Re: [Gimp-user] Camouflage Patterns

2016-10-18 Thread Joseph A Nagy Jr
On 10/18/2016 16:19, Steve Kinney wrote:
> On 10/18/2016 04:38 PM, Jan Kandziora wrote:
>> Am 18.10.2016 um 22:22 schrieb Joseph A Nagy Jr:
>>> Does anyone know of a good source for random camouflage patterns
>>> for use in GIMP? I'm looking to make a firearms related image and
>>> am wanting to use a camouflage background for the entire image.
>>>
>> Camouflage patterns aren't random. See
>>
>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Military_camouflage_patterns
> 
> This is exactly the kind of thing the resynthesizer plugin does best.  I
> don't recall if it's a stock part of the GIMP installation or has to be
> obtained via a separate package.  If you don't have a menu item for Heal
> Transparency as indicated below, check your package manager or the GIMP
> plugin registry.

Thank you for the kind response.

> First, find or make a camo pattern that suits you.  The example below
> was made from an image from wikimedia (see quote above), scaled down to
> 300x300 pixels to get quicker results.  The process:
> 
> 1)  Open your sample camoflage image in the GIMP, save as XCF.
> 
> 2)  Do Image > Canvas Size, and set it to the size you need your
> finished background to be, with the existing layer centered.
> 
> 3)  Do Layer > New Layer.  Select the sample layer, do control+c to copy
> it, select the transparent layer, do control+v to paste the copied
> layer, and click the "anchor" icon in the layers dialog to merge the
> pasted copy into the transparent layer.
> 
> 4)  Do Filters > Enhance > Heal Transparency.  If the "outward from
> center" option is not already selected, select it.  In the sample below,
> the 50px sample radius (default) worked quite well.  Hit OK and go make
> a cup of coffee or something - this is a very complex and therefore
> rather slow filter.  When you come back, you should like what you see.
> 
> Before:
> http://pilobilus.net/xfer/camo.jpg
> 
> After:
> http://pilobilus.net/xfer/camo.large.jpg
> 
> :o)

I will definitely look into this for future projects (and may use it on
this one if I don't like what I've found), but I did manage to find this:

http://registry.gimp.org/node/24331

I do, however like your results. Definitely will look into that process
as I'm fleshing out exactly how I want the final product to look (or
just to have multiple options).

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Re: [Gimp-user] Camouflage Patterns

2016-10-18 Thread Steve Kinney
On 10/18/2016 04:38 PM, Jan Kandziora wrote:
> Am 18.10.2016 um 22:22 schrieb Joseph A Nagy Jr:
>> Does anyone know of a good source for random camouflage patterns
>> for use in GIMP? I'm looking to make a firearms related image and
>> am wanting to use a camouflage background for the entire image.
>>
> Camouflage patterns aren't random. See
> 
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Military_camouflage_patterns

This is exactly the kind of thing the resynthesizer plugin does best.  I
don't recall if it's a stock part of the GIMP installation or has to be
obtained via a separate package.  If you don't have a menu item for Heal
Transparency as indicated below, check your package manager or the GIMP
plugin registry.

First, find or make a camo pattern that suits you.  The example below
was made from an image from wikimedia (see quote above), scaled down to
300x300 pixels to get quicker results.  The process:

1)  Open your sample camoflage image in the GIMP, save as XCF.

2)  Do Image > Canvas Size, and set it to the size you need your
finished background to be, with the existing layer centered.

3)  Do Layer > New Layer.  Select the sample layer, do control+c to copy
it, select the transparent layer, do control+v to paste the copied
layer, and click the "anchor" icon in the layers dialog to merge the
pasted copy into the transparent layer.

4)  Do Filters > Enhance > Heal Transparency.  If the "outward from
center" option is not already selected, select it.  In the sample below,
the 50px sample radius (default) worked quite well.  Hit OK and go make
a cup of coffee or something - this is a very complex and therefore
rather slow filter.  When you come back, you should like what you see.

Before:
http://pilobilus.net/xfer/camo.jpg

After:
http://pilobilus.net/xfer/camo.large.jpg

:o)

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Re: [Gimp-user] Camouflage Patterns

2016-10-18 Thread Joseph A Nagy Jr
On 10/18/2016 15:22, Joseph A Nagy Jr wrote:
> Does anyone know of a good source for random camouflage patterns for use
> in GIMP? I'm looking to make a firearms related image and am wanting to
> use a camouflage background for the entire image.
> 


Never mind, found what I needed in the plugin registry. Sorry for the
bother.
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Re: [Gimp-user] Camouflage Patterns

2016-10-18 Thread Joseph A Nagy Jr
On 10/18/2016 15:38, Jan Kandziora wrote:
> Am 18.10.2016 um 22:22 schrieb Joseph A Nagy Jr:
>> Does anyone know of a good source for random camouflage patterns
>> for use in GIMP? I'm looking to make a firearms related image and
>> am wanting to use a camouflage background for the entire image.
>>
> Camouflage patterns aren't random. See
> 
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Military_camouflage_patterns
> 
> Kind regards
> 
>   Jan

I understand that camouflage as used by the military is not a random
pattern. not really the point. I guess I should have been clearer:

I am looking for a way to generate random camouflage-style patterns
(including color choice). The closest I've found is the Circuit tool but
it generates in black and white with no apparent option to change that.

Accidentally sent previous reply off-list.

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Re: [Gimp-user] Camouflage Patterns

2016-10-18 Thread Jan Kandziora
Am 18.10.2016 um 22:22 schrieb Joseph A Nagy Jr:
> Does anyone know of a good source for random camouflage patterns
> for use in GIMP? I'm looking to make a firearms related image and
> am wanting to use a camouflage background for the entire image.
> 
Camouflage patterns aren't random. See

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Military_camouflage_patterns

Kind regards

Jan
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[Gimp-user] Camouflage Patterns

2016-10-18 Thread Joseph A Nagy Jr
Does anyone know of a good source for random camouflage patterns for use
in GIMP? I'm looking to make a firearms related image and am wanting to
use a camouflage background for the entire image.
-- 
Sincerely,



Joseph A. Nagy, Jr.
Owner
Boo-LaLa(Enterprises) d.b.a. Trinity Electrical & Handyman Services
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