>2011/11/27 Jude <for...@gimpusers.com> >> Can anyone please point me to a step-by-step tutorial to create falling >> snow?(animation).I'm a complete novice, but can create basic animations and >> use layers to some degree. I'm using GIMP 2.6. I want to create falling >> snow on a small picture I've already created. I've spent hours scouring the >> net today, checking Youtube, but I can't find a clear and concise tutorial. >> Many thanks for any help. >> >> Basically it's very simple. Add a new transparent layer to your image. >Fill it with RGB Noise. Invert this layer, otherwise the snow is black.
>Then, several times, duplicate this layer and offset it down by a few >pixels. For a smooth animation, have 30 layers, and change a little the >amount of offset down, adding even a small horizontal offset. >Finally, duplicate the background layer as many times as you have snow >layers, and merge the duplicate backgrounds each with a snow layer. >Your animation is finished! >Olivier Lecarme -- Jude (via gimpusers.com) Thanks Olivier! Having asked this question I eventually found a great tutorial by 'fencepost' on gimpdome, using GIMP-GAP. It worked, but the 'snowfall' was a bit fine for my pic. I wanted big fat flakes rather than a blizzard! I'm working on that. Thanks for your help. Jude _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
