7:13 I hold Ctrl & Shift down before clicking on the corner but it doesn't do anything. It's making the shape lopsided. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. I've replayed this multiple times. If I move the corner without pressing the keys it acts the same as if I did press and hold the keys while moving it.
Hello, is there a way to make the transformation numerically exact, or is there only option to make it fumbled by hand until it looks "OK"? I mean like 20 iterations rotated 18 degrees fills whole circle, but I cant find way how to enter there the exact value.
There is an important issue with this that is not clear, and which I have finally figure out. When you are on the Recursive tool, and clicking in the corner box, it matters whether you click INSIDE the inner diamond, or outside the inner diamone. Inside, you move ONLY that corner, which can result in additional interesting effects, such as an off-center spiral (by doing each corner separately). Clicking outside the inner diamond, you get the symmetric effect shown in the video.
You can achieve more "iterations" by using recursive again. So, for example, on your first recursive transformation, set the instance to something smaller. Like 5 or so. Perform the scale and rotation of that transformation just like in the video. Press ok. Then, do another recursive transformation but this time, set the iterations to 20. Now, you have a tighter spiral with 100 iterations. All you will have to do is match the scale and rotation of your first transformation.
That gfig tool should just be in the default toolbar!, Basic shapes are a fundamental design tool. Why are all these great tools youve never heard of hidden away
Another great tutorial, and the tip for stroke selection quickly will be very useful to me, I'm going to use this tip a lot. Oh and the new intro is really cool 😊
Damn, the new intro looks sick!!! Thanks for all your videos they are really helping me a lot. By the way do you ever think if you should change your content style a bit, apart from tutorials. Which also shows your personality.
This was a very useful tutorial. It was a great intro to the forward slash functionality and makes it so much easier than manipulating individual layers to try to make these types of designs. Thanks!
Everything works until the Recursive tool comes up. At that point, the recursive dialog is different in my GIMP (10.30), In the video, the drop-down menu below "Resampling method" says "Clipping", but mine says "Use the selection as input". When I CNTL-SHIFT-CLICK-DRAG, the rectangle around the octogon distorts. I did download GIMP again, and when I got up the Recursive tool as directed, the tool looked exactly as it does in the video. I am still trying to figure out how to get all sides to arrange at the same time - when I CNTL-SHIFT-CLICK-DRAG on the upper right corner, only that corner moves - to get the recursive shape, I need to do each corner separately.
I wonder why you need to use the path/selection stroke rather than the stroke option in gfig...
7:13 I hold Ctrl & Shift down before clicking on the corner but it doesn't do anything. It's making the shape lopsided. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. I've replayed this multiple times. If I move the corner without pressing the keys it acts the same as if I did press and hold the keys while moving it.
Hello, is there a way to make the transformation numerically exact, or is there only option to make it fumbled by hand until it looks "OK"? I mean like 20 iterations rotated 18 degrees fills whole circle, but I cant find way how to enter there the exact value.
There is an important issue with this that is not clear, and which I have finally figure out. When you are on the Recursive tool, and clicking in the corner box, it matters whether you click INSIDE the inner diamond, or outside the inner diamone. Inside, you move ONLY that corner, which can result in additional interesting effects, such as an off-center spiral (by doing each corner separately). Clicking outside the inner diamond, you get the symmetric effect shown in the video.
You can achieve more "iterations" by using recursive again.
So, for example, on your first recursive transformation, set the instance to something smaller. Like 5 or so. Perform the scale and rotation of that transformation just like in the video. Press ok. Then, do another recursive transformation but this time, set the iterations to 20. Now, you have a tighter spiral with 100 iterations. All you will have to do is match the scale and rotation of your first transformation.
That gfig tool should just be in the default toolbar!, Basic shapes are a fundamental design tool. Why are all these great tools youve never heard of hidden away
Thanks for contributing to the open-source community!
Thanks for the comment and for supporting the channel! It's my pleasure teaching free and open source software!
Amazing! Thanks so much for not only this video, but all your tutorials on your channel. Very helpful, and well explained.
Reminds me of a spirograph
Another great tutorial, and the tip for stroke selection quickly will be very useful to me, I'm going to use this tip a lot.
Oh and the new intro is really cool 😊
Thanks - glad you liked the video and the new intro!
Damn, the new intro looks sick!!!
Thanks for all your videos they are really helping me a lot.
By the way do you ever think if you should change your content style a bit, apart from tutorials.
Which also shows your personality.
I have been a long time GIMP user and your tutorials have shown me a WHOLE NEW world of exciting graphic possibilities. Thank you!
This was a very useful tutorial. It was a great intro to the forward slash functionality and makes it so much easier than manipulating individual layers to try to make these types of designs. Thanks!
Mike,
this reminds me of Spirograph I used to play with as a child, I can see some great uses for this. Thank you for sharing.
I had no idea Gimp could do that. Thank you! I didn't even know about the command feature.
Thanks, appreciated. Useful effect I wasn't aware of 👍🏼
Everything works until the Recursive tool comes up. At that point, the recursive dialog is different in my GIMP (10.30), In the video, the drop-down menu below "Resampling method" says "Clipping", but mine says "Use the selection as input". When I CNTL-SHIFT-CLICK-DRAG, the rectangle around the octogon distorts.
I did download GIMP again, and when I got up the Recursive tool as directed, the tool looked exactly as it does in the video. I am still trying to figure out how to get all sides to arrange at the same time - when I CNTL-SHIFT-CLICK-DRAG on the upper right corner, only that corner moves - to get the recursive shape, I need to do each corner separately.
Paul, you have to crop to content first and 'Use the selection as input' will change to 'Clipping'.
Thanks for explaning so clear!
Very cool! Thanks!
thanks for this fantastic tutorial😃
amazing, great tutorial
Awesome! Thank you.
Thank you very much 🙂
Great tutorial
thanks
Bro I don't understand. Your dedication to providing us with such amazing free content is unreal. Props to you man!!!
Great
Not used it for shapes yet but it is good for creating fancy text
are u colorblnd ? this colors terrible
Hi Michael, great tutorial. 🔝🔝🔝👏💪👍 A big hello. 😉👍
At 3:35 what is forslas key?
Forward Slash Key = /
hi mike i was wondering if you mimic the fill slider in gimp
Uff. Pretty nice tutorial.
Poxa como tem coisas interessantes no Gimp que nem imaginava
Could this technique be used to create something like a Doctor Strange shield?
Yep
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What makes that stuff art?