Variations with Shaped Gradient

[ReMake]

This tutorial is available as a PDF. Click here to view or download it

 

@n d described the technique of creating original images in the topic Shaped gradient - my first plugin.

 

Required plugin:

Shaped Gradient by @n d

 

Additional plugins:

Cell Texture by @davidf

Radial Prism by @Xhin

 

I used 600x450 px canvas in all variations.

 

Variant 1

Create a New () Image.

With the Paintbrush () Tool of size 50, apply a few dots to the canvas.

 

 

Select dots using the Magic Wand () Tool in Global () Flood Mode.

 

 

Apply the Shaped Gradient effect (Effects -> Selection -> Shaped Gradient) with the settings below

 

 

and we will get this result:

 

 

Invert the selection (Ctrl+I), repeat (Ctrl+F) the Shaped Gradient effect, deselect (Ctrl+D) and we get the final result.

 

 

 

Variant 2

Create a New () Image.

Use the default colors () and set the transparency of the Secondary color to 128.

 

 

Apply the Clouds () effect (Effects -> Render -> Clouds), Scale - 125, Roughness - 0.35:

 

 

Select part of the clouds using the Magic Wand Tool in Global Flood Mode.

 

 

Apply the Shaped Gradient effect with the settings below

 

 

Invert the selection (Ctrl+I), repeat (Ctrl+F) the Shaped Gradient effect, deselect (Ctrl+D) and we get the next final result.

 

 

 

Variant 3

Create a New () Image.

Apply the Cell Texture effect (Effects -> Render -> Cell Texture) with the settings below

 

 

Select the cells (item 1 in the image below) using the Magic Wand Tool in Global Flood Mode and move the cursor (item 2) to create space between cells.

 

 

Apply the Shaped Gradient effect with the settings below

 

 

Invert the selection (Ctrl+I), repeat (Ctrl+F) the Shaped Gradient effect, deselect (Ctrl+D) and we get another final result.

 

 

 

Variant 4

Create a New () Image.

Apply the Add Noise () effect (Effects -> Noise -> Add Noise), Intensity - 100, Color Saturation - 0, Coverage - 100.

 

 

Then use the Pixelate () effect (Effects -> Distort -> Pixelate) with Cell Size 60.

 

 

Apply the Brightness / Contrast () adjustment (Adjustments -> Brightness / Contrast), Brightness: -100, Contrast: 0.

 

 

With the Magic Wand Tool in Global Flood Mode, select the black areas of the image.

 

 

Apply the Shaped Gradient effect with the settings below

 

 

Invert the selection (Ctrl+I), repeat (Ctrl+F) the Shaped Gradient effect, deselect (Ctrl+D).

Another interesting result.

 

 

 

Variant 5

Create a New () Image.

With the Paintbrush Tool of different sizes, apply a few dots to the canvas.

 

 

Select the white areas of the image with the Magic Wand Tool

 

 

 and cut (Ctrl+X) them out.

 

Apply the Frosted Glass () effect (Effects -> Distort -> Frosted Glass) with the settings below

 

 

Then with the Magic Wand Tool in Global Flood Mode, select the black dots.

 

Apply the Shaped Gradient effect with the settings below

 

 

Invert the selection (Ctrl+I), repeat (Ctrl+F) the Shaped Gradient effect, deselect (Ctrl+D), and we got another interesting result.

 

 

 

Now let's color this variant. Between first applying the Shaped Gradient effect and inverting the selection (Ctrl+I), apply the Curves () adjustment (Adjustments -> Curves) with the settings below

 

 

and then the Radial Prism (Effects -> Color -> Radial Prism) effect with the settings below

 

 

Invert the selection (Ctrl+I), apply the Shaped Gradient effect with the same settings. 

 

Again apply the Curves with the same parameters and then apply the Radial Prism effect with the settings below.

 

 

Deselect (Ctrl+D) and enjoy the result.

 

[Pixey]

Wow @ReMake what gorgeous results 😍  I'm now off to play 😁

[Seerose]

 @ReMake!

 

Thanks you for this tutorial and thanks again for sharing your result!  

At the last picture Paint.net crashed, so I could not continue. Last time i always have problems with the paint.net.

 

 

 

 

[Roger the Dodger]

Hi ReMake

 

Many thanks for your fantastic tutorial, I thoroughly enjoyed playing around with the images.

For me this is a superb way to learn new things, I had not heard of the plug-ins (Shape Gradient).

This will keep me amused for hours.

 

Thanks again 

Roger the Dodger 😊

[Roger the Dodger]

[Pixey]

Wow!  These were really fun to try out.  I would- and could never - think of using the steps you provided @ReMake.  Jolly well thought out

 

[Woodsy]

Very ingenious tutorial @ReMake! I've got to come back and try it out.

Also a PDF has been added.

[lynxster4]

WOW! @ReMake!  What a great tutorial!  

 

I could sit and play with this for hours!  How do you think up such things??  😆

 

Here are some of my better attempts:

 

 

 

 

Two observations:  Too bad @n d never implemented an anti-alias function like he noted on his to-do list.

                                    If you have an intricate pattern, the plugin really lags...like at least a minute before it finishes.

 

[ReMake]

Thanks to all for sharing your outcomes and for the nice comments and reps!

 

20 hours ago, lynxster4 said:

How do you think up such things??  😆

 

There are many more ways to use the Shaped Gradient plugin. Take a look at using of the shapes in the first image in @Pixey's post, or the first image in your post, or at the @welshblue 's outcomes (sorry for the unfortunate (poor) construction of this phrase in English).

 

@welshblue, very amazing outcomes! I'm always surprised at your ability to look deep into some things!

[Ego Eram Reputo]

3 hours ago, welshblue said:

EER's Orangitanutang

😨 where? Has he got out again?

[Eli]

I had to try it after seeing all the amazing creations. Thanks @ReMake.

[Seerose]

 @Roger the Dodger!  @Pixey!  @lynxster4!  @welshblue! and  @Eli! 

 

From all of you the results are unique. 

Thanks to all for sharing this with us!        

 

@Eli! (Salvador Dali beautiful.) 👍   

[Seerose]

[ReMake]

@Eli, rather interesting using of effects! Thanks for sharing.

[ReMake]

5 minutes ago, welshblue said:

One more try ...

 

And one more great outcome!

[lynxster4]

3 hours ago, welshblue said:

One more try ... didn't work out as I envisaged

 

I don't know what you envisioned, but it looks great to me!  Beautiful roses!    

 

[Roger the Dodger]

On 7/2/2019 at 11:36 PM, Eli said:

I had to try it after seeing all the amazing creations. Thanks @ReMake.

 

Wow, Isn't that salvador Dali? : )

 

 

(Oooops, clearly it is I should have continued down the page)😉

Edited July 4, 2019 by Roger the Dodger
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[Seerose]

 Thank you @ReMake, @lynxster4, @dipstick, @welshblue, and @Roger the Dodger for the reps.

 

*If you look exactly in the middle; sometimes inwards or sometimes outwards (illusion)

[Seerose]

 @welshblue! 

 

Can you tell us how you did it? Beautiful. Thank you so much.

[HyReZ]

@ReMake

Thank you!
This is how I used some of the info from your tutorial:

Edited August 2, 2019 by HyReZ

[lynxster4]

@welshblue  I used your rose template and followed some of your directions. I used edge expander, AA's and blur blend to finish.

 

I followed directions exactly, also, and the rose did not turn out like yours.  Always fun experimenting!

 

 

 

This tutorial leaves so many possibilities to explore!  😁

 

Nice outcome @HyReZ!  

 

[Woodsy]

Just a little something!

[HyReZ]

Here is a tile design using the shape-gradient plugin:

This is the designed recolored and tiled:

Edited July 5, 2019 by HyReZ

[ReMake]

26 minutes ago, welshblue said:

Sorry @ReMake ... I don't want it to seem like I'm hijacking the thread

 

I like how you "hijack" this thread! Together with your outcomes and your comments, this tutorial is becoming more and more popular. Thank you for that.

[Seerose]

 @welshblue!

 

Thank you so much.