Xhin Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 (edited) In this tutorial (It might be part of a series of "abuse" tutorials ), I'm going to show you how to abuse the "Noise" feature to get vibrant abstract images, interesting starry backgrounds, wispy confetti, and more. 1. We start with a plain background. I'm using black for the sake of this tutorial. 2. Add noise, setting the coverage to somewhere between 10-20. 3. Go to the layers menu and hit "rotate/zoom". Zoom in. I use between 2-3, but it can differ depending on your needs and how much coverage you selected above. 4. Add noise again (Ctrl+F) and zoom in again (Ctrl+Shift+Z) 5. Do this a few times. It'll give you a nice nebulous background. 5a. If you want interesting-looking stars, start with lower coverage and zoom in more (I think I went for coverage: 10 and zoom: 4x last time). I've used that technique in the following two pieces: 5b. If you want vibrant abstract backgrounds, Do #5 until you have small amounts of black space, large "clouds" and a new layer of noise on top. 6. Apply dents. Scale should be between 10-20. The effect you're looking for is small enough to not obscure anything and unrefractive enough to keep a couple noise particles, but weave most of them into the dents. 7. Do this however many times you want. (Ctrl+F). Doing it more loses more detail but makes the dents run smoother. 7b. If you want confetti, go for very low coverage, make sure your final product has only zoomed-in-noise, and increase the scale of the dents. Pieces where I've used confetti: 8. Lastly, pieces where I've used the main noise-abusing techniques: Hope you find this helpful! Edited May 27, 2011 by Xhin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadJik Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Ok, this is a first step but I need some more about the extra step to create so amazing images... This is what I can reproduce 100% inspired by your artwork: My DeviantArt | My Pictorium | My Plugins | Donate via Paypal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teknight Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 looks nice i'm gonna give it a try ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yesterday is history - Tomorrow is a mystery Today is a gift. So go use Paint.Net before it's to late! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xhin Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 Whoa, that looks awesome! Please tell me how you got the tile reflection pieces to be multicolored (if it's easier than applying 389482 gradients that is ) since I've been wanting to do that for a while to make some new multicolored pieces. As far as the backgrounds go, I use different dents and gradient them into the landscape. There's a trick to it (see my upcoming Abusing Dents tutorial ). There's a trick to some of the cooler-looking twists too (other than the ones that are just twists of the jewel-looking object). Might make a tut for that. Sharpen up your twist to the right with gradienting-in a relief of the image. It helps it pop out more, like its (probable) inspiration here: reliefs work great on twists (well the kinds I'll show in the tutorial), certain types of dents, and certain types of "webbing". I should make a "Webbing" tutorial soon too. There are so many types I haven't explored, and I'd love to see what you guys could come up with. As for the coloring/polish, can't help you with that. It usually takes a good hour for me, so good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadJik Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Tile reflection is (as named) a reflection. For multicolor pieces you need a multicolor image... This to help you: And if you don't already have, take a look to my version (updated) of the tile reflection http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?showtopic=6322 My DeviantArt | My Pictorium | My Plugins | Donate via Paypal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthpyro Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 I don't know about you guys, but the tutorial pictures won't load for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himself22 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Same here. There's no error message, it just doesn't load. "The truth is just an excuse for having a lack of imagination." Photobucket sucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadJik Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Yes, annoying some images are shown randomly... If you reply or quote the message, you could see the address URL of the image and copy/paste in a new page of your browser to see the image... Edit: Images are back for me now! My DeviantArt | My Pictorium | My Plugins | Donate via Paypal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xhin Posted May 26, 2011 Author Share Posted May 26, 2011 Yeah, I'm having server issues. Really annoying since I had another tutorial typed all the way out before my server went down. Should be back later tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xhin Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 Aaand server's back up. On topic: Madjik, I'll definitely check that plugin out. I use all kinds of tile reflections in my new pieces, so the more options, the better. Also, I'm about to release a second tutorial that expands on this one a bit in one section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxColdfuryxX Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Umm.. Total noobie here. ^^'' I have no idea how you make the last one. It's super cool though and I want to recreate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Step 4 is borderline Bokeh. Awesome stuff! 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...
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