Gimp gradient lighting full#

And for the final Gradient Map, o to Layers>New from Visible. Set this layer to Soft Light at a little under 20%.

Use the default Gradient (Black and White) and repeat the Gradient Map. For Gradient Map #3, go to Layers>New from Visible. Set this layer to Soft Light at about 10% Opacity.

Gimp gradient lighting full#

Set your gradient to Full Saturation Spectrum and make another Gradient Map. For Gradient Map #2, o to Layers>New from Visible. Set your FG color to an orange-ish color and your BG color to a Purple-ish color. Yay, I lurve Gradient maps! Go to Layers>New from Visible. You don't have to do this, but if you do, make sure that the color matches the sig and that it follows the flow too. Mess around with Opacity and layer settings until you get something that you like. Then, drag it in the opposite place from where the light comes from (this means that if your light is coming from the upper left, drag this gradient from the lower right corner to where the light ends). Go to Gradients and choose an FG to Transparent Gradient. Mess around with the Opacity and layer settings until you get something that you like. If you can, make a new layer, and use a white radial FG to Transparent Gradient where you want the light to come from. In my case, I couldn't use a white FG to Transparent for lighting because my light was coming from the electricity. Set this layer to Soft Light at 100% Opacity. Use a soft white brush and brush around where you want your lighting to be. If done correctly, this will make your render a little brighter and have better colors. Then, do another linear blur with the same angle as before and the length at 15-20. Go to Colors>Colorize and mess around with the settings until it is completely black. Make sure that this one is in front of your render and also has a lot of texture. Anyways, make another layer for a different c4d. Take this layer and go to Noise>Pick and maximize the settings. Paste in another c4d, but make sure that it has very good texture. You can set these layers to whatever looks best. Now, go to Colors>Colorize and mess around with the settings until they match your sig's main colors and focal point. In my case, I chose ones that went at a slight angle from the lower left to the upper right, and had an 'electric' feel. Paste in several c4d's that match the flow and theme of your sig. Leave this layer at Normal at 100% Opacity. This makes everything a little bit lighter. Then, you take out your smudge tool, and smudge it until you can barely see it. Anyways, what you do is make a new layer and brush in intricate patterns with a white, 3-5 pixel brush. I personally, use this technique in many of my sigs. Next, blur the edges of the render until it blends in nicely. In my case, it was the lighting and right hand. This makes the render seem a little bigger, helps it blend a little, and gives it a better presence. Move this layer under the original render. On the duplicate, blur it out completely by taking out the blur tool and setting the rate to 100% and the scale to 10.00. Unhide your render layer and move it to the top. Set this layer to Saturation at about 25.5% opacity. Desaturate this layer by going to Colors>Desaturate. Set the length to about 50 or so, and the angle so that it too, follows the flow of the sig. Take out your smudge tool and smudge back and forth in the direction that you want the flow of the sig.

now, fill up the new layer by pasting your render in multiple times. Then make a new layer and hide the render layer. This tutorial is intended for people who have a good amount of experience with making sigs, and don't have to follow me word for word to get a good sig. Hey there, this is my first attempt at a GIMP tutorial so I may be hazy and vague at times, but try to stay with me.