BLEND - GRADIENT TOOL

gimper66 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 01, 2022 8:00 am **(#1)**

this is a result obtained with photoshop, can we also get that with gimp or with Gmic ?!
https://youtu.be/4YmkOomkD0I
link to the photoshop example

AdmFubar · **Joined:** Sep 26, 2015 **Posts:** 72

You prolly can do this in Krita.

sallyanne · **Posted:** Thu Dec 01, 2022 11:19 pm **(#3)**

Can it be done with a brush using gradient? Haven't got time right now to try it out.

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Thu Dec 01, 2022 11:22 pm **(#4)**

Yes, you can do it in Gimp. In this 'quickie' version I used three 'favourite' filters - Path Blend, Generate Intermediate Paths and Stroke Visible Paths.

sallyanne · **Posted:** Fri Dec 02, 2022 2:09 am **(#5)**

wtg OMG.Tut plese!

sallyanne · **Posted:** Sat Dec 03, 2022 4:02 am **(#6)**

Looks like OMG has it. This is what it looks like just stroking a path with a gradient. Could prolly do a much better job using different dynamics.

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Sat Dec 03, 2022 7:13 pm **(#7)**

Just looking at options with Path Blend script in preparation for the tutorial/helper document requested above by Sallyanne; whenever I go back to using this script from Rob A, I am always amazed at its capability and flexibility. Here is something I knocked up using an SVG gradient, and then turned it into a brush, for a mandala of course.

sallyanne · **Posted:** Sat Dec 03, 2022 9:58 pm **(#8)**

very nice

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Tue Dec 06, 2022 2:23 am **(#9)**

@Sallyanne - you asked above for a 'tutorial'. I have produced and attached below what is more of a descriptive 'helper' document, but which should allow you to create something like the images that are subject of this thread. Hope it is useful for you. Any problems, please let me know.

If you need the Path Blend script, also let me know and I will post it. Ofnuts plug-ins are available at https://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-t ... s/scripts/

gimper66 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 06, 2022 3:31 am **(#10)**

old man grumpy, that's a very well documented explanation, thanks for that.
would it also be possible to post here the three necessary blend scripts so that anyone interested can download them if needed. (so myself )
thanks in advance,gimper66

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Tue Dec 06, 2022 3:46 am **(#11)**

@Gimper66 - here are your script and plug-ins as requested.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

gimper66 wrote:

old man grumpy, that's a very well documented explanation, thanks for that.
would it also be possible to post here the three necessary blend scripts so that anyone interested can download them if needed. (so myself )
thanks in advance,gimper66

Best to refer to source if still maintained, so that you get updates & fixes.

rich2005 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2603

ofnuts wrote:

Best to refer to source if still maintained, so that you get updates & fixes.

RobA's site http://www.silent9.com/incoming/scripts/ - gone
You can still get it via the internet archive site. Was it backed up on the gimpscripts site ? Can't remember.

Ofnuts site(s) ( suprised he did not plug them )
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-pa ... s/scripts/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-to ... s/scripts/

PixLab · **Posted:** Tue Dec 06, 2022 10:17 pm **(#14)**

rich2005 wrote:

RobA's site http://www.silent9.com/incoming/scripts/ - gone
Was it backed up on the gimpscripts site ? Can't remember.

Not yet, it says "soon" on gimpscripts https://www.gimpscripts.net/p/gimpscript.html

link to wayback machine for those interested https://web.archive.org/web/20211019124 ... g/scripts/

gimper66 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 08, 2022 6:53 am **(#15)**

omg,
this is a great tutorial with a fantastic outcome.
not to mention thanks to the path blend scripts, congratulations also to those who wrote the scripts. (they are sometimes forgotten)
this is a first attempt, now we can experiment further.
gimper66

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Thu Dec 08, 2022 6:29 pm **(#16)**

Gimper66 - thank you. You are right, it is all about experimentation; the gold urn below was created just using multiple Path Blends.

gimper66 · **Posted:** Fri Dec 09, 2022 7:18 am **(#17)**

Issabella · **Posted:** Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:06 am **(#18)**

OMG, Thanks a lot for your tutorial. A helpful guide to start.
Gimper's the nice results made me to do a try, too. Thanks.