oniichanx3]

How do you know the size of your screen? o-o

[geekyartist]

usually, 1024×768 px works :)

[joskater12593]

@Oniichanx3 as for mac... you can go to System Preference>display>see what size is that (mines 1280x800)

[r2008jordan]

im installing it right now i hope it works

[matiia]

Yeah, this is how I made about 3 wallpapers in 10 minutes - They look AMAZING but are easy to do and can be changed to your liking! :)

[alx3gr]

Awesome thing!

[NCWEntertainment]

When I render the flame the quality of the picture is not good. :( why is that happening?

[geekyartist]

you can change or edit your flames using the EDIT button, you can change the type of flame and you can also zoom in or zoom out to your own liking :)

[who8mahbacon]

be sure to make the size of the file the same or bigger then your computer screen or the pixels get whacked up

[samibugs]

this guy expert on GIMP...thanks bro

[geekyartist]

not really .. I just enjoy using GIMP

you're welcome :)

[imbob22]

thanks

[geekyartist]

Is it ok now?

[imbob22]

I need help with this when its done loading i right click and it doesnt let me put it as my background

[geekyartist]

you have to save it first as either a .jpg or .png file (example: picture.jpg) then open that file and right click so you can make it as your desktop background

[Sdddude123]

Hey i need help! after i click ok when EVERYTHING is done it loads REALLY REALLY fast and then nothing happens at all!?!?!??????? help!

[geekyartist]

make sure the flames are visible before you click ok, you can either zoom in or zoom out of the flames if you can't see them (under camera tab)

[Sdddude123]

Thanx! 5/5

[geekyartist]

thanks for rating :)

hope i did help :D

[sroge445]

That's beasty.

[joelgreenall18]

totally awesome as always

[geekyartist]

thank you :D

[duherrlehmann]

bom ate pra brasileiro

[chrisig0]

easy and cool

thanx

[geekyartist]

thanks as well, more videos to come

[tsnaruto]

Oh nevermind! I got it!

Thanks for the tutorial! =D

[geekyartist]

great :) no problem

[tsnaruto]

How do you make it more defined? I have all my settings identical to yours (render settings of course) but it still looks like a curled, dryed up worm! =(

[lolakaulitz215]

how did you make your flame all abstract like yours? If I try to add another flame next to the one I alredy have it wont let me

[tsnaruto]

Here's what you gotta do, my man, go to the 'edit' option by the preview thumbnail, and just keep clicking randomize untill you find a design you like, after that, you can click on the design and apply it, or click on different designs.

When you click on one design option (out of the box of 9), it will bring you to a new selection. Just ignore, click apply, and apply the design to your canvas! =D

The edit button I am referencing is the one by the thumbnail @ 3:25, the first of the list.

[geekyartist]

very good :) thanks

[lolakaulitz215]

how did you get your flame all crazy gorgeous like that? Mine just looks...well not like that lol

[geekyartist]

you can zoom in on your flame to make it more abstract

[jinZuantoniO]

lol filo's for the win (:

im filo myself :D

[nastdye]

sucky intro lol!

[geekyartist]

lol .. hope to improve

[codyw724]

was ur comp laggy

[geekyartist]

yup .. a bit

[vajonah95]

mine sucks T-T

[LMdAkId]

are you filipino ??

[geekyartist]

yep

[prototype9000]

works better on linux

[TehRealCurt]

my flame is small not the whole pic like i want it like yours

[geekyartist]

could you send me a snapshot? :)

[TehRealCurt]

i fixed it and made a better one... it's awesome thanx XD

[geekyartist]

oh cool .. you're welcome :D

[UltraMarineII]

whats the name of your windows design ?

[geekyartist]

this theme is called royale noir

i also use vista glass

[HOWtoGIMP]

when i do flame it doesnt work..... it just takes like 2 secs 2 load..... but nothin happens.... th flame doesnt show up

do u kno how 2 fix that????

[geekyartist]

does that happen every time you use the flame filter? maybe you need to reinstall GIMP

[HOWtoGIMP]

yea it used 2 work... but now every time i use the filter nothing happens

[geekyartist]

try reinstalling gimp .. better get an upgrade too

[HOWtoGIMP]

ok thnx

[taurustippy]

what software is this??

[geekyartist]

GIMP (FREE IMAGE EDITING SOFTWARE)

[gunzacesaj]

nice and your computers slow

[MiximalC]

Пиздец, называется, я рисую палочку использую фильтр, и всё ! мой валпепер, мой фляйм ) Тоже самое что в фотошопе исползую лансфлеер.

[kahluajumper]

I love you SO much. You're videos are such a big help! <3 I downloaded GIMP a while ago but it was completely useless to me because I didn't understand it. But your tutorials have helped, thanks again, keep them up! :D

[geekyartist]

thank you ..

glad to help, more videos to come :)

[flamezero333]

what r abstract backgrounds?? O.o mmh cool intro anyway

[geekyartist]

thanks :)

abstract - not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature

i used a dictionary :P

[flamezero333]

hhe kay thnks yay I skip school tomorrow from my dads cause i have to hepl him repainting my room lol

[geekyartist]

lol good for you .. :P

i got loads of work to do at school this week :(

[o2mixer]

how come the wallpaper that i made is a bit blurry but yeah,it's good

:D keep up the good vids!

[geekyartist]

you can adjust it in a way you want it to appear :)

thank you ^_^

[o2mixer]

okay then.

[o2mixer]

is it possible to put to "render" 2? like combined?

[geekyartist]

yes you can pass your image to the render filter twice or more :)

[o2mixer]

once again, thanks :D

[geekyartist]

no problem :)

[DeadlyFury16]

very nice intro how did you do it?

[geekyartist]

lol that was fast, i made it with my dad's proshow (shareware) editing software :)

thanks :)