Satin wallpaper background in GIMP - tutorial

[amaranthim]

Thank you for this! It is FANTASTIC!!! Now... hmm - wonder how I could make velvet....

[Animelicousbabe112]

I seriously love you for this <3

[dago201]

for the random seed, you can type the one in the video in and then click the up and down arrows until you find a different one...

[EndlessVariety]

What do you use to film te screen?

[GIMPtricks]

@EndlessVariety Either Camtasia Studio or Camstudio.

[PowerGamingCenter]

Your... Neat.

[bigtk78]

I save these to my pictures and it save as ____________.xcf and I want it as big as it needs to be to be my background for my youtube channel. Help?

[GIMPtricks]

@bigtk78 You need to save it as .jpg

With this particular image it doesn't matter how big or small it is. The result of this tutorial is a pattern which means that there are no seams. You can set your youtube background to repeat and it will look good.

[bigtk78]

@GIMPtricks So it doesn't matter if I erase the .xcf and put .jpg ?

[GIMPtricks]

@bigtk78 Yes it does matter. (Depending on what you mean)

You need to open the xcf file in gimp and then go to save as and then save as .jpg. You'll find you have 2 files on your computer after that. the xcf and the jpg. You need to upload the jpg. You can keep the xcf around in case you ever want to edit it since it will have all the original layers still there.

[bigtk78]

@GIMPtricks Itssays save as then I erase the xcf and type jpg. It then says export and some other stuff and I just say ok and if you look at my background I chose a difffernet one I used a template I downloaded. Check out my background please.

[GIMPtricks]

@bigtk78 That's fine. You're supposed to say ok.

If you make a background that's not a pattern then don't put it on repeat. I'd make it 1920 pixels wide and 1500 long. But remember that you can only see the bit in the middle. It's just 1920 pixels wide for people with HUGE screens.

[bigtk78]

@GIMPtricks Thanks.

[Ac3Tech]

You are awesome :DD Thank you very much for all these amazing videos...really into learning Gimp now because of you :) ty

[GIMPtricks]

@Ac3Tech Thanks. :)

[benny21003]

I combined two of ur tutorials to create a really cool effect.

This tut

and the electrifying water drop images

[th3catlov3r]

great effect, i actully been looking for a fabric pattern so i can do a waving flag

thats help me alot, keep up the good tuts

[gms9810]

I did it in green, gave it to my wife for a wallpaper. It was fun, as are all of yours. Keep them coming.

[Japieoh]

komma euh =p

goede video

[twotontoni]

Nice effect, I love quick and easy tuts!

[Denis150386]

so easy... thanks!!

[onjoFilms]

Another great Gimp trick. Thanks for sharing, and as always your accented voice is absolutely beautiful, like music or Christmas bells in that song that has bells in it that makes ones eyes moist when they hear it. Really.

[trenny46]

Another great video,Thank you! I have been trying to create a "Realistic Soap Bubble" with little success,would you consider making a Video on that subject at some time. I would really appreciate it as your Video`s are easy for me to follow. Thanks once again .

[GIMPtricks]

@trenny46

I can't promise anything but I'll look into it.

[elcarohw]

nice tutorial big thumbs up 

[librano]

Hi, can you do a video on how to make the kind of coloured beams of light effect like on the default Windows 7 wallpaper? Thanks. I'm a new subscriber and I am already enjoying your channel a lot!

[GIMPtricks]

@librano To answer your question, I have no idea if I could. I don't have windows 7, don't know what the beams look like.

[GIMPtricks]

@librano

Just had a look, and of course I remember what it looks like now. lol . But I have no idea how it was done.

[librano]

@GIMPtricks hm... i think tutvid did something similar... but he uses Photoshop... It would be nice if we could do it in GIMP. Thanks anyway... if you figure it out sometime, please make a video.

[GIMPtricks]

@librano

I remember there being a thread about it on  the gimptalk forum. You might want to do a search there.

[youssef295]

GUYS! SHES A WOMAN! and whats the difference if shes man or woman?!!

See her FAQ Video ;-)

watch?v=gVxOdLMfcsU

[Fowtowsjop]

nice hoor ^^

heb je skype? of msn :3

[WebkinzNewsMania]

How come your gimp is black?

[youssef295]

@WebkinzNewsMania Watch her video on how to change Gimp themes on:

watch?v=fkbrVq-YIPI

[MrKarppi]

@WebkinzNewsMania She's using a GIMP theme, you can download them online.

[MrKarppi]

@WebkinzNewsMania She's using a GIMP theme, you can download them online.

[Tekoronia]

Nice :)

[WebkinzNewsMania]

what gimp are you using? like 2.5? 2.6?

are u a boy or girl

[GIMPtricks]

@WebkinzNewsMania

2.6 and I'm a woman.

See my FAQ video. :)

[WebkinzNewsMania]

first comment xD