Pixelize ~GIMP~

[xbeatxofxmyxheartx]

Here is what can be done with this tutorial:



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First, open up any image that you want to pixelize. It could even be one that you have already made and saved.

Change the image mode to RGB by going to Image>Mode>RGB.

Go to Dialogs>New Dock>Layers, channels, and paths.



Dublicate your image (click button circled in pink once).

Then activate the top layer (by clicking on it) and go to Filters>Blur>Pixelize. Set it to 20px.


It should now look something like this:



Sharpen the layer you just pixelized by going to Filters>Enhance>Sharpen. Set it somewhere in between 70-90. (I used 87 for this example).




Finally, set the top layer's (layer that you have pixelized and sharpened) opacity to somewhere in between 40.0 and 50.0 (place that you change opacity is circled in purple). I used 40.0 for this example.




Then save, and you are done!




Is this tut easy to follow? It is based off of a tutorial I have found at gimptalk.com, but I added a few things to make it easier to follow.

[matthew]

Thanks for the tutorial, Ashley. I've added it to the tutorial directory

[xbeatxofxmyxheartx]

No problem.

[Aled]

Ooh very nice, i think ill be mamiking my new sig using this tutorial

[Nya]

Cool I finely got Gimp to load and could try this. It was very easy to do I just always get confused when saving stuff on Gimp.

[40ringz]

;D That is so cool!!!!!! I did mine in psp, though. Same thing.(well, not really.)
Here it is:

[Smangii]

Hmm, it would look better a bit sharpened and no pixelized effect around the ring. If you made it on a new layer, erase the portion around the ring ^^ Sharpen it a little more, too. ^^ Good job, tho!

[Michael]

Make sure you duplicate the original layer. Then add effects, erase what you don't want, and then merge down.

[40ringz]

You're right. Ill work on that now.("« Reply #7 on Today at 2:00am »" Cheez! You get up that early?! I dont even get up that early!!!)

[40ringz]

BTW, I didnt want to sharpen it more because it was adding wierd colors.

[Michael]

lol... No, that's how late I was up. ^^

Yeah, I understand what you mean.

[Lhiata]

lol, yeah.... some of us *blush* don't sleep too much...

I use GIMP as well, and saving things can sometimes be very confusing!! I'm still having trouble animating anything in the program, I'm not quite sure if I can...