Needing Help With Kaleidiscope Settings

[FlutteringBy]

GIMP Version: 2.10.8
Operating System: Windows
GIMP Experience: New User

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Windows 10.....Gimp 2.10.8

Hi All,

Gimp newbie here....

I'm attempting to replicate a super easy picture frame that I used to do in Psp 10, using the kaleidiscope effect.....the psp. kaleidiscope settings are:
Image Area:
- horizontal offset - 0
- vertical offset - 0
- rotation angle - 0
- scale factor - -90

Kaleidiscope settings:
- number of petals - 4
- number of orbits - 0
- radial suction - 0

Edge mode is set to: Repeat

Here is my original image...


This is what it should look like after the kaleidiscope has been applied...


I can get close in Gimp but not close enough...

Any suggestions on how I should set the gimp kaleidiscope to get the same results?....

Many thanks,

[racer-x]

Maybe something like this?

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[FlutteringBy]

Yes racer-x, that's exactly what I was trying to do..... ....



Here's the results....it's just a quick & easy frame that uses the actual image for the colors...

I do appreciate your help, have a great weekend.... ....

[sallyanne]

Cool, didn't know you could do frames with Kaliedescope. Not sure how I got the shape i eventually got but with half of racer's help I did this

Almost got it.

[rich2005]

@sallyanne

I can see the join

Are you using layer offset? Layer -> Transform -> Offset -> By width/2,height/2

eg:

[sallyanne]

No I wasn't. I thought you may see it. I wondered how to get the + into a frame seamlessly
Which is why I put 'almost'.

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Thanks rich, Now I have got it:)

[racer-x]

This is actually a cool way to make a frame. Someone should write a script to automate the this....

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[FlutteringBy]

Looking good sallyanne & racer-x...its a handy little frame to make...

Yes, I've also thought it would make a good script but that's not up my alley... ...

[racer-x]

Patterns like this gold pattern, can also be used to make great frames.

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[sallyanne]

Lovely racer
i had to do another, Is quick when the settings are saved as a preset Flutterby. Almost as quick as a script. Although if you ask dinasset or tran nicely they might do a script for you.

[trandoductin]

I would to a script but kaleidoscope has many options that lets you preview the result before applying so a script it not really useful here to automate all that as users might want to play around with kaleidoscope settings first as it's more flexible to do it manually.

[2-ton]

If not a script, then perhaps a tutorial would be nice???

[racer-x]

1st duplicate the layer and work on the second layer. You can use the settings I posted earlier and save the preset as "Frame". You can tweak it a bit to your liking. Then go to layers\Transform\Offset and click the divide by 2 button. Then delete the middle empty section.

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Here's the ScreenCast tut:

Frame_Tut.mp4.7z

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[FlutteringBy]

Good idea sallyanne...I did save the kaleidiscope settings as a preset....thanks for the suggestion...

Great tut, racer-x...that will help a lot people...

I've still been playing with it....


This is the same image using G'Mic, on the Stained Glass setting...

[teapot]

What a great idea. Thank you for the settings racer-x. Love the stained glass FlutteringBy.

For this go I've gone for simpler corners by setting Centre X to 1 and drawing diagonal lines by hand.

[sallyanne]

Good idea sallyanne...I did save the kaleidiscope settings as a preset....thanks for the suggestion...

Great tut, racer-x...that will help a lot people...

I've still been playing with it....
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This is the same image using G'Mic, on the Stained Glass setting...
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I also found if you do the original frame twice before offsetting it will be thinner

[RJKD]

Thankyou FlutteringBy for this thread, racer-x for the tutorial, 2-ton for asking the question and sallyanne and teapot for your input, I've had great fun so far...

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[nelo]

What a lovely idea for making frames.

[FlutteringBy]

Great suggestions & images everyone... ....

This is one of those tuts that the more you work with it, the more idea's you get... ...and some images will produce a more vibrant frame, like this one....

[teapot]

Really lovely results from everyone

Have stumbled on a frame with more than 4 sides but forgot to keep the source picture