Here, mine. Not that hard.


What i did, was when you press the pink box to get the selection from the channel, you invert it, cause it just selects blank space if you dont >_>

Did you apply the gradient before or after you merged the layers? The reason I'm asking is this. You see that little box under your canvas where it says 'Selection Mask copy'? It looks like you don't have the tube selected, but the mask.

Okay, I'll try it again from scratch...

This time, I'll add the Gradients BEFORE I merge the layers, and I'll take Shockdrop's tip under consideration...

I'll edit this when I'm done...

Do your merge first. Alpha to selection. Add new transparent layer. Apply gradient on the new layer.

Alright, this is absolutely stupid. God darnit.

I did Everything you said, but It came out like THIS...


Alright. Maybe I just CAN'T make a button. :s:

trickd's prob is after she inverts, clears, she gos on.... you have to i nert, clear, invert

^ Uh, I'm a male. :

Second, That stuff doesn't work!

....gamers right, thats your problem i bet...

5th attempt...(in progress)

EDIT: Here's how everything looks right before that part with the Script-fu:

Hope it's supposed to look like this...

how did u put the lil groves in there shock?

Yeah, thats right.

And i made a black line, then a white line beside the black one on a new layer, and set ti to overlay, then duplicated it and changed opacity by 25.

Looks like you're on the right track, now! Instead of dragging from left to right to apply your gradient, go up and down. Start about two thirds of the way down the selection and drag down to the marching ants.

grr how do u get the text? you said put the text layer under shine layer but htats not possible... remember we merged the layers together

D'oh! Had to shift brain cells for a minute. Add another shine layer just like you did the first one. Put your text underneath this layer and play around with the opacity for both of them. That's how I got Wilbur in the glass here:



I'm gonna have to leave you on your own now. I gotta go make a Dr. Seuss hat! (Don't ask)

darn... i forgot something you said it should be transparent not black... i filled it in with black... darnnnnnnnn

Your results look great! Not just for tubes either, but anything shiny and smooth I guess...
I will be trying this one out tonight!

Im in the progress of making this, and am having the same trouble as poor trickd.. When i sussed it, the GIMP Crashed on me.. God, this is one time consuming tut!

If I'm not mistaken this was converted from this tut for PS:
http://www.erblproductions.co.uk/forum/ ... wtopic=419

Very nice job on converting it . I was actually gonna convert it myself but you beat me to it lol.

Nice Tutorial! I'd post mine if i knew how to post pics :)

To post pics, you need to register for an account (its free) with Imageshack or Photobucket.
Upload your pics to thier site (thats easy.. you just click BROWSE select the picture you want from your hardrive and SUBMIT it
then when you post here, copy and past the Image URL that the host supplies you with.

Bingo! Your image should appear!

This was my first Attempt..Didn't turn out so well. =\

Anywho, You might want to mention the fact you need to downlaod that Script-fu at the beghinning of the tut, because you have to restart gimp to get it to work, so I lost my first attempt at the tube. -.-

Thanks for info Badassfeline, i just downloaded gimp and have been doing some tutorials for fun so i can't be very creative yet. Heres what i came up with:

I thought this tutorial was easy to follow, provided great results, and taught me a thing or two; nice one!

Very nice tut. However I hit a small bump. I'm just trying to get the same "curve" on both sides to be the same. You said use the "move" tool and put in on the opposite side. I cannot do that. After I cut the area on one side, the selection I had dissappears so I cannot bring it to the other side. I know I must be doing something wrong, so can anyone help? Thanks.

Never mind, I got it. Here are my results




I'm not sure which one I like better. (I realize I mess up on the top a little, but I'll change it later, too late right now).

Nice tutorial. My outcome: