TrevorOutlaw Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 (edited) In this tutorial, I will be showing you the accidental discovery of a really nifty texture I posted in my gallery called "Stumbled Upon:" http://i.imgur.com/bqlC5IJ.png Required plug-ins: Gradient Bars by pryochild Diffuse Splinter Blur The steps 1) With Paint.NET open, make sure colors are set to default (black and white). 2) Make a new layer. 3) Run Gradient bars (Effects>Render>Gradient Bars) and enter value as shown in screen shot: 4) Gaussian blur at 2. Then run Splinter Blurs and use value as shown: 5) Duplicate the layer. Flip the image horiztonally (Layers>Flip Horizontal). Set blending mode to Darken. Merge down. See screenshot if you are confused. 6) Here comes the tricky part: duplicate layer. Flip image vertically (Layers>Flip Vertical). Set the gradient to transparency and use screenshot as guide. When you have it, merge down. 7) Before we move on, we need to set the colors in the Color Palette window to light grey and dark grey. I used the default color. Again, refer to the screenshot for clarification. 8) Duplicate the layer and run Diffuse. See screenshots for what I did. After running Diffuse, Gaussian blur to 2 to soften the roughness, and set blending mode to Glow. 9) At this point, I leave the tutorial to a close, but I strongly encourage you to keep on playing. Merge down the Diffuse layer, and then duplicate and play with blending modes, or utilize Curves, or whatever! At this point, you are free to go on and try something different! Maybe you want to leave the Diffuse layer intact, and duplicate the original layer, and play with blending modes. Or better yet, try to run the Diffuse layer on the duplication of the original layer, and enable Flip Color. Have fun! 10) In "Stumbled Upon" I used Rotate/Zoom to zoom into the texture. It's really nifty. This was something I created in writing this tutorial: http://i.imgur.com/Z04djgi.png Edited July 5, 2014 by TrevorOutlaw 2 Paint.NET Gallery | Remove Foreground Object Tutorial | Dispersion Effect Tutorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDale Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 This looks very interesting indeed. Thanks for the share Trevor. Bookmarked to try out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I like all of the outcomes for each step Thanks so much for sharing Trevor. Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HELEN Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Wow! That's such a great idea! Don't spit into the well, you might drink from it later. -----Yiddish ProverbGlossy Galaxy Ball---How to Make FoliageMy Gallery PDN Fans--My DA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorOutlaw Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 Here's another possibility. I mean, it just seem endless. It's mind-boggling. I tried a different approach, and this time, I used the Specular plug-in and used a different approach. http://i.imgur.com/nGzKjMp.png Paint.NET Gallery | Remove Foreground Object Tutorial | Dispersion Effect Tutorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniels Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Really cool tutorial. It's amazing how seemingly simple processes can produce complex results like that. I'll have to give this a try sometime. Logo/Banner Competition My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Wow, really cool! I would recommend that you put a "finished product" image at the top of your post so people can see what they're getting before they start. But it has a nice engraved, visceral, almost tangible look to it! The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goonfella Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Here is my go using this tut. I zoomed right in for a close up. I thought of making it into a printed circuit board (great minds think alike eh Trev? ) but the first go was not brilliant so I left it as it is for now. Please feel free to visit my Gallery on PDNFans And my Alternatives to PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorOutlaw Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 Great job, Goon. I think it could look like a printed circuit board. Try to see some sample images on the internet and I think you will get it. Paint.NET Gallery | Remove Foreground Object Tutorial | Dispersion Effect Tutorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seerose Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Cool tutorial. Thank you very much! Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Gandhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goonfella Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Great job, Goon. I think it could look like a printed circuit board. Try to see some sample images on the internet and I think you will get it. Thanks Trev. My thoughts entirely. I have already been browsing images of circuit boards for ideas and have started on making mine into one. Slow going at the moment though. Nice work Seerose. Please feel free to visit my Gallery on PDNFans And my Alternatives to PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seerose Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Thanks Trev. My thoughts entirely. I have already been browsing images of circuit boards for ideas and have started on making mine into one. Slow going at the moment though. Nice work Seerose. Many many thanks. Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Gandhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorOutlaw Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) Great job, Seerose! However, I urge you to keep going. Sometime things happen when you play further beyond the tutorial. Edited July 5, 2014 by TrevorOutlaw Paint.NET Gallery | Remove Foreground Object Tutorial | Dispersion Effect Tutorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorOutlaw Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 Third step have been updated to correct screen shot of pyrochild's gradient bars plug-in. Paint.NET Gallery | Remove Foreground Object Tutorial | Dispersion Effect Tutorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackenzieh Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Here's what I got: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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