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More exactly is a complete framework from image manipulation actually contain 180 filters (but it is also possible create your own...) there is a new installer for Windows and version for Linux and Mac download http://gmic.sourceforge.net/gimp.shtml PS Is also available as command line app
 This is my shot at a full tag tutorial, so bear with me. It's not that advanced (though I won't be explaining every detail, so some prior knowledge would help) most of it is just working on flow, colors, and lighting especially. Post results! (: First, open up a new image, any size. Paste in a cloud stock, I used this one and duplicate it. Use a purple to orange gradient map, set on normal and adjust the opacity to your liking.  Next up, find a stock with some nice flow. I used this. Past in said stock, resize if needed. I set this to Multiply, 40%.  Purple to orange grad map again, this time on soft light, varying opacity.  Next up, paste in your render. Make sure you choose on with obvious lighting, a lot of color, and one with flow matching the stock you pasted in earlier.  Dupe the render, then do another purple to orange grad map. Set on screen at about 30%.  Now we have our render's color matching with the background, so we can start on effects. Note that most of the effects will be pasted BEHIND the render layers, so don't get confused on that. First, find a nice C4D. I used one of CrownZero's. (Download here.) Paste it in, erase what's needed, then dupe it. Yep, you guessed it. Purple to orange grad map, but this time on lighten only. Adjust the opacity to your liking.  Now find a nice effect C4D, I used these. One that looks somewhat like a SPLAT! when set to screen. You want the effects to be smooth and bright, it doesn't really have to match the flow very well.  A few more subtle background effects to add, now. Past in wireframe or two and set to multiply. If you want the wireframes to be white instead of the usual black, then invert the colors and set to lighten only. I used black ones here, obviously. Erase whatever messes with the flow too much.  Done with background effects. Find a bubble C4D, such as these a bright one with colors that somewhat match your current tag. If you cant find one that matches, then desaturate it and colorize. Paste this over the render, and try to line it up with the render's natural lighting if you can. Erase what messes with the lighting too much, and cut/paste parts of it if you need to rearange it a bit.  Now for colors! I use a TON of grad maping in this signature and most of it won't be needed for your specific tag to be honest. Just stop whenever you get the result you're going for. First map I used was another purple to orange map, make sure to use pastel colors. Set to lighten only at 100% or so.  Next up, copy visable and paste on a new layer. From there, mess with curves to get the contrast you want. Something to bring out the darker colors a bit.  Next up, a blue to yellow grad map. Soft light, about 30%.  Now for some lighting work. I took a big soft brush, and brushed in yellow over the spots on my focal that had light shining on it. You may want to use a different color depending on the render, of course. Make sure it's bright, and set in on screen, around 70% opacity. I circled where I placed my lighting, so you can see it better.  Now get out your dodge/burn tool, and burn the places without light, dodge the places that have some. I pretty much just burned things, which I circled in blue.  More colors! Whoo! Do a royal blue to yellow gradient map, set on color, 30%.  Now for text! My text in this tag is very simple, a default font colored pastel purple with an orange dupe of it behind it, offset to the left.  Now to add a little more spice to the text, use the same color you used earlier on the lighting, and soft brush some areas of the text. I circled where I brushed in red. Set this to screen, at about 60%.  Copy visable and paste again, time to finish up the colors. I just darkened the tag a bit via curves here.  Now use a gradient map, but this time do a purple to blue. Set this on soft light around 40%  Now fill a layer with a bright blue to lighten everything up if needed.  And finally, brush the same light blue over some of your lighting, to add more color and spice, once again I circled where the lighting went on mine.  To finish up, use GreyC or sharpen anything you need to, I personally didn't need to, so this isn't an official step of the tutorial or anything, but it's always handy. Hope you guys enjoyed my tutorial, and can hopefully get some use out of it! (: |
 
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