<> #title Add Artistic Effects to Photos You may want to add an effect to a photo to make it look more interesting or fun. The ''GIMP Image Editor'' has a large collection of effects which you can use. Have fun playing with some of them! ||{{attachment:artistic_cubism.png}} <
>'''The Cubism filter applied to a picture of a flower'''|| == Cubism == The ''Cubism'' filter turns your pictures into a jumble of squares. 1. Press '''Filters''' -> '''Artistic''' -> '''Cubism...''' 1. Change the ''Tile size'' to change the size of the squares used 1. Press '''OK''' to apply the effect. This may take a short while. ''See the [[http://docs.gimp.org/en/plug-in-cubism.html|GIMP Documentation]] for more information.'' == Lens Flare == The ''GFlare'' filter adds an artificial lens flare to your photos. 1. Press '''Filters''' -> '''Light Effects''' -> '''GFlare...''' 1. Click on the location on the preview where you would like the centre of the lens flare to be placed 1. Select a ''Selector''. ''Distant_Sun'' should be a good choice in most situations 1. Select the ''Settings'' tab. * Increase the ''Radius'' to make the lens flare bigger * Change the ''Hue rotation'' to change the color of the flare * Change the ''Vector Angle'' to change the angle of the secondary flares * Change the ''Vector Length'' to change the length of the line of secondary flares 1.#5 Press '''OK''' to apply the effect You may wish to apply the lens flare effect to a new layer, so that you can change its appearance independent from the rest of the image. 1. Press '''Layer''' -> '''New Layer...''' 1. Name the layer ''Lens flare'' and ensure that the ''Layer Fill Type'' is set to ''Transparency'' 1. Switch to the ''Layers...'' window. If you cannot see a window with ''Layers'' in its title, switch to the window named ''The GIMP'' and press '''File''' -> '''Dialogues''' -> '''Layers''' to open it 1. Ensure that the layer ''Lens flare'' is selected 1. Follow the steps above to add a lens flare effect 1. Back in the ''Layers'' window, move the ''Opacity'' slider to change the opacity of the lens flare 1. You can use other tools to modify the lens flare layer ''See the [[http://docs.gimp.org/en/plug-in-gflare.html|GIMP Documentation]] for more information.'' == Filmstrip == You can select a set of photos and add them to a 'filmstrip', so it looks like each photo is a single frame on a strip of film. 1. Open all of the photos that you want to put on the filmstrip 1. Press '''Filters''' -> '''Combine''' -> '''Film...''' 1. On the ''Selection'' tab, under ''Image Selection'', select all of the photos that you want to use and press '''Add''' 1. Press '''OK''' to combine the images into a new image ''See the [[http://docs.gimp.org/en/plug-in-film.html|GIMP Documentation]] for more information.''