Can anyone help me find a tool in gimp that changes mountains to brighter colors and sand to darker so it's suitable for a heightmap file? I can't seem to find the tool that works for this.thanks
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(07-03-2023, 08:11 PM)fluffypanda Wrote: [ -> ]Can anyone help me find a tool in gimp that changes mountains to brighter colors and sand to darker so it's suitable for a heightmap file? I can't seem to find the tool that works for this.thanks
Possibly far from being the best option...
But with:
G'MIC - Depth Map Construction / Dark Motive (Default)
This can be achieved:[
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(07-03-2023, 08:11 PM)fluffypanda Wrote: [ -> ]changes mountains to brighter colors and sand to darker
Maybe you're searching for something like below?
GIMP top menu go to:
Colors > Invert
Then for the map
Filters > Generic > Distance Map...,
Adjust to your liking, there are many options. (Try Edge handling >
Above threshold for the sea to not look like mountains as it's at the edge)
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Perhaps a bit of
Filters > Blur > Gaussian Blur... after creating the map to smooth things out depending your needs.
(07-04-2023, 03:59 AM)PixLab Wrote: [ -> ] (07-03-2023, 08:11 PM)fluffypanda Wrote: [ -> ]changes mountains to brighter colors and sand to darker
Maybe you're searching for something like below?
GIMP top menu go to:
Colors > Invert
Then for the map
Filters > Generic > Distance Map...,
Adjust to your liking, there are many options. (Try Edge handling > Above threshold for the sea to not look like mountains as it's at the edge)
Perhaps a bit of Filters > Blur > Gaussian Blur... after creating the map to smooth things out depending your needs.
long as I can get the mountains brighter than the ground level it should work perfect. thanks
(07-04-2023, 05:54 AM)fluffypanda Wrote: [ -> ]long as I can get the mountains brighter than the ground level it should work perfect. thanks
Well, mountains clearer than the plain is exactly what you get using the filter I mentioned in my previous post.
In the previous image I inverted the colors.
But if the filter is applied without changes, this is what you get:
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