Gimp Tutorial: Pop Art

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How to produce Roy Lichenstein style Pop Art from your photographs.

This is based on several Photoshop tutorials, but is 'translated' for the Gimp, which doesn't have the 'new adjustment layers' or 'filters-sketch-halftone' options that the Photoshop tutorials rely on.

Handy shortcut keys:
ctrl+m = Merge all visible layers
[ = brush decrease size
] = brush increase size
p = paintbrush tool
shift+e = eraser tool
o = eye-dropper/colour picker tool

Remember to save your project as an .xcf file as you go along, in case you lose your work.

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Gimp Tutorial: Pop Art

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  • Good question...I ...

    Good question...I have no idea. I tend to work on images that are usually the same size, and I have found this works well for me, but really it is all a matter of taste. Sometimes I don't bother with the newsprint effect at all for a simpler look.

    By malgalin [Affiliate User] 1217415125 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • About the cell size ...

    About the cell size for the newsprint filter does that depend on the size of the image, or is that like a good setting for a standard pop art effect?

    By mac79pr [Affiliate User] 1217414015 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I honestly don't ...

    I honestly don't remember...try both and see what happens!

    By malgalin [Affiliate User] 1217343025 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Very nice tutorial, ...

    Very nice tutorial, thank you :-). One question, when you were mentioning the cell size to apply the newsprint filter, did you say 15 or 50? I didn't really understand you...lol. Thank you in advance.

    By kawskadet [Affiliate User] 1217326219 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • this has made me ...

    this has made me happy thanks ^^

    By henricopp [Affiliate User] 1216697003 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Niiiiiiice tut dude ...

    Niiiiiiice tut dude. Thank you

    By jambomick [Affiliate User] 1216122807 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Awesome tutorial

    Awesome tutorial

    By PwnTard717 [Affiliate User] 1215894987 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Great tut, thanks

    Great tut, thanks

    By mac79pr [Affiliate User] 1215782771 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • click on the ...

    click on the eyeball in the layers dock.

    If you do not have the layers dock, then see my 'recovering lost docks' tutorial

    By malgalin [Affiliate User] 1215387909 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Not sure what you ...

    Not sure what you mean...do yuo mean it covers up the background lineart or that you are simply colouring outside of the lineart accidentally?

    You need to set the layer mode to overlay to avoid the first thing...to avoid the second, just take more care with colouring in!

    :)

    By malgalin [Affiliate User] 1215387811 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I dont under stand ...

    I dont under stand the whole matte colour thing.I set the colour but when i use the paint brush tool it goes out of the lines. What am i doing wrong

    By LaceyLu12 [Affiliate User] 1215337501 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Im a beginner with ...

    Im a beginner with gimp. And I totally dig the whole pop art, warhol, Roy Lichenstein thing...

    But how Do I make a layer invisble?

    By LaceyLu12 [Affiliate User] 1215335905 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • either press ctrl+m ...

    either press ctrl+m to merge all visible layers, or right click on the image and select image -> merge visible layers.

    By malgalin [Affiliate User] 1212533097 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • um for somereason i ...

    um for somereason i can't get the layers to merge
    so how do u do that

    By wyhN0t [Affiliate User] 1212512804 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • very good one... ...

    very good one... Thank you :)

    By Sergiom65 [Affiliate User] 1211677517 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • doesn't usually ...

    doesn't usually happen, but my mic set-up that day was overly sensitive!

    It annoys me on this vid...thanks for bringing my insecurities to light in such a public fashion... ;)

    By malgalin [Affiliate User] 1210322916 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • gee.. when you say ...

    gee.. when you say the letter s.. you make a loud whistling sound... but this vid helped me.. thanks

    By boyisdown [Affiliate User] 1210311556 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I personally prefer ...

    I personally prefer not to go over the lines. Some choose to go over the lines in the name of art...It's a matter a preference.

    (If I understand your question properly, it's up to you HOW you choose to colour something in)

    Thanks for your comments, they are appreciated!

    By malgalin [Affiliate User] 1208995823 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Ummm....BIG ...

    Ummm....BIG QUESTION...
    Do you have to colour all in the line without gettin out of it.
    The reason of this is bcause Ive seen dozens of times, that the people colouring anime and manga in photoshop, putting shadows and all of that, sometimes get out of them, They correct it or simply exist a fastest form to colouring.
    I'll apreciate your answer

    Ah, and thanks for the tutorial, this was the best than you made.

    By egmfan2 [Affiliate User] 1208978551 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • There are already ...

    There are already tuts that cover this...search for 'selective decolourization' or 'selective colourization'

    By malgalin [Affiliate User] 1206956200 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • brilliant this is ...

    brilliant this is really good i used it and i think it is fantastic

    By wakyzac4u [Affiliate User] 1206955718 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Hi can you make a ...

    Hi can you make a tutorial on how to make it so that an image of a person is colour and the background is b&w thanks C0NN0RW

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  • Nice tutorial :) ...

    Nice tutorial :) Thank you.

    By dyskzg [Affiliate User] 1206521347 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Maybe if I have a ...

    Maybe if I have a quiet weekend...although I'd literally just be filming myself trying filters and plug-ins out...you could easily do the same!

    By malgalin [Affiliate User] 1205923434 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Brilliant! haha ...

    Brilliant! haha Nicely done once again.
    I have an idea that Im sure us "noobs" would highly enjoy. There are multpile effects under multiple sections. Some videos of what each of these effects do (and what they might be used for) would be really great. Trial and error is apart of learning, but being shown an effect that we might find amazing is a plus. Just an idea. :)

    By newjokeaccount [Affiliate User] 1205907762 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
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