Bottle cap images

[mahvin]

I never thought of Droste as an option, it's a lot quicker than using the shapes script.

[BunnyBooBows]

Ive read all the replies, but I have a few questions if anyone could help me out.

I have a template for GIMP that I have bought. I know how to resize, copy & paste, push the image behind the template to see the circle and not extra image. This works great for any white back ground.
But I want to make the bottle caps that have cool polka dot borders, or a cool shape in the middle with the image inside that shape, and then other colors around that.
I also cannot figure out for he life of me how to write on bottle caps. Not just for ABC's, but just sayings.

Can anyone help me before i go crazyy

[lylejk]

Try writing your text above your template using white, then, on your template run bumpmap filter (invert setting) then go from there w.r.t. the blending.

[2-ton]

in general, it's all about layers. Once you learn the ins and outs of layers, you can do soooo much!

[Rod]

Here is my template i use.(made in Inkscape)


This person is trying to make circle images for the bottle caps (print them out), not the bottlecap shape.

Feel free to download and use my template however you wish folks.

[mahvin]

I enjoyed the Inkscape tutorial that Rod posted here, so I wanted to see how well I could duplicate it using just GIMP. I have to admit I was somewhat impressed with the Shapes Path tools and only 6 layers (would only be 4 layers if I hadn't added my own little spin to it). I also used dd's bevel script for the top cap circle.

[Rod]

Now that looks pretty nifty.Gives the impression a bottle opener was used on it.
Kudos Mahvin!

[mahvin]

Yeah, I am still trying to add the crease and have it look like a crease (bent area). Trying with difference mode.

[Rod]

I think the first one was actually closer.
Though usually if you pop a bottle with an opener the cap gets one distorted or twisted up area.
Sort of like a bent in from underneath dent on the flanges in a small area.

Well maybe we are dealing with twist offs?

[mahvin]

Yes, I was thinking the same thing. I'm just not good at replicating those kind of effects, but it's fun trying.

[Rod]

I created another larger bottlecap template.
The gradient at the bottom (color), is a little off, but it will still work.

Bottlecap template created in Inkscape.
1455x1455 300 dpi.

Bottlecap_Large.png (343.63 KiB) Viewed 2205 times

SVG

Bottlecap.zip

Bottlecap SVG file.

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[mahvin]

Finally got around to finishing my GIMP version bottlecap:



Not bad for an Inkscape imitation!

[Rod]

That's pretty darn good if you ask me.

[mahvin]

Now I got the whole she-bang, beer bottle, label, and bottlecap, hahaha... awesome.



Bottlecap, at a larger size:

[Oregonian]