I brought a stitching brush/tube over from PSP but it looks like crap in GIMP. Works great in PSP, though. Too bad I don't care to use PSP. Meh!

O:

You could use a brush of that shape and toss it into the tutorial and get that look. That is why I posted the tutorial, it's not limited to text, you can use shapes and patterns as well.

@ O. Looks pretty good.

I tried your tut out Mahvin. Thanks!!

Liana

It's not perfect because I used the free select tool in a hurry, so the leaf detail is a bit jagged. The edges could also use a bit of softening up.

Let me know what you think, O. But I like very much the draping look you got going for wrinkles and such.

That looks really good, mahv. I need to do your tut so I can see what's happening and see if I can use your suggestion along with the tut and the displacement ... (I think my head is whirling with all of this.)

I upgraded the example in my last post. Softened the edges a bit more.

I like it. Looks better.

Thanks mahvin.
I think I am going to have to leave it for a while cuz It boggles my mind. I can't understand it at all. I don't think I will ever understand all these scripts, plug-ins, codes etc......I appreciate your reply..... I will just have to use the G'MIC as is for now........

Molly:

Actually, it is quite simple, once you grasp it. Unfortunately, you have to tough it out, if you want to understand it bad enough.

It's just cutting and pasting. The only BIG deal is finding the right file in the location that G'MIC recognizes the files it uses = .gmic (for filters) .gmic_faves (for presets).

What's a filter? A filter is the gibberish code that actually performs an action. All the options you see in G'MIC folders are filters. Filters created by users, like me, PC, and others will need to be placed in the .gmic file.

What's a preset? A preset is all the numerical input you see on the sliders, and radio buttons, and toggle boxes, etc., when you use a filter. A preset differs from a filter in that it doesn't perform any actions, it just sets up the settings for the filter to perform the actions. Presets require being placed in .gmic_faves and it is more strict in how you use it.

The filter proposed for this plaid thread is fairly simple to achieve. First find where your .gmic folder is located, open it with an editor. Copy the code shown in this post, and paste it into .gmic, then save. Open G'MIC, and it should now be in the user filter list as "My first filter". That sums up the entire tutorial and isn't really all that complicated.

If you are using Windows, .gmic usually resides in your Users/Appdata folder. It is a hidden file, so you will need to turn on the option to be able to see them. There is ONE EXCEPTION: if you have never created a .gmic file, by activating a filter in G'MIC, you will not see the .gmic file because it does not yet exist. You'll know you are in the right location if you see the definition file (looks like: .gmic_defxxxx) the x's represent the version of G'MIC you are currently using.

I want to encourage you to at least try, because that is how we learn to overcome the obstacles.

Keeping trying Molly and O.
That looks great Mahvin.

I made one more today thought I would add it. Feeling blah so I did not do much feeling better now. I madea few more plaids and this 'quilting.

Liana

Molly got her .gmic file set up, when she is ready we are doing presets next.

Many thanks to you Mahvin and all your patience.

As you said, it was hard to find. For anyone who is using Windows, (mine is Windows 7), it is in your users AppaData /Roaming file.
I would not have found it in a hundred years.

You will notice in that folder you will see all your previous G'MIC versions. That is where you place your .gmic file.

I'll second that Molly. Mahvin is extremely patient, even with mac users LOL..I thank you as well Mahvin.

speaking of the stitching on the quilting, I cannot get the large stiches to work. I tried it over and over and I get these tiny little stitches that you can hardly see. I even went to path, then from path. I put my settings exactly the way "O" had hers set in her post. I just can't understand why it won't stitch with the large stiches....... HELP!!

Here is an image of how I have it set but I don't see on there where it shows what I selected, which is the long dashes.

It shows you have selected Long Dashes which is correct.

Here is the image I posted and yours - the settings are the same.

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After trying it over and over with the same settings I went up and changed the line width to 4 and then it worked. I don't know why and it is just another mystery to make me more crazy. Anyway, here are my first plaids....

Bee-yoo-ti-ful! Great job, Molly!

I think the stitching might have looked tiny because your image is large. The width setting needs to accommodate the size of the image.

It looks great Molly.

Liana

You may be right "O". We will see what happens the next time.....

Thanks "O" and Lianam.......

Found this font here at daFont.


I thought it might be interesting to play with. I merged the black text layer down to a white one and used a Gaussian blur of 8.

Then filled the top layer with a pattern.

Filters > Map > Bump Map and used these settings.


Here are my results. Someone else may come up with a better way to do it.