Undertow76 Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 How do you make a reflective surface when creating a theme, I want to make the floors reflective. I really want the box art to reflect on the floor, how would I go about that in gimp? Is there like a batch file or easy way to do this? here's an example of what I want to do.
dark13 Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 I don't use GIMP, in photoshop you can record an action while creating reflection on one boxarts then launch that action on all boxarts. Automatizing infopanels creation from .csv files for HTPCs themes (look at infopanel tutorial.zip on the ftp in dark13 folder) PNGs to SWFs automatized flash scripts Hyperspin Wheelset automatized template (photoshop's variables + batch) Aeon nox 4.13 W.I.P. hyperspin skin
JayC Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 I'd say duplicate the layer and flip it and move it down...make it lighter and reduce the contrast. Maby use a gradient mask to make it fade out at the bottom. I think the example in your post has a blue tint on it as well as a blue glow around both the box and the reflection. (Best to put the glow before you fade it out!) And like dark said...in Photoshop you can record it as a action that you then can use to batch process the lot.
Undertow76 Posted April 29, 2015 Author Posted April 29, 2015 perhaps I should move up to photo shop then, which version should I get?
Undertow76 Posted April 29, 2015 Author Posted April 29, 2015 Thank you very much, gonna play around with this, been watching youtube vids on this program, it's far more superior than gimp! Don't know why I started out on gimp now that I see what this program can do!
Metalzoic Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 What is gimp? (besides the dude in the box)... I use Photoshop Elements myself. The little brother version.
Undertow76 Posted April 30, 2015 Author Posted April 30, 2015 it's a free image editing software like photoshop, pretty easy to use, perfect for getting your feet wet.
JayC Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 Be sure to learn the pen-tool...we always need new artists to make wheels, themes, boxart & other artwork. And the pen-tool makes the cleanest cuts and since it creates vector art you can scale it up and down without loosing resolution!
Metalzoic Posted April 30, 2015 Posted April 30, 2015 Be sure to learn the pen-tool...we always need new artists to make wheels, themes, boxart & other artwork. And the pen-tool makes the cleanest cuts and since it creates vector art you can scale it up and down without loosing resolution!I did not know this. I wonder if that's the case for Photoshop Elements too.
thcdgaf Posted April 22, 2016 Posted April 22, 2016 i been using gimp its similar to photoshop duplicate methods in photoshop im just seeing what it can do versus other programs
THK Posted April 22, 2016 Posted April 22, 2016 Gimp can do a lot. It's basically a open source Photoshop. But if you're used to the Adobe workflow (which seems a lot more intuitive to me personally) Gimp's interface is a total pain. No idea how it would be starting with Gimp as your 1st proper graphics software, but most knowledge base here on this forum is on Photoshop. Currently using CC. Don't see any real reason to move over from CS6 (other than AI is now stable for me which it wasn't on CS6/win7) I just thought I'd give it a shot since I went to a fresh dual boot the pen-tool lag problems were reported to be fixed. It works fine, now I don't really have a reason to move back to CS6. Maybe I'll install it on my 2nd OS, dunno. So basically both are fine, just get the latest version if you decide to go for CC. ..........................back with a vengeance........................
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