GiMP tutorial: Basic Beam Effect

[Periwinkle1925]

Helppp.. when i erase the beam the photo underneath becomes erased as well..help mee pleasee..

[Sjstowik]

ghetto kid cant get pscs

[migas3000]

I make the same think that you do and when i click in "alpha to logo" the option are white i can select then. Can someone help me?

[xiaolinshowdownluvr]

Some of my picture is erasing please help! DX

[KatCraats]

Please help ! Under Alpha to Logo, the words are all gray and I am unable to click them. Am I doing something wrong?

[kalleko99]

i can't open my picture it says unknown file type! can you help me?

[rspker123str]

The thing when I go to filter>aplha to logo, none of the words are blakc. cant click on them -.-'

[wolfpup00101]

:( my darn thing doesn't let me click neon

[littlenanas2]

ii give up on this, im doing the exact steps and its not working

[AlyxA29]

@littlenanas2 me too

[PDFriendship]

Your Awesome.

[Siddhartha3695]

thnx vry easy..

[Sims2BadGirlsClub333]

It wont let me erase the beam someone help me plz cuz it only erases the pictures and not the beam. && how do i get the layers window to come up cuz i cant find mind

[makeastand123]

I need a better computer. this program freezes my pc.

[belikeby]

i dont have Alpha to logo. for neon app. in my gimp O.e :(( why??

[Dakki123]

@belikeby neither do i... some1 tell us how to get it.

[Dakki123]

@Dakki123 i found out we didnt use the new layer! -.- start over and use new layer then you'll be fine

[usamatariq80]

you have a mistake in your video discription check it

[patreciaDumbo]

What type of gimp is this ? can you give the url so i can download it ? PLEASE :((

[Niazi4270]

good video and great sites

[MattAlexan]

Nice tutorial -but would it not be better to erase appropriate parts BEFORE the glow?

[TheSMiiSH]

@MattAlexan yes and no, yes you can but no i always do it after ... :)

[greatoutdoorsguy123]

is gimp good?

[killyman118]

@greatoutdoorsguy123 yes

[greatoutdoorsguy123]

@killyman118 thanks

[YennSoFly]

Thank you sooo much! <33

[23Loveliness]

When i Erase Some of Swirl the erased turn to white. Why>?

[ImaBelieberMikha002]

i cant erase the beam .. what will i do ??

[misscyclops1]

@ImaBelieberMikha002 I have the same problem :(

[yanchily]

YES! I DID IT.. AND I REALIZE IT WAS EASY:)))THANKS A LOT ^^ <3

[TheSMiiSH]

@yanchily Thank You <3

[JhaBienatics]

THANKS A LOT!!!

[krishaylan]

WHOO HOOOO! THANKS!!

[TheAllianceKiller]

@PrinceDeeTatum on it go alpha to selection

[mentalmake]

Keep it up, I think you'll go real far!

[iRockksksSssss]

best vid evarrrr!!!!

[Yourselfnoob2]

great job

[PeaceeOfCollab]

AWESOME!

[boldenxa]

subbed and liked! This was a great vid

[rockstar3839]

my merge button is disabled D:

[yourdestinyy123]

OMG OMG THANK YOU THANK YOU! I Didin't Friggin Understand the Rest Of Those other Video's. =]

[Mirandaisapirate]

after i press stroke my neon lines dont glow.. why is that? help?

[NanoWBO]

@Mirandaisapirate Stroke, then neon

[cantstopbeingfresh]

Thx

[spartan1021]

when i go to stroke path it doesnt do what it does for you it just makes a weird thing. its hard to explatin

[coolcats725]

It won't let me use the "alpha to logo"

[texasmade23100]

Press & Hold & Turn

[BooskieLovesRayRay]

This is BS i tried doing it over and over and over but still wont work what the hell.!!!!

[Bootz053110]

Hey how Do You Hold? You Say To press And hold? How?

[088Julie880]

@Bootz053110 you press the button and hold it down. seriously dude?

[Daisha241]

Heyy , when i erase its like a checker board ( grey & white ) how do i change that ?

[088Julie880]

@Daisha241 you don't merge the neon and the picture, you merge the two neon layers.

[Maishra]

How to change eraser to invisible?QQ

[LiitleBlueMonster04]

TnQ ! :D

[MsMexicanChick]

My Eraser Is Not Invisible !

[TheOnlyDazed]

How do I add Myself in the background Reply A.S.A.P Please...

[kathy92404]

Thank this was super easy and nice pic ;)

[esarainbow100]

Mine doesn't erase the beam effect at the end , when your almost done ! D:

[DinosaurKidVids]

@esarainbow100 its cause you hav merged all the layers together, not just the neon tubes ones

[Fantage123ful]

umm.. i dont have the layer thting where ccouldi find it?

[TheSMiiSH]

@Fantage123ful at the top tab click window > layers

[Fantage123ful]

@TheSMiiSH i will try thanks

[Fantage123ful]

thanks very much1!!!!!!!!!

[argelst0rm]

thank you very thank you you help my gf problem

[nigel94rich]

can you please make a tutorial on how to make the twin effects :D Thaanks :D

[starburst9031]

wont let me get neon '_' please help

[izayoirose]

O.O i love you haha thank you!!

[purplethig1998]

@TheSMiiSH why does mine doesn't show that black fat line before you go clock the alpha to logo? it's just a line,, it's not fat :(

[Mr713ScrewstonTx]

When i put stroke pathh nothing happens it doesnt change like yours did to a black line i need help!! :)

[TheSydnick]

Win, so much Win.

[MegaDiablo2]

how do i delete that black thing if i dont have that layers thing in that box..

cuz i closet it and i can't get it back..

[KrazyMoFo310]

i can't do alpha to logo

[ivanosful]

i can't to do Alpha to logo?why

[IDontGiveVideosSorry]

@ivanosful Maybe because you havent put the layer first YOU NEED THE LAYER FIRST BEFORE YOU PUT THE STROKES :D

[HDestroy2]

@ivanosful you must've done something wrong with the layers then. or add another circle thing

[metalboySK1]

@ivanosful this can only be because u havent created the transparent layer

[TheSMiiSH]

@theindiewii yes indeed would you like a tutorial ?

[theindiewii]

@TheSMiiSH I guess if you could make one, but I'm pretty sure I can figure out how to. If you do make a tutorial, that would be great!

[AqworldsJaimo]

@TheSMiiSH He would LOVE TO!!

[realword27]

@joejoe123990 why all the hate and ignorance? let the guy take pics how ever he wants.take your garbage somewhere else

[xXxAmyyyyxXx]

dude you rox!

[englebarn98]

MY NEON WONT WORK!

[jorgebassmaster22]

Great tutorial, thanks!

[perpx01]

when im erasing the neon that i want to erase only the shadow are erased ?

can you help me

[Noorieg1]

i wanted to ask when i erase the bits the eraser comes up to grey , can you plz plz help me a.s.ap plzplz

[TheSMiiSH]

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[Noorieg1]

your amaing thanx SOO MUCH !!!

[tjblove100]

THANX IT WORKED:D

[edalad13]

mmm my alpha to logo doesn't work, everything is just blank :(

[7004ale]

Thanks Man :)

[Thundershark100]

When i pressed alpha to logo none of the other things would let me click on it..

[gerson279075]

Thanks u rlly helped me! :P

[PrinceDeeTatum]

My Eraser Erases White, Not Invisible!. . Need Help A.S.A.P.!

[TheSMiiSH]

@PrinceDeeTatum right click on the layer and press add Alpha Channel

[CoolOneXD]

@PrinceDeeTatum right click transpercy add alpha channel new layer

[erikkakkire115]

@PrinceDeeTatum make sure that you seleected the "merged layer"

[IDontGiveVideosSorry]

@PrinceDeeTatum Ok before you need to do the curvy thingy for the beam you need to have a new layer first after that you cand do some of the steps right?when your background turns all black you go delete that layer that is said background#1 then you will see another layer called NEON TUBES right click then click merge down then you can now erase some parts :) Hope that helped :D

[theyellowninja100]

@PrinceDeeTatum i think u need to make the beam on a diff layer :)

[koooooooooooooooop]

Hey, when im erasing the pieces i dont want, the part of the pic that i erased becomes lighter??? i dont want that. help!

[TheSMiiSH]

@koooooooooooooooop you forgot to make the beam on the new layer i think

[batmark1]

@TheSMiiSH when i erase i erase white i dont want it like that i want it to be invisible

[sweetazchoclate]

@koooooooooooooooop its not becoming lighter its just that ur not earasing the extra shadow under the light which makes it look light try to even it out

[Vanessza23]

@koooooooooooooooop Same happens here !

[Shotwellyhuknow2010]

@koooooooooooooooop this is probley late; by ijust want to help

wen u merge the to bems there is a nother one....ijust deleted it; ihad the same problem & it worked(:

[colombianoyq]

hey i cant press on the Neon thing :/

[AnimeIcicle]

uhms, i dont get the curvy paths part, what did you press? i dunt get it at all... @A@

[wwemitch]

i have done everything to video but when i get to where i have to select neon, i click alpha to logo and nothing can be selected, can you help, do i need any add on's or anything

[jafludas]

@wwemitch i got the same problem

[FatalKenises]

i Tried that on a text and it doesnt show up after the brush with paintbrush thingy

it doesnt glow it just shows a wing type thing glowing

[kaitlynmccullough]

hI i just downloaded gimp to my Laptop and when i get to the part twhere i am at alpha logo i tried to do the neon and this popped up

Error while executing script-fu-neon-logo-alpha:

Error: Procedure execution of gimp-selection-layer-alpha failed on invalid input arguments: Procedure 'gimp-selection-layer-alpha' has been called with an invalid ID for argument 'layer'. Most likely a plug-in is trying to work on a layer that doesn't exist any longer.

how can i fix this??

[TheSMiiSH]

@kaitlynmccullough Sorry mate i cant help you with that i do the tutorials not the technical side of gimp

[andfoll32123]

wont let me select anything in alpha to logo

[TheSMiiSH]

@andfoll32123 1. it might select somethink small and you just cant see it. or 2. you selecting a empty layer.

[nanobot427]

@andfoll32123 it is most likely because you didnt make a new layer at the start when you did the stroke path and all that

[sassybutclassy2]

Thisz Isz Pretty Awesome !

[rayneshiia]

my alpha to logo want let me choose `! what do i do ?

[rayneshiia]

um , my alpha to logo is not working , what do i do ?

[TheSMiiSH]

@animequeen55 maybe your rubbing of the wrong layer

[Andresherrera16]

Works thx

[TheSMiiSH]

@Andresherrera16 Sub if u like it :) or rate it :)

[technomikelyons]

This would work very well for creating lightsaber and laser effects.

[uaekiller2010]

thanx mate

[briziosalina]

COOL TUTORIAL MAN!! THANKS

[koolaid52094th]

its really good but when i erase my eraser erases white and i dont now how to change it ! do you know how ?

[RedvsBlueGoD]

@koolaid52094th You need to add a transparent layer under the image.

[toing1]

Dude thanks thats just an othe awsome and easy tutorial i love ur tutorials the are he best !!