Sam's {Gimp} Tutorials™

[meanlilbrooks]

Hey I'm Sam...if you didn't know:P
I decided I'd make a tutorial on some colorings.
I only have one right now but I'll be adding more later.
Sooooo...let's get started. :]




And oh yeah if you see something of mine you'd like me to show you how
to do just fill out this form.


form:
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what would you like to know:






Coloring One (http://www.mymostwanted.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2778734&postcount=2)

[meanlilbrooks]

Okay....so we're gonna go from this (http://i43.tinypic.com/2wmjac8.jpg) to this (http://i40.tinypic.com/33ts221.jpg).

Color---Color Balance:
Shadows: 5, -17, -12
Midtones: 57, 62, 80
Highlights: -12, -16, -20


Color---Curves:
first (http://i40.tinypic.com/2vhvxjq.jpg)
second (http://i39.tinypic.com/2l8kf0y.jpg)
third (http://i41.tinypic.com/v45j7d.jpg)
fourth (http://i41.tinypic.com/a09ypv.jpg)

try to get it as close to mine as you can.


Color---Levels:
value: 25, 2.04, 255


Color---Brightness/Contrast:
brightness: -26
contrast: 2


Color---Hue/Saturation:
hue: 0
lightness: -2
saturation: 12





Then you're done! :]
It may not work on all pictures.


http://i43.tinypic.com/2l89sh5.jpg
I also used this tut on this pic :]

[TisMikky]

ooh gimp tut, sam ?? :o
i'll try... =P

[TisMikky]

http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu302/michellesgraphix/samtut.png

[meanlilbrooks]

haha i know! i'm doing alot better at gimp i think :P

[meanlilbrooks]

awww! youre welcome michelle :D

[TisMikky]

haha =P

[Nizzy]

ooh that tut is good :)

[meanlilbrooks]

thank you! :D

[Shoughton101296]

<3 that tut Sam :07:
ill try when my :07:pc is working

[meanlilbrooks]

haha okie dokie.
what happened to your pc?

[Shoughton101296]

a virus so that i cant log onto the wallpaper srean thingie

[meanlilbrooks]

ohhhhh. that sucks :|

[tanningbry]

Nice tutorial.

[meanlilbrooks]

thank you bry :]

[Shoughton101296]

http://i512.photobucket.com/albums/t328/Sams_pics_12/random/coloringgggg.png
my result :D

[felan]

Sam ver good. You know your stuff!

[meanlilbrooks]

http://i512.photobucket.com/albums/t328/Sams_pics_12/random/coloringgggg.png
my result :D
that's perfect sam!:D;)

[FairyTale92]

thats an amazing coloring tut for gimp sam! you should totally do another one!:D

[meanlilbrooks]

ty emina!
i definately will whenever i get time ;)

[Shoughton101296]

Sam, are you free? :D

[meanlilbrooks]

yepp :P lol

[Shoughton101296]

so a new tut soon?

[meanlilbrooks]

yupp. i'll prob do one when i finish this request

[meanlilbrooks]

duplicate layer and set as hardlight.
set opacity to 57.4
new layer-fill layer with b25e5e then set as overlay
set opacity 78.2
new layer-fill layer with d2a46e then set as hardlight
set opacity 11.9
new layer-fill layer with 4b6d94 then set as softlight
set opacity 100
new layer-fill layer with 74dc18 then set as softlight
set opacity 48.5
then flatten your image
colors-color balance:
shadows: 8, 6, 23
midtones: -18, -34, -26
highlights: -24, 5, 10
colors-curves:
http://i44.tinypic.com/mmrfid.jpg
new layer-fill layer with 74dc18 then set as screen
set opacity 38.6
new layer-fill layer with b25e5e then set as hardlight
set opacity 20.8
new layer-fill layer with 183352 then set as overlay
set opacity 100
new layer-fill layer with d8ecfb then set as soft light
set opacity 77.2
new layer-fill layer with 74dc18 then set as soft light
set opacity 21.8


then you get this (:
http://i40.tinypic.com/2uzfbdf.jpg

[Shoughton101296]

I tried that tut, but idk what i did wrong, cause i keep getting this
http://i512.photobucket.com/albums/t328/Sams_pics_12/random/tut-1.png

[meanlilbrooks]

hmmm..what step were you on whenever it started getting really green?

[Shoughton101296]

^like right after the curves

[meanlilbrooks]

try setting the opacity lower.
it might just be like that for the pic you used

[Shoughton101296]

ok thanks :D

[meanlilbrooks]

you're welcome (:

[TisMikky]

i'll try with photoshop (its translatable rright ?) since idk how to fill color in gimp :))

[meanlilbrooks]

i'll try with photoshop (its translatable rright ?) since idk how to fill color in gimp :))

yeah, lol. i'm pretty sure it's the same thing. i haven't used photoshop in a while:P haha. but i'm sure you can do it.

[TisMikky]

my result, adjusted a little :]

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/6610/18296486.png

[meanlilbrooks]

my result, adjusted a little :]

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/6610/18296486.png
gorgeous michelle :]

[meanlilbrooks]

My 3rd tut.

We're gonna go from this (http://i31.tinypic.com/x6hf7a.jpg) to this (http://i32.tinypic.com/257hd6o.jpg).

new layer-fill it with d2a46e and set it to difference
opacity: 17.8
new layer-fill it with ffffcc and set it to overlay
opacity: 78.2
new layer-fill it with b25e5e and set it to hue
opacity: 73.3
new layer-fill it with aee181 and set it to color
opacity: 35.6
flatten image
color-color balance:
midtones: -68, -32, -11
shadows: -42, -37, 51
highlights: 3, -16, -47
color-levels:
value: 65, .69, 255
new layer-fill it with d2a46e and set it to multiply
opacity: 23.8
new layer-fill it with b21010 and set it to soft light
opacity: 32.7
new layer-fill it with ffffcc and set it to soft light
opacity: 100


It may not work on all pics.

[Shoughton101296]

coolio. ill try when im on my pc :D

[Jessicarocks24]

I know this has nothing to do with colorings but it does GIMP 2.6

how do u cut an image on Gimp?