Taake's Gimp Tutorial

[Taake]

This is a tentative tutorial for banner making, I've never made a tutorial before so I've never had to think much about my own process... i.e. this might be a bumpy ride folks! Consider yourselves warned!

Here we go!

1. Picking pictures and textures, I selected two Julie Benz pics and these two textures from HisMrs allnightnoise.com
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa29/TheWhisky/Tutorial/tex49_zpsxsfowgrk.jpg
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa29/TheWhisky/Tutorial/tex48_zpsknvt9yhv.jpg

2. Open a new canvas 500x150px

3. Re-size and add your pictures into two separate layers

4. Placing your pictures, use the erase tool to set them as you want them


5. Add a new transparent layer, past the first texture into it and use the opacity tool so you can see your images underneath



6. Use the erase tool, on low opacity, to enhance selected portions of the images



7. Use curve and colors on the images





8. With a new transparent layer add the second texture


9. Again use the eraser tool on a low opacity to enhance the portions you want


10. Use curves on the texture



Then I blurred the Syfy sign on one of the Julie pics



11. Add text if you want



12. End Result



 
Please let me know if you thought this was helpful,


next tutorial, if you want it, will be for this

 

[nightshade]

Text question, are you adding text to separate layers or on the same layer?

 

[Taake]

Text question, are you adding text to separate layers or on the same layer?

Same layer usually

 

[GwenRaiden]

Those look amazing. For the absolute life of me I can't figure out how I would duplicate this on PS, though! Damn.

 

[nightshade]

I knew one of my boxes had vanished, but couldn't figure out which one, thanks to this I now see and have regained the tool options box

And yes I would love you to do another one

 

[HowiMetdaSlayer]

Thanks for this. I've dabbled in banners/avs/stuff on another board, but this will definitely help me take it to another level.