Any idea how to get this effect in GIMP?

I read a topic on how to do it on photoshop and it was by installing a plug-in.. I realy love the effect so if anyone knows how to do it in gimp let me know..

Here's the topic... http://forums.ukcs.net/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=47781

Here's the pic...

Oh, And what does Lock Alpha Channel do?

Forgot to ask that one..

Here you go..
Lock Channels

Hope this helps

As far as that image above goes, it looks like you would have to do a lot of smudging and blurring. Someone else may be able to tell you more...

Okay.. Well does anyone know some realy cool scripts for Gimp then?

something that geeks may use to automatize tasks as all the steps i wrote for a mirrored text FX.
It is a scripting language, may be used to create sort of plugin, that respect to normal plugin (written in C or C+) would have some limits as a very rigid graphic interface (what you see after calling a iteractive script or plugin)and not any chance for a preview

Still people as GnuTux may use script fu to create very cool effects, or to speed up and automatize things that would take ages if done manually

Anyway many prefer now use python, that has also the advantage to be a more commune script language (while script fu is used only by gimp, ...well script fu is a "sub-set" of scheme but even scheme is not much used...for sure much less then python)

Nobody know yet

That is the fractalius plugin and since is a commercial plugin its secrets are not revealed

We did some attempt to replicate the FX (you should be able to trace some related meassages on the Flickr "gimp users" group ) some get even close

But, supposing you use windows, the only way to replicate that would be grab a PS compatible app (XNVIEW as example ) and install there a trial version of that plugin

That would have 30 days to hook you to buy it...

There are many really amazing gimp plugin that have no yet a PS equivalent
But that has not a gimp equivalent

Oh yeh and... does anyone know how to bend text?

Like putting it in a bow or something...

curve bend tool for bending text =)

here is the fractilus filter with red,green and blue layer modes set to screen...and i dodged the eye to make it brighter.but yeah its def the fractilus plugin from Redfield

Filters > Distorts > Curve Bend

this ones a little better, i added some purple flowers in the background =)
this plugin has to be some kind of edge detect filter.

That's a fractalius plugin by Redfields.http://www.redfieldplugins.com/filterFractalius.htm I've thought about buying it, I have 3 or 4 of his other ones.

Sorry, I didn't realize someone pointed that out already.

No problem

Problem is find how get the same effect without buy it
I know Fencepost try something 'if i am not wrong he even create a gimpimpressioniost preset somehow related

But i can`t check i hope he will see the topic...for the rest i get some luck to get similar FX but i could not replicate easily ...sometimes works sometimes not

that would be sooo cool to have that effect in GIMPs plugin sheet! =)

I have the Fractalius plug-in and it is great. I would love to achieve the same effects manually. This filter has many variables and abilities to it, duplicating it would be difficult at best. Please note that if anyone could do it, Fencepost would be one of the few who could do it!