Trained Wisteria

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12516

I had started a thread here (no holds bar, though I did all the enhancements necessary in GIMP; reference images and such at that link too), but thought I would try do only use GIMP and GIMP filters (including G'MIC of course) to get this result. Started out with spread noise filter which I blended 50% opacity with the original and then used G'MIC's Anisotrophic filter for a fake smudge effect. Then there are too many enhancement steps to remember. lol

Erisian · **Posted:** Sat Mar 24, 2012 1:52 pm **(#2)**

Dazzling colours - I like it! Where would we be without G'MIC? It's the most useful set of filters ever created for Gimp.

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12516

An that's an understatement Erisian. Thanks for the comments.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 14709 **Location:** USA

GMIC is most definitely an awesome addition to Gimp (Thanks David!)

Nicely done Lyle.

PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

COOL !

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12516

Appreciate the comments Rod/PC. I really only try to post GIMP related stuff here. I have 4 other forums that I post art using all my arsenol (and it's pretty huge now). Still, I will admit that GIMPChat's my favorite site and GIMP's my main editor; it's the tool that I do all my art enhancements with since it's my crutch. lol

I like GIMPTalk too but haven't really posted much lately so finally did so recently, but I just don't feel welcome there anymore. Oh well.

PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

well i am doing the same...i have my old desktop always puffing busy to render some 3d fractal but i try to post here only the works where i used gimp in a significant way
(i slightly edit most of the fractals but that type of edit is minimal:
1 or 2 gaussian blur on the 4800x3200 original, scaling down to half size, and often a automatic contrast correction..
)

Draconian · **Posted:** Sun Mar 25, 2012 7:32 am **(#8)**

Perhaps you can play arounbd some more and recreate your steps. This would make a fine addition to the GMIC Artistic filters IMO. Great work Lyle.

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12516

I can tell you on trick and it works quite well on photos too drac. To really make a photo pop, go to hue/sat in GIMP>Color. Then click yellow and push the Saturation slider all the way up. Realy does give a dull photo some pop. Maybe that's the secret to those 4-gun TVs that add the yellow channel to the mix.

edit:

As a side note, I just did this one using the yellow boost technique (few other things too).