A completed Gimp cloudClouds are a fairly easy and relaxing way to get to know how to use Gimp. This article will show you how to do it using a few of the tools available in Gimp.
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- 1Create an image. The one used for this tutorial will be 640 X 400. Fill it with a blue shade the color of the sky.
- 2Make a gradient. You can do that 'by hand' or using the gradient tool.
Using the gradient tool - 3
Using the dodge tool, make a 'cloud-like' shape.
Making a 'cloud' - 4
Smudging the blueSelect the smudge icon and begin smudging the cloud. You will be working on making it puffy.
- 5Using the dodge tool with the same settings as before, create another cloud shape inside the part of the cloud you have already started.
Cloud in progress - 6Smudge it again. Be sure to stay within the edges created by your first dodge and smudge. This will help create a distinctive look. Be sure not to do this too much.
More dodging - 7With a slightly larger brush, smudge the cloud again.
Smudging...again - 8Do it again. You are giving your cloud depth by doing this.
Still going - 9Be careful, when you smudge, that your brush isn't too large. Otherwise, everything will blur together completely.
- 10Continue doing this until your cloud is complete.
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- Adapted from the original article found at http://gimp-tutorials.net/Painting-Clouds-tutorial Gimp Tutorials.Net.
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