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Velvet in GIMP

Ericka Nemeth
ShapeShifter
Join date: 26 Jul 2007
Posts: 161
08-07-2008 19:11
Can anyone direct me to a tutorial on how to make a velvety texture in GIMP? Thanks!
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Kornscope Komachi
Transitional human
Join date: 30 Aug 2006
Posts: 1,041
08-08-2008 01:24
Try starting with a base color like deep purple-near black.
Add some noise (HSV or RGB) to taste.
Do a little motion blur. Repeat/test till you get what you want.
Finally, crop the edge where motion blur starts and make tileable.
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Ericka Nemeth
ShapeShifter
Join date: 26 Jul 2007
Posts: 161
08-10-2008 18:55
ooo thanks!! I'll try that!
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