Pixel Stretch tutorial

[Gms9810]

neat effect, I got the pdf, thanks.

[he4rty]

So had a play with my welded image, duplicated the layer and then ran FX Foundry's Amazing Circles twice, started to look magnified so I ran the Iwarp filter to bulge image then added my magnifying glass I'd made a while ago now.

[Oregonian]

That's really very cool, he4rty. Thank you for trying my tutorial.

[molly]

[alc59]

I like it, thanks O

[Oregonian]

Thank you for trying my tutorial Molly and alc59. Very nice results from both of you.

[alc59]

Using it for a frame is a good idea O
wish it had been sunny yesterday instead of overcast

[Oregonian]

That's sooooo pretty. Your frame really sets off that fall color.

[Oregonian]

Using it for a frame is a good idea O
wish it had been sunny yesterday instead of overcast

Here, I'll make the sun shine for you through the clouds.

[AnMal]

O: good tutorial and fun and useful effect, thank you!
everyone : your results are so much fun to see, you've all done your own thing with it!

i had been thinking of a frame for this picture anyway (it's a photo of a mughal style mosaic wall, run through samj's psychedelic colours filter), so my idea was the same as alc59's. then i couldn't resist giving the frame more of a pattern too, so i rippled the stripes - think i like that one better, but that's probably because i'm such a hopeless pattern junkie.

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pixel stretch frame2.png (534.52 KiB) Viewed 1822 times

i found something funny just now: if you run the stripes through samj's metallic colours filter you get a rather credible fabric texture:

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[Oregonian]

The frames set off the image beautifully and I really like your rippled one. Looks good with the subject matter.

It's really great seeing the different ways you all are using the tutorial.

[Oregonian]

i found something funny just now: if you run the stripes through samj's metallic colours filter you get a rather credible fabric texture:

Great idea AnMal. We can upholster the furniture in the Gimp Chat chat lounge with it.

[AnMal]

O: exactly ! that looks just like a swatch sample from an upholsterer's catalogue.

[he4rty]

So had another play, and what with everyone trying out picture frames, thought I'd have ago with an idea.

On the image in the frame I done the pixel stretch, then draw a path from left to right, using this script Sample Gradient along a Path I created a gradient from the pixel stretch image. I then ran this script Moulded Picture Frame using the newly created gradient.
I then inverted the coulors of the frame and added a new inverted layer mode set to overlay just to slightly brighten the whole image.

[Erisian]

That is really nice he4rty. I love the pattern.

[Oregonian]

he4rty, what you did sounds very complicated. I love your outcome though.

[he4rty]

he4rty, what you did sounds very complicated. I love your outcome though.

Not really its only a matter of running two scripts.

[akky]

Just had to do it

[Graechan]

Thought I would use Pixel-strech to create a colorful frame

[molly]

Those are very nice Graechan. My frame script doesn't seem to be working anymore, I was trying to do the same thing with mine.