I was snooping around at tutorials and came acroos this one. I tried to emulate it in GIMP but was unsuccessful. Does anyone have any ideas how to do this in GIMP??
here is the link to the photoshop tutorial :
http://pixelpusher.us/keef/ruffles/


Thanks all that contribute.

Liana

I played with the ripple filter and a gray and white gradient set as bilinear, and triangular wave. The gradient layer was set to multiply mode and merged with the "ruffles" layer.

I used a rectangle filled with color and used the perspective tool to shape it.

This is just an idea to play with. Perhaps someone else could come up with something better.

Still playing with it, trying to get it to look like fabric ruffling. I hate sewing ruffles! Gimping them is easier.

That last one looks like a Lampshade O

And it doesn't let me view webpage, I'll see if I can do something Like O in a few

I wonder if stroking a wave path with the bar gradient , and then Perspective tool would produce this?
It would have to be a pretty wide stroke i imagine.

Well that might work
My idea would be to use OfNut's Ribbon Script, and it all depends on how well Ripple will work from there

I love it Is that gonna be your new O in your sig?
Looks a bit Christmasy though :/ (something tells me it was), but you could change the Pattern on the O to something more like what you have and add the lights again, and your Shade and it would look really cool.

Is this better, Willy?

Rod? And yeah thats cool
You gonna use that?

Fixed. Sorry, Willy, was dancing with a lampshade on my head and my mind was elsewhere.

It is fine, doesn't matter to me I figured it was some sort of Reference to Rod being Nit Picky sometimes or something

I can't help but laugh everytime I see that Lampshaded O

O had the right idea about using ripple.

I found the PS tutorial a little overbearing on the use of waves. I figured if the user knows how many ruffle panels they want, why not duplicate one set x number of times, and use IWarp minimally on each ruffle panel layer to offset the shaping to make each ruffle unique?

Using O's idea with bi-linear gradient shading, you can make a few large or a lot of small ruffles.

To obtain this, open a fairly large (decent sized) pattern. Small patterns are fine, but lose detail, when using this process.

Duplicate the original pattern. You should now have two exact copies of the pattern.

Create a new white layer (top most) change its mode to multiply.

Apply the bi-linear gradient (black and white) using repeat triangular wave, apply a short horizontal gradient. You can hold CTRL key when setting the gradient path to keep it perfectly horizontal (the gradient path) from the edge of your image.

If the spacing is too short, undo, and make your gradient path a little longer (undo and redo the gradient path until you are satisfied with the results).



Now Merge the gradient layer down and right click to make sure it has an alpha channel ("Add Alpha Channel"). You can also turn off the bottom layer so its no longer visible.

Layer - Scale Layer (reduce the scale at least by half, or 2/3rd) this is why it's important to start out with a fairly large pattern.

Right click the duplicate layer and Layer to Image Size.

Now run Ripple (Filters - Distorts - Ripple). There is no "ONE SIZE FITS ALL" parameter because it totally depends on how many gradient ripples you made, how large your image is, and how you want your ripples to fit the gradient wave. I strongly recommend you move your image view to a corner (any corner will do) and adjust period, amplitude, and phase shift by eye.



Now all that is left is how many ruffle layers do you want? 4? 6? 2 rows of 2 or 2 rows of 3. The choice is yours. Duplicate the layer to represent the number of ruffles you want, don't forget to add the existing layer into the count. Use the Move tool to adjust each layer to the proper place in the image. Just remember to keep the top ruffle layers at the top of the dialog.

Now, keep top row layers at the top, bottom row layers at the bottom of your layer dialog. You can now select each ruffle layer and apply IWarp (Filters - Distorts - IWarp) and minimally enhance each layer using the Move option (set the deform radius high to around 50). If you don't like your IWarp results, just reset it and start over.

I also added transparent layers in between rows of ruffles for shading, which is using the airbrush with a fuzzy brush on black, and reduce the opacity of the layer to mimic shadows.

Result: (pattern provided by Oregonian)

Beautiful mahvin!!! I love your ruffles.

Hey

Everyone did great. I will try all the suggestions on here. This is why I ask for help on this forum. There is always someone or many that can come up with an idea or ideas. Lots for me to learn and never thought of the ripple filter.

@mahvin hehehe well I would not blame you for your thoughts on the tutorial. Lets just say most from that 'group' tend to act that way. *sigh* Anyways, that is why I love this group.

Liana

tried this b/4 mahv's directions...so this will be my experimental try on my own, lol


ok...ruffles done following Mahv's directions.

Ok I goe to use the ripple filter and it ripples just the pattern inside not on the outside. I tried select all and that did not help. Am I missing a step??

Liana

I used mahvin's idea of iWarping the edges. I think I could have done more to it, but this is kind of a cool filter anyway. I made the gradient, then MathMap > Distorts > Miniplanet. I'm thinking this would make a cool award rosette. The kind with a button in the middle saying what the award is for.

This one is way too large, but it's a start. I also thought of the ruffled collar a clown wears. Also in Distorts, there's a flag one that makes waves.

Liana, you may need to add some canvas and then layer to image size. I'm not sure where you are when you are doing that.

Yes. Like O said you need the pattern to be smaller than the image and have transparency around it, and make the layer to image size so that ripple effects the outside edges of your pattern.

Don't use the Scale tool or (Image - Scale Image), use Layer - Scale Layer.