This filter perfectly emulate the effect of Steampunk Pencil.
Here nobody can't proof me wrong since i just invented the concept of Steampunk Pencil
Anyway this is the
B&W Steampunk Pencil...a Colour Steampunk Pencil will follow soon
Gmic " Steampunk Pencil" by
PhotoComiX, on Flickr
Maybe i should have called Steampunk Sponge because the effect is more close to a sponge then to a pencil, anyway since this filter is based on "pencil" i left the name
Controls1 Size2 Amplitude Control Size and Amplitude of the pencil(exactly as for the built-in "pencil" filter , that is in the "Artistic" Menu of gimp)
3"Steam Pression" control the spreading, the chose is between 4 different preset of the Kuwahara filter)
4 "Lubrification" For lubrification is used a very slight amount of gaussian blur (from 0 to 1.8, default is less than 1, i suggest higher amount only on very large image
5 ) Quick contrast FXOptionally you may call from here some preset to modify the contrast
the FIRST option...is skip and do nothing,
option 2 correspond to apply a Contrast mask
option 3 is the contrary of 2 the mask is used to Boost
option 4 apply a Fast Tone Map preset
option 5 use a personal preset of Local Normalization
option 6 use the default of Local Normalization
6 Add A Painter Touch
For a more "painted and smoot effect" :
it will enable the last 3 sliders allowing to apply "Anistropic Smoothing "
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Possible Request (i mean request that i may satisfy painlessy )
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kuwahara-STEAM PRESSION
You may have noticed that i didn't allow much control on kuwahara (steam pression),
this because i found that only few values give the effects i like (radius of 2 or 3 with 1 or 2 iterations)
BUT if for any reason you would like a broader range of values just let me know, i may do quickly
i may even replace the dropdown list with the original Kuwahara control (Size and iteration)
2 Fast Contrast FX
That basically call preset, if you have some other good preset , i may add it easily
have fun
The filter is already available by refreshing the filters (IF you have my source enabled )