This script is fun. Be sure to experiment with the settings. I see there are install instructions for Linux but it's not just for Linux; it will work in Windows - .scm extension.

http://registry.gimp.org/node/25078

Both of the images below were scaled smaller.

Original puppy image here. I checked colored background for this one. It brings up the Colorify filter.



Original large dog image here.

Excellent. I've been waiting for a chalk & charcoal script. Must play ...

Thanks O; just tried it and do like it. Can do a pretty good job of mimicking the Jack Daniels Commercial look.

Nice script, thanks for the share!

I rather like the way this image came out:

That turned out really great, Mike.

Very nice script.
I use Lil Inkpots charcoal filter most of the time, but this one does a nice job also.

One thing i would like seen added to the filter is a layer mode setting.So you can get the colors too.
Here is one from Lil Inkpots charcoal filter with the layer mode set to soft light.

wow cool effect !
anyone know the correspondent manual steps
( i try to look the code... but ...well i get lost i don't know script fu sufficently to figure out exactly what the script does and how)