Gimp Splash Screens

Pat625 · **Joined:** May 12, 2015 **Posts:** 4693

I could not find a thread in resources for Splash Screens. It seems several people make Splashes and hopefully will contribute. It would also help those of us that are just beginning to make them. Wallace, I know you have made yours available in another thread but I hope you will post them here to make them easier to find. They are artistic and beautiful!
Here is my first attempt at making a Splash Screen:

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Wallace · **Posted:** Sat Oct 01, 2016 7:23 pm **(#2)**

Pat625 wrote:

I could not find a thread in resources for Splash Screens. It seems several people make Splashes and hopefully will contribute. It would also help those of us that are just beginning to make them. Wallace, I know you have made yours available in another thread but I hope you will post them here to make them easier to find. They are artistic and beautiful!
Here is my first attempt at making a Splash Screen:

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First Splash Attempt.png

Looking good Pat625. :bigthup

I moved the topic of,
"All My Gimp Splash Screens In Two Zip Files" to,
Board index » Gimp Resources .

Pat625 · **Joined:** May 12, 2015 **Posts:** 4693

Thank you, Wallace. I hope everyone contributes.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16011

Kimba · **Posted:** Sun Oct 02, 2016 9:25 pm **(#5)**

How do I install a new splash screen in Gimp?

RMDesigns · **Joined:** Mar 13, 2016 **Posts:** 83

@Kimba
You can find information and simple instructions, just click on the link...Larry

GIMP Splash Screens

Pat625 · **Joined:** May 12, 2015 **Posts:** 4693

I really like that one Rod. Did you use a displacement map or warp filter to arrange your mesh so nicely?

Thank you Wallace, for adding your Splashes to the Resources Forum.

Wallace · **Posted:** Sun Oct 02, 2016 11:12 pm **(#8)**

Pat625 wrote:

Thank you Wallace, for adding your Splashes to the Resources Forum.

No problem Pat625.
:bigthup

Here's a Gimp Chat link to one of my Animated Gimp Splash Screens.

Kimba wrote:

How do I install a new splash screen in Gimp?

You can use the link above,
with blue underlined lettering.
There you'll find some related information on installing a splash screens.

RMDesigns · **Joined:** Mar 13, 2016 **Posts:** 83

A few of my favorites you're welcome to use.

Larry

Wallace · **Posted:** Sun Oct 02, 2016 11:52 pm **(#10)**

RMDesigns wrote:

A few of my favorites you're welcome to use.

Larry

All very lovely splashes Larry.
I'll definitely add them to my Gimp splash collection.
Thanks.
:bigthup

Kimba · **Posted:** Mon Oct 03, 2016 2:25 am **(#11)**

Thanks RM and Wallace. I now have a different splash everytime I open Gimp.

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Oct 03, 2016 3:46 am **(#12)**

Kimba wrote:

Thanks RM and Wallace. I now have a different splash everytime I open Gimp.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16011

Kimba wrote:

How do I install a new splash screen in Gimp?

In Windows you find it here. Just change it out with one you name the same.
C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\share\gimp\2.0\images

I imagine in Linux its something similar.

Better off to place it in a NEW folder named "splashes" in your .gimp-2.8/ directory.
If it is the only one and is named the same, GIMP will load it all the time.

IF you want different splashes to load randomly just place any image in that "splashes" folder and GIMP will load them randomly. They can be named anything in this case.

RJKD · **Posted:** Mon Oct 03, 2016 7:54 am **(#14)**

That's a lovely splash Pat. I simply put my artwork (all sizes) Portfolio in the splash folder I created and they show at random on start-up perfectly. :yes

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16011

RJKD wrote:

That's a lovely splash Pat. I simply put my artwork (all sizes) Portfolio in the splash folder I created and they show at random on start-up perfectly. :yes

I like to keep the splash images sizes about 2/3rds of my screen so i can watch the startup process.

RMDesigns · **Joined:** Mar 13, 2016 **Posts:** 83

@Pat, Very good splash!

@Kimba, Glad you got your splashes on! :coolthup

@Wallace, Thanks for your comment. I have a very nice splash assortment since adding yours! :jumpclap

Pat625 · **Joined:** May 12, 2015 **Posts:** 4693

RMDesigns & Wallace: Those splash screens are real beauties! Thank you so much for contributing. I'm sure they will be used.

steven8 · **Joined:** Jul 04, 2015 **Posts:** 256

It was time for a new splash screen anyway.

RJKD · **Posted:** Tue Oct 04, 2016 7:58 am **(#19)**

Brilliant steven8 - Rod, when you say screen, I wondered, can I make the actual screen any size or is that dictated by GIMP? Here's my screen size.

Pat625 · **Joined:** May 12, 2015 **Posts:** 4693

Love that Halloween Splash, Steven! Thanks for sharing.

RJKD: Yours looks colorful and intricate. Rod says he keeps his about 2/3 rds of his screen. I will have to experiment with that to see what I like.