Packing multiple sprites

Esper · **Joined:** Jul 17, 2012 **Posts:** 2769

great stuff, lyle !
you wouldnt even expect, this was done with Gimp :bigthup

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12775

Thanks Esper; still having fun. lol

Click the image for it's Flickr.

Graechan · **Posted:** Mon Jun 24, 2013 9:12 pm **(#23)**

Lyle I'm glad to see your Imagination and Davids brilliance has paid off with this update

Esper · **Joined:** Jul 17, 2012 **Posts:** 2769

Chris F wrote:

Hehe...i think i have a new playground for text effects... :mrgreen:

Chris your leaf text is really stunning
would fit in a childrens book for learning

AnMal · **Posted:** Tue Jun 25, 2013 12:04 am **(#25)**

aaaawww, i don't want to go to work!!! i want to play with the pack sprites filter :gaah

Chris F · **Posted:** Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:16 am **(#26)**

Arrggh...i`m not on my own PC and i can`t update the gmic filters online. :cry

Can someone share the very actual gmic plugin-file for windows xp 32? (is it just the gmic_gimp.exe ?)
I use the portable gimp version cause i have no rights to install.

ZondeR · **Joined:** Oct 21, 2012 **Posts:** 13

Hi Chris,

i managed to unpack gmic_gimp.exe, there were some files in it, I put them there:
http://ovh.to/5EYjPcV

Is that what you wanted?

Chris F · **Posted:** Tue Jun 25, 2013 2:43 am **(#28)**

Hey great! Ok, i see...these are the actual files for the exe?
But i dont know how to create the new gmic_gimp.exe from it.

Do i need a software like this: http://sourceforge.net/projects/compexe/ ?

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16008

Nice effect David!

This should make creating PhotoFonts and wordclouds much easier. :bigthup

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Chris...I love that leaf text...I don't know how you did it though... :oops:

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16008

This is pretty fun.

Chris how did you get the sprites to overlap? Did you use spacing at a negative number?

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16008

Got it!

Chris F · **Posted:** Tue Jun 25, 2013 7:45 am **(#33)**

Yes, i set a negative number and i use two different layers.
Then a little bit shadow, that`s it.
The only thing what is not optimal was that some leafs are cut off.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16008

Thanks Chris.

I tried another with a -7 overlap and six layers (plus a letter mask bg).
Also added GC Shadow layer. :bigthup

Chris F · **Posted:** Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:01 am **(#35)**

The things what we can do with this filter is this:
http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutoria ... -biothemes

or this:
http://www.photoshopstar.com/text-effec ... xt-effect/

Ronounours · **Joined:** Jan 03, 2011 **Posts:** 1656

Fantastic Chris !
Well done too Rod !

Chris F · **Posted:** Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:03 am **(#37)**

These are not my own graphics. Not today.... :hehe

Oregonian · **Posted:** Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:07 am **(#38)**

I'm having poor luck. I end up with separate layers and they're all jammed together. I used your settings David and I still have a mess. I've attached a zipped xcf file that has copies of the original layers, the processed layers and a screenshot of the settings I used.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

I tried it with those settings too and mine doesn't come out right either. Must be something we are both doing wrong. I made three separate layers and put a different word in each layer and only two of the names came out and just two letters of the third name.

alc59 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:42 am **(#40)**