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Sun Sep 02, 2012 9:06 am
very nice job 2-ton. You can almost see through it.
Sun Sep 02, 2012 11:18 am
2-ton wrote:Finally got this done! I thought I was messing up, but it all worked perfectly in the end! This was a very easy to follow tutorial the way it was written and with the screen shots.
![Image](http://www.gimpchat.com/files/147_shiny_ball.jpg)
Lovely work 2-Ton. It was a very easy tutorial and well written.
Sun Sep 02, 2012 11:47 am
Nice work 2-ton.
for those still playing with the tutorial can I just add that the layers Lighten, Addition and shadow can all have the opacity sliders adjusted so you can change the amount of gloss anf shadow on the ball.
Sun Sep 02, 2012 12:25 pm
Had to try another one.
![hee hee :hehe](./images/smilies/hihi.gif)
Sun Sep 02, 2012 12:37 pm
That is very cool with the two colors. Is that a gradient?
Sun Sep 02, 2012 12:44 pm
hee hee, just swirl the colors, O, and it's a bowling ball or marble. I should try to make a reflection, I've actually forgotten how...eek. I first learned to do reflections using a gradient color to transparent, but I think there is a layer mask way that is better.
Sun Sep 02, 2012 12:47 pm
molly wrote:That is very cool with the two colors. Is that a gradient?
Yes, it's a radial gradient.
Sun Sep 02, 2012 3:23 pm
thanks for sharing the tutorial, he4rty! i agree with what everyone says, it was well written and easy to follow - even a half-idiot like me could do it, hehe
my ball looks a little like a bowling ball, but i was trying to recreate a bead i never bought while we still had a bead store in town and still dream of. if i could figure out how to add a nice semi-transparent effect to this, i'd be close. any tips, people?
![glossy ball1.png](./download/file.php?id=6270&sid=405d5ea3d487967f93ab28b897d38c9f)
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Sun Sep 02, 2012 3:56 pm
I guess a person can get carried away with this. Just too many colors and textures to try. The blue one didn't take on enough shine. I would like to correct that if anyone has any ideas. (either to make it more transparent or shinier)
![Image](http://www.gimpchat.com/files/145_glossy-star%20ball.png)
Sun Sep 02, 2012 7:59 pm
Hi Molly,
With regards to the blue ball the only thing I can suggest is I suspect you created it from scratch making all the layers again, therefore I think that when you have added the lens flare it was in the wrong position hence why the ball doesn't look as shiny.
Other than that the colours are really nice.
Sun Sep 02, 2012 10:32 pm
Sun Sep 02, 2012 10:48 pm
rdgracer71,
![Clapping & jumping :jumpclap](./images/smilies/041.gif)
Wow, that is really good, like the shadow and the reflection both really well done.
Sun Sep 02, 2012 11:06 pm
he4rty wrote:rdgracer71,
![Clapping & jumping :jumpclap](./images/smilies/041.gif)
Wow, that is really good, like the shadow and the reflection both really well done.
thanks...hey can you tell me of a good snow globe Tutorial...could i just use this one and make a good snow globe effect with it....if anyone knows how to do this i hope you respond soon ....lol..i got a friend who wants me to do a snow globe for them....i will check back in a few...
Sun Sep 02, 2012 11:25 pm
thought id give this a try
very good tutorial !
i had a problem with step 2 - that didnt work at first, because the white layer had no alpha channel
![Esper.png](./download/file.php?id=6279&sid=405d5ea3d487967f93ab28b897d38c9f)
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Sun Sep 02, 2012 11:40 pm
I know there are snow globe tutorials out there somewhere, because I saw one years ago. It had animation added so it was snowing inside the globe
Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:19 am
i re did the Glossy Ball Tutorial and changed a few things and here is what i came up with...this is a work in progress for me. just wanted to share...my first attempt at a snow globe....
Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:41 am
You're doing some fantastic stuff there rdgracer71. I like your pool ball too Esper.
Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:48 am
Erisian wrote:You're doing some fantastic stuff there rdgracer71. I like your pool ball too Esper.
thanks .....i just tried a animation of my snow globe..it didn't work.
![Frown :(](./images/smilies/icon_frown.gif)
so back to the drawing board on that one....
Mon Sep 03, 2012 3:35 am
Esper wrote:i had a problem with step 2 - that didnt work at first, because the white layer had no alpha channel
Apart from the background layer, all new layers have an alpha channel by default. Did you accidently remove it?
Mon Sep 03, 2012 3:47 am
rdgracer71 wrote:i re did the Glossy Ball Tutorial and changed a few things and here is what i came up with...this is a work in progress for me. just wanted to share...my first attempt at a snow globe....
![Image](http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa302/davidtbone/snowglobe22.jpg)
Very nice job, rdgracer71, here it is with snow.
To make this, use your scissor tool to make a selection around the globe, then run Fence Posts animated snow. The settings I used are below.
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