Hey everybody,

My name is Zach and I have recently re-downloaded Gimp. I used to use Gimp about ten years ago but dropped off for awhile; I would like to get back into the swing of things.

I am curious about how to add a burning/glowing effect to text in Gimp 2.10. When I was originally using Gimp, I created the userbar below where the text glows from left to right. I was hoping somebody could assist me in doing that same thing now since I have forgotten. If a thread already exists explaining how to do this, I would be grateful for any links. 



Thanks in advance!

Hello there!

I want to make a poster in the size A1 and therefore choose the settings your can see nin the picture below.
I want to print the finished poster then on paper with the size A1 - will that work out?

I've been working with a similar type of grayscale transparent images and they exported fine in PNG & GIF. As mentioned, with something similar, it exported fine in PNG but was added a black background (to where the transparency should have been). I thought perhaps it was my usage of GIMP so I found an online tool, uploaded the PNG (recently exported) then saved it into GIF through them and the transparency was as it should.

I opened the image expecting it to have been converted into RGB but it was indexed. So I went back to my GIMP image, changed the mode to indexed and was surprised all 256 colors were taken; I thought it would have been 100 or less.

Was I on the right path, that there was too many colors for a GIF? Is there something I could do so this situation doesn't reoccur? Otherwise, it wouldn't be a big hassle and when that happen I'll convert it to indexed.

Oh and the mode that there shoudln't be duplicate indexed colors was on when I converted (and all 256 colors were taken).

Update 1: The exact mode name, along with the rest of the conversion options:
   

I have GIMP 2.10 installed from the Ubuntu Cosmic repository. I also have installed the gimp-plugin-registry package, and I can see under /usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins a plugin-heal-transparency.py file.

However, I cannot see the "Heal transparency" filter in the menu. Also, in the plugin filter I don't see any plugin whose name contains "Heal", but "Resynthesize" is there in the list.

I have also tried to install the flatpak version from gimp.org, but the filter does not appear there either.

Any advice of what could I try to get the filter to show? I would happily downgrade to 2.8, but package repositories that also include the gimp-plugin-registry seem to be all on 2.10.

I'm trying my hand at bulk image generation via the Python console on Gimp 2.10.6 under Windows 10; I'm having a great time diving in at the deep end (I've been working with Python for nearly 12 hours now), but it I reckoned I might get on faster with Python-fu by asking for help. (It's the 21st century - I even ask for directions!)

It seems that the Lighting Effects plugin has more options than are passed through the function call: bump map depth and distance, for instance. 
I've dug as far as lighting-main.c to see what's going on - it looks like there are variables with a larger scope than you'd hope - but wondered if somebody who actually Knows What They're Doing can tell me whether I shall be able to replicate the Lighting plugin in its entirety or not - and a few hints on how to get it done, if y'd be so kind.

   
Getting reality to match the preview: hope or faint hope?

Hi.
In the pdb interface for stroking path I found all the setting but the "dash preset", which online allows to stroke with a dotted/dashed line.
Maybe I missed something.
Can someone tell me whether and how is it possible to stroke a path (from inside a filter) using a dash preset like interactively?
Many thanks in advance.

I'd like to have a gradiant radial white & grey background. From the center in a circling fashion a large portion would be white and the ends would be (50%) grey; so the 1/10 to 1/8 (not sure what it will look like, I'd test them out) would be a gradiant from the center white to grey.
   
is a sloppy example.

Please explain the whole process; I haven't use a gradiant.

Hi 

I've checked all over the net and just can't find anything that works for me.

I make resin jewellery and specifically rings. I make them in several different colours.

I would like to take a picture of someone wearing a ring (a close up of the hand) and change their nail colour to the colour of the ring (one for each colour ring). I need to keep the result looking realistic i.e. shiny like it's proper nail varnish. I'm thinking that will mean messing about with the hue/saturation? I've tried but am not that proficient so maybe the settings are incorrect. I've tried searching for tutorials but can't find anything for the 2.10 version of Gimp.

Could anyone talk me through it or point me in the right direction with settings and things? 

That would be really helpful and much appreciated! x

PS My operating system is Windows 10

Hi, i was wondering what's the issue with the quality of the brushes while painting on different layers and painting with white. I'm still using Gimp 2.8, but I've also installed a portable version of 2.10, because it's easier to switch between the two in that way. I have tried out the newest original version, and the same issues occur there as well.

When you create a new transparent layer, and you paint with the Paintbrush Tool, there is a difference in painting comparing to a layer with the full (let's say white) background. Brush strokes seem to be more indexed-like, with reduced dithering on the edges. Examples bellow, one on the left is on the layer with a white fill and one on the right is on a new transparent layer:







Especially, when you lower the opacity and you want to build up a volume of a shade, it just looks horrific when it's indexed out.

Second problem is with using the white color. White is always indexed and non-dithered in comparison to black, no matter the situation. Also, far more stronger, especially if you are shading with lower opacity. It takes for black way too longer to build up volume, while white is strong at even 1% of opacity. Here are some examples of the white:





And here it is in the interaction with the black, you can see the difference in the dither:





These are all default 25 or 50 hardness brushes, all new options are left untouched. Needless to say, all of these issues are non-existent in 2.8, and I have no complaint to the quality of the brushes there. It's not just with the Paintbrush that this occurs, but also with the others including the Eraser Tool.

So is this something that happens with anyone else or is it just me? I'm using Windows 10 and all of my drivers are up to date. If this is suppose to be a normal change, then I have to say that it is a major setback comparing to the 2.8 and I can't understand why was this downgrade necessary for something that worked almost flawlessly.

I have another issue when it comes to the white color, and that is when you want to remove it in Color to Alpha option, where the removal is way too strong and out of proportion, but I've managed to 'fix' that by changing layers to Legacy. I might start a thread just for that issue in the future.

So, I don't know is it just me or does anyone else have these issues? As I've already said, these are non-existent in 2.8, and that is the reason (among some other) why I still can't completely shift to 2.10. Quality is just reduced while painting and/or shading.

Thanks.

Using Gimp 2.10 on a Mac.


When I copy a selection of an image and then paste it as a new layer, it's not visible when it's not over the original image. See, for example, this:



https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/1mxr...y.xcf?dl=0

what must i do? Even if I increase the canvas size, it still doesn't appear