[GIMP TuT] Fade Animated Effect

[awil]

Hey SF..Yesterday I was playing with GIMP script-fu and plugin..It's very wonderful..And this is what I got when I'm using "Blend" tool.

I made this tutorial by myself, so don't blame me if you see something similar like this on the internet.

Step 1

Open a new layer and named it "background" layer.

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You can do anything on that layer

~ Either just a black background,

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~ or filled it with pattern,

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~ or use brushes as you wish

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note : this background layer is important, so make it nicely.
I'll just stick with the black colour background.

Step 2

Create a new transparency layer.

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Type anything that you want on it.

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Now merge the text layer with the transparency layer. Layer > Merge Down.

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Step 3

Now repeat step 2 for the further text you want to add.

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Step 4(Optional)

If you want to add some image, create a new tranparency layer > paste the image you want > click "anchor the floating layer"

It should look like this :

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Step 5

Now duplicate the background layer and place it in between all your layer.

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Then, duplicate the background layer once more and place it on top of all layer

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Step 6

Now we will blend all the layer.
Filter > Animation > Blend.

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set the blend tools as you wish. Experiment for great result.

You can view the animation by "playback" tool. Filter > Animation > Playback.

~ Now you can save the animation.

Note : Save the animation as .gif

Final result :

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[Notorious Mental]

Pretty good tutorial. This could be done faster with PS but considering many people don't need PS for their graphics, this tut is pretty good.

[awil]

Yaa..GIMP also have a plugin name "G.A.P" that can do it much faster. But, so many user having pobs with it,especially MAC user. So I make this tut for those doesn't like GAP o didn't have it.

[smileyface]

Wow. I never tried GIMP but this is fantastic.

[TheBlackMarket]

Very nice tutorial i will try this out

[Navineous]

great GIMP tutorial, im new to gimp so this shall help out alot

[Shadow Soul]

A GIMP tut, way to be a rebel. I use gimp myself and Im glad to see a tut for it here.

[Christopher]

Great Tut dude. I was looking for one on youtube but couldn't find a HQ one.