Show off your Night-time ideals here

TeaMouse · **Joined:** Jan 01, 2026 **Posts:** 673

Like the Buffalo images, very cool!

sallyanne · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2026 5:24 am **(#22)**

I like your "We Never Sleep" pic. Gave me a lol too

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2026 4:43 pm **(#23)**

TeaMouse wrote:

Like the Buffalo images, very cool!

Thanks TeaMouse!
:hi5

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Tue Aug 11, 2026 5:36 am **(#24)**

Full moon at Uluru.

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2026 12:36 am **(#25)**

Trying out a new Wilber design.

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TeaMouse · **Joined:** Jan 01, 2026 **Posts:** 673

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Frame for 4" x 7" @127Ppi - PNG

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TeaMouse · **Joined:** Jan 01, 2026 **Posts:** 673

Wallace wrote:

Trying out a new Wilber design.

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viewtopic.php?f=11&t=22833&p=304677#p304654

Very, Very Nice.

download/file.php?id=84705

Wallace · **Posted:** Sat Aug 15, 2026 9:26 pm **(#28)**

TeaMouse wrote:

Wallace wrote:

Trying out a new Wilber design.
[attachment=0]https://gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=22833&p=304677#p304654

Very, Very Nice.
download/file.php?id=84705

Thank You, TeaMouse!
:jumpclap

I also think your work is very, very nice,
and I agree that framing can emphasize the artwork,
giving it a nice finished look.

TeaMouse · **Joined:** Jan 01, 2026 **Posts:** 673

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Another form of Night-Time Art.

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 2026 11:58 am **(#30)**

TeaMouse wrote:

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Another form of Night-Time Art.

Nice!

Wallace · **Posted:** Sun Aug 23, 2026 8:08 pm **(#31)**

"Night on Black",
with a sweet frame.

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oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Sun Aug 23, 2026 11:27 pm **(#32)**

Wallace - that is an absolute gem, love it.

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Aug 24, 2026 12:19 am **(#33)**

oldmangrumpy wrote:

Wallace - that is an absolute gem,
love it.

Thanks, OMG! I appreciate that.
Funny thing is, it was actually very simple to create,
it just looks complex.
:jumpclap

TeaMouse · **Joined:** Jan 01, 2026 **Posts:** 673

Can I pinch your Frame ??

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Aug 24, 2026 5:45 am **(#35)**

TeaMouse wrote:

Can I pinch your Frame ??

Yes, of course you can.
:jumpclap

Issabella · **Posted:** Mon Aug 24, 2026 9:53 am **(#36)**

Wallace, I love your outcome. What your steps were? Is it complicated? Could you please, to give your guide? Thank you so much.

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Aug 24, 2026 11:06 am **(#37)**

Issabella wrote:

Wallace, I love your outcome.
What your steps were? Is it complicated?
Could you please, to give your guide?
Thank you so much.

Thank you very much Issa!
:jumpclap

It was fairly simple to do,
there really wasn't mush to it.

A black background with a soft white brush, hardness of .025,
used to freehand most of the main detail.

I used a few paths to first establish the waterline and railing and for the lamp post.
Once the water line was there,
I filled in the rest.

I kept the brush at size between 1 and 3 throughout,
with opacity set to about 50-60% and began to freehand.

The clone tool was also used as well,
to reproduce the ground textures
made with a Bristle and Grunge brush and some of the buildings.

The buildings were simply made by stroking lines at right angles to each other.
The clone tool helped to distribute these building to both sides.

No filters were used,
except for some noise and gaussian blur to the moon's yellow glow.

This kind of render is also very forgiving,
or easy to correct and edit,
due to it mainly being just white and black.

It's pretty much a straightforward rendering,
with no special tools or filters required.

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Edit: I made this quick one,
that didn't take very long.
I made about 5 buildings with windows and cloned them to make the city buildings.
Everything else was done freehand.
I did however, use the Ripple filter for the water reflection,
And the blur filter for the moon's glow.

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TeaMouse · **Joined:** Jan 01, 2026 **Posts:** 673

Nice!

Issabella · **Posted:** Tue Aug 25, 2026 1:00 am **(#39)**

Thank you so much Wallace, your help and guide are excellent. I will try to do that effect.
The outcomes are very attractive :coolthup

Wallace · **Posted:** Tue Aug 25, 2026 1:25 pm **(#40)**

TeaMouse wrote:

Nice!

Thanks you TeaMouse!
:smiley2

Issabella wrote:

Thank you so much Wallace,
your help and guide are excellent.
I will try to do that effect.
The outcomes are very attractive
:coolthup

Thank you, Issa.
I'm sure with your GIMP skills,
you'll be able to recreate this style with ease.

Keeping it simple with a limited color palette is the basic idea.
And the rest is left up to your imagination.
:tyspin