Manhattan City

2-ton · **Posted:** Sun Mar 09, 2014 9:25 pm **(#61)**

Molly, I did do a photo like you suggested. But I wanted to try and see if I could use the map to globe filter to do it…It is just very difficult to know how the ratio of the size of the people to the size of the layer will let the people look good while still looking slightly out of proportion as if they were actually inside the globe and the globe was making them look a bit warped, lol.
Here is the one I did for a friend, it is the bubble brush method you suggest…I used the curve/bend to make glinda look a bit less flat.

Graechan · **Posted:** Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:15 pm **(#62)**

This time I thought I'd select 'keep the layers' and darken my blur layer, then I put an outer glow around the sphere

Issabella · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2014 7:04 am **(#63)**

Hello, I've been thinking about how I made a perfect sphere without almost distort in its centre. Is that what you need when there are object inside? Besides, This method admits transparency. If so, I went to filters - generic - MathMap - distort - Sphere. This works very well.

Dalia · **Joined:** Dec 10, 2013 **Posts:** 1004

Another beautiful outcome - look at that! Shadow and all! You are very good Issabella. :bigthup

Issabella · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:54 am **(#65)**

Thank you Dalia, try it with MathMap. If you can't make it, I'll explain it in a short tut. :jumpclap

Erisian · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2014 4:23 pm **(#66)**

I thought I would have another go at this.

AnMal · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2014 4:36 pm **(#67)**

issabella: i like your mathmap sphere, looks really nice with the flowers.

erisian: that's a beautiful picture! i want to walk into that bubble when i come to england.

Erisian · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2014 4:46 pm **(#68)**

AnMal wrote:

erisian: that's a beautiful picture! i want to walk into that bubble when i come to england.

It only appears every now and then so hopefully it will be there when you come.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Very cool Aris

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

2-ton wrote:

Molly, I did do a photo like you suggested. But I wanted to try and see if I could use the map to globe filter to do it…It is just very difficult to know how the ratio of the size of the people to the size of the layer will let the people look good while still looking slightly out of proportion as if they were actually inside the globe and the globe was making them look a bit warped, lol.
Here is the one I did for a friend, it is the bubble brush method you suggest…I used the curve/bend to make glinda look a bit less flat.

I like that 2-ton, it looks nice.

2-ton · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:11 pm **(#71)**

Great one, Eris! It's almost alien looking, yet inviting…it really pulls you in! come into my parlor, said the spider to the fly, lol.

Issabella · **Posted:** Tue Mar 11, 2014 3:15 am **(#72)**

Thanks AnMal, you are very kind.
Erisan, your last outcome is so attractive. You manage to achieve all you do! well done! :clap

Issabella · **Posted:** Tue Mar 11, 2014 3:18 am **(#73)**

Molly, magic outcome! I love it!

Erisian · **Posted:** Tue Mar 11, 2014 3:40 am **(#74)**

Thanks everyone. At the end, I used levels, Hue/saturation and sharpen on the bubble layer to make it stand out more.

Akros · **Joined:** Jan 10, 2013 **Posts:** 863

Hi Issabella!
Thanks for the tutorial!
Nice effect! :tyspin

Issabella · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2014 2:54 am **(#76)**

Thanks to you Akros. It's a pleasure for me to share my little knowledge about the possibilities of Gimp, in this marvellous Gimp-Chat Group. :tyspin

khaimera · **Joined:** May 15, 2014 **Posts:** 1

Cant wait to try this one. Thank you for posting it

trandoductin · **Posted:** Thu May 15, 2014 6:36 pm **(#78)**

butchart gardens. Very sweet looking effect. Thanks for showing us with your tutorial!

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The sphere map object is just too cool
so i selected many different squares, copy and paste in position and sphere mapped.

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trandoductin · **Posted:** Thu May 15, 2014 7:16 pm **(#79)**

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buddha features

2-ton · **Posted:** Thu May 15, 2014 7:22 pm **(#80)**

One of my favorite tutorials!!! Such an impressive effect but not too hard to do.