All that playing around trying to blend those two layers together has lead to the possibility of a means to create directional smoke within gimp using Gmic filters.



Thought I'd show the idea by using a candle that has just been blown out

That is amazing he4rty!

Thanks for the Comments, planning a tutorial, just trying to refine the technique but I think this will be the image we will be using.

Waiting for the tutorial, i like the effect and wanna try it out.

Here are lots here to look through while you are waiting. [Gimp Chat Tutorials

Smoke in gimp for me is one of the easiest things to make.

very nice RD.

conbagui - It can be made thinner.
rdgracer71 - I'd be interested in how you created your effect as well.

it's very easy. just draw a line with white. and then use the smudge tool to smear the white line you just drew. if you want to have shading in your smoke you would just need to add some gray to it or black. and just blend it with the smudge tool. you may have to play with the rate and pressure of the smudge tool to find the right setting to get what you are looking for. it's the first way i use to make clouds with when i started with gimp. i just used circle motions to smear the white line. and then i shrink the brush size and make more finer details of the smoke. i added a campfire to this image. just thought i would share it.

Also i just wanted you to know i wasn't trying to take over your thread...

Its nice to know different ways of creating an effect, Besides I stumbled over mine by accident so its most probably not the best of methods but seems to work.

Thanks for sharing your technique.