Palms (another forum a frequent) linked me to a cool site that uses Amazing Circles to create Amazing Droplets and other glassy things. I used that info to create this seamless texture (Darla's Amazing Circle script-fu was used). Also used Mathmap Sphere and some lighting effects (Supernova) for the resulting Sphere.







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Same technique can be used to make metallics too. I created the individual tile, ran it though G'MIC Polar filter and the Mehdi's Kaleidscope to create the intricate seamless tile (had a Mother of Pearl background to use as the base which I also darkened).







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i like mostly the second but the tile too is cool

Thanks for the comments PC; hope you like Bocce Balls too.



Also, thought I should make a metal ringed bauble too.



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yes i do like Both

the only problem i see in the first sphere (in first message ) is that the ball is empty so you are supposed to see also the back side

And i do see but then i am not totally convinced of the prospective

Yeah; I agree with you that's why I used the whirl and pinch (no whirl) on the backside of the metallic ring version to make it look smaller in the back. The more you play, the more you learn for sure.

Just taking the interlocking to a new level. Man I like the Plasticwrap Script-fu.



Also used the texture for this caged glass interpretation (sorry job at creating the vase though; lol).

ref: http://www.fontplay.com/freephotos/seve ... 06-01a.jpg



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Stil having fun. Made this one more transparent (yes it's both seamless and has transparencies).





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This last one is awesome!!!

Thanks 2-ton. Just wanted to share a few more versions (because I can't help myself; lol).

Metallic Rings within Rings.




Caged glass tile only (suck at texture mapping; lol).



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the metallic golden rings are just beautiful

i live in a attic i would love a semitransparent pavement with that Caged glass tile pattern

All of your renditions are totally awesome, lylejk! Beautiful.

I can see you are having entirely too much fun.

Maybe one day, when 3D printers become cheaply available, maybe you can just print this pattern out and get your attic done right PC. lol

Also appreciate the comments Oregonian.

Forgot (as going to post these earlier, but the site was down and when I actually was able to do so, forgot to add the instructions) to explain how I was able to turn the round to square. What I did was do and X/2, Y/2 wrap and then run Whirl and Pinch (a few times; no angle of course; just the pinch part) till I got it square. Pretty cool. Still havent figured out how to do triangles yet, but I will.

May i play with that transparent seamless tile
a idea just flashed about tweak the symmetry and then expanding by mirroring

Feel free PC. Anything that I am willing to post online I consider public domain unless I say otherwise. I figure GIMP is open source so why not things that I post. lol

I believe in sharing and then learning. That's how I figured out GIMP over the years. I did modify Darla's Script (no easy task since I'm clueless w.r.t. Script-fu; can't share since I didn't get permision to do so; just for my benifit) so that transparency stays intact (makes the loops easier to do instead of having to select the center white color and delete which was driving me crazy).

the transparent rings are really cool, + the golden ring are very pleasing to the eye (eye Candy ).I have troubles with creating tilable images...keep up the great work...

The secret for making the golden rings tileable is Mehdi's Kaleidoscope filter (at least for this one).

http://www.mehdiplugins.com/english/kaleidoscope.htm

Well that tile was really addictive i could not stop for hours

first i tweak it



then i extended by mirroring



And then some color,and a dup of the same layer offsetted to create to add some (fake)3D complexity



But then something else popped...A flower Power remix



Some art deco remix



Something more esoteric (soory for the ugly black spots ...that are transparent on the original at bigger size here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/photocomix ... 7/sizes/o/ )



A cool rhombus



And playing with my favorite color trick (find a cool gradient + Gradient map + Edit/Fade/Color mode ) a tribal version



Forgotten Alchemical Symbols (maybe from Atlantis ? )



And using the last as tile..a bigger tile for the floor of some old but wealthy Hippy



PS bigger size in png at http://www.flickr.com/photos/photocomix_mandala
to bad that flickr replace with black the transparency and that screw up everything except then "original size" view

Wow PC; hope I wasn't the cause of your insomnia. lol

Fantastic results.

EDIT

I forgot one of the best the original is quite too big (2650 x2650 ...and 5MB ) but this resized copy may give the idea

OOPSS wrong link...let try again...



Just in case you have to build a Cathedral , you may use for the windows...

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thank there are more here http://www.flickr.com/photos/photocomix_mandala/
I did not upload them because the scaled version are screwed up (Flickr replace transparency with black in the resized version ) and the original png too big and heavy for GT (or for screen with less then 1280 as height )

The spheres and the egg have some defect (=the line were the 2 hemisphere meet is visible and created a nasty discontinuity
i notice only too late for a quick fix ...was trivial rotate the sphere to hide that discontinuity )
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Those are totally amazing!!!

I got to the point of making some overlap, but it looks weird...

Interesting, this looks useful to all sorts of texturing. Good job!
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