In this tutorial we are going to create magical fantasy image number V.
If you want to follow along, you can find the download link
for the images in the video description.
Go to file and click on new.
We will make a canvas with the default size of 1920:1080.
Just click okay.
Make sure that all the settings of Gimp are default.
Go again to file and now to open as layers.
Here we can search for our first image and open it.
Zoom out a bit by pressing the Ctrl key and rolling the mouse wheel towards you.
Activate the unified transform tool.
In the tool options we make the image opacity about 50.
Click in the image.
Click and drag the handles and the corners
to transform the image like so.
When we grab the corners, we must grab the square, but not the diamond in it.
When we grab the diamond, we change the perspective,
but for now we only want to scale and reposition the image.
We can click reset to start anew, but we can also click Ctrl+Z to undo the last step.
When we feel its okay, we can click transform.
Zoom in a bit by pressing the Ctrl key and rolling the mouse wheel away from you.
Right click on the layer and hit add layer mask.
Make it white (full opacity) and click add.
Activate the gradient tool in the toolbox.
Make sure you have the custom gradient, which goes from black to white.
With the reverse button we can change this direction.
Click and draw a line upwards.
We can grab the begin and or the end point, to make corrections.
We can also hover with the mouse over the line.
There will appear a third point which we can also move.
Hit enter on you keyboard to apply.
Back to file, click on open as layers,
search for the second image, and open it.
Right click on the layer and hit add alpha channel.
We are going to remove the sky.
Activate the fuzzy select tool.
Click on the second button of the mode, which is add to current selection.
Now we can click again and again in the sky
until we have selected the whole sky.
Click on select in the menu bar and then on feather.
We feather the selection with 5 pixels.
Click okay.
Go to edit and hit clear to remove the sky.
Go to select and hit none, to remove the selection lines.
Press Shift+T to activate the transform tool again.
Right away the framework pops up.
Scale the image and move it to the bottom of the canvas, like so.
Press enter to confirm.
Now we go to colors and hit brightness and contrast.
Reduce the brightness to its maximum.
This can be done with the slider,
but we can also click and hold somewhere in the image,
and then move the mouse pointer.
Up and down changes the brightness,
and left and right changes the contrast.
Then we click okay.
Go to filters, blur and gaussian blur.
Make the value for the X as well as the Y 1, and then click okay.
Time now, to open the image with the snow goose.
Go to file, open, search for the image and open it.
Right click on the layer and hit add alpha channel.
Press the U key to make the fuzzy select tool active again.
Click several times in the image until the whole sky is selected.
Then we go to select and click on grow.
We grow the selection with 1 pixel, and click okay.
Back to select and now to feather.
Here we can just click okay to feather the selection with 5 pixels.
Click on edit and hit clear, so the sky is removed.
Again to select and now to none, to deselect.
Click and drag the thumbnail of the goose image,
via the thumbnail of the project into the project.
Double click on the name and rename it snow goose.
Hit enter to confirm.
Now we press Shift+T to bring up the transform framework again.
Zoom out.
The image opacity is still 50 percent.
Notice that the layer itself is momentarily invisible.
Press and hold the shift key, so the proportions stay intact.
Then scale the image down, by grabbing the square.
This lights up yellow.
Let go of the shift key and move the image.
When you feel its okay, you can hit enter or click transform.
When the goose is in its place we are going to open the image of the girl.
Go to file, open and open the photo with the girl.
Right click on the layer and click on add alpha channel.
Here to we are going to remove the background.
Activate the selection tool of your choice.
I have chosen for the paths tool.
Zoom in and click the first node.
Then we can place the second node,
hold the left mouse button down and drag it out a bit
so we see the handle.
Now we make a curve and then we let go of the mouse.
Click and drag the handle back to its node.
Click the next node, hold the mouse, drag out the handle,
make a curve, release the mouse and place the handle back to its node.
And that is how the paths tool works.
With Ctrl+Z we can undo one or more steps.
When we press and hold the space bar, we can,
be moving the mouse without clicking, move the image.
We will go fast forward now.
When we are at the back of the dress,
we skip the outer part because of the background that shines through.
When we are close to the first node, we can hover over it,
press and hold the Ctrl key and when the little chain is visible,
we can click to close the path.
We can still make corrections, like so.
Press Ctrl+Shift+J to maximize the image in the window.
Now we click on the button selection from path, to make our selection.
Go to select and hit feather.
We feather the selection with 5 pixels and click okay.
Press Ctrl+I to invert the selection, so the background is selected.
Now go to edit and click clear, or hit the delete key.
This removes the background.
Then we drag and drop the thumbnail of the girl image,
via the thumbnail of our project, into our project.
Double click on the name and fill in girl.
Hit enter to confirm.
Press Shift+T to activate the unified transform tool again.
Press and hold the shift key to constrain the proportions when we scale.
With Ctrl+Z we can undo the last step.
Click in one of the squares in the corners, so the outline lights up yellow.
Scale the image down, like so.
Click and drag inside the image, to move it.
When we feel it is okay, we click on the transform button.
Activate the eraser tool.
Choose brush hardness 075.
Make the size about 10.
Erase parts of the dress like shown in the video.
Right click on the girl layer and hit alpha to selection.
Then press Ctrl+Shift+D to make a duplicate of this layer.
Double click on the name and rename it girl shadow.
Hit enter.
Make sure that black is your foreground color.
Then we can drag and drop this black into the image.
Make the opacity of this layer about 60.
Press Ctrl+Shift+A to deselect.
Then press Shift+E to make the eraser active again.
Make the opacity about 50.
Choose brush hardness 025.
Make the size about 50.
We can carefully erase parts of the face, the dress, arms, the knee and the foot.
Here to we can use Ctrl+Z to undo one or more previous steps.
When we think its enough, we right click on the girl shadow layer and hit merge down.
Now choose brush acrilyc 3.
Make the size about 10.
Now we can erase a bit of the leg of the girl,
to make it look like its in the fur of the goose.
Press the P key to make the paintbrush active.
Make the opacity about 20.
Choose brush hardness 25.
Make its size about 30.
Activate the snow goose layer.
Make just a little bit of shadow under the feet of the girl.
Hit Ctrl+shift+J again.
Now click on the girl layer.
Go to file again, and open as layers.
Select both goose images using the shift key, and open them.
Again, press Shift+T for the transform tool.
Move the image with one goose like so.
Press and hold the shift key and scale it down a bit.
Then click transform.
Make the layer with the tree geese active.
Click in the image to bring up the frame work of the transform tool.
Make this image also a bit smaller and move it to its proper position.
Hit transform again.
Right click on the top layer and hit merge down.
Go to colors, brightness and contrast.
Make the brightness about plus 60,
so all the geese become a bit lighter.
Click okay.
Then, by click and drag, we move the geese layer below the snow goose layer.
Make the snow goose layer active.
Press Ctrl+Shift+N to bring up the new layer dialog box.
Name it blue, make the fill type transparency and click okay.
Click on the foreground color of the foreground/background colors
to make the color palette visible.
Fill in the html notation 2 7 5 7 8 8.
Hit enter to see the blue color in the current old preview pane.
Now drag and drop this blue color into the image.
Then we can close the color palette.
We make the mode of this layer color (HSL).
The opacity should be about 60 to make the image, except the girl, a bit blueish.
Activate the girl layer.
Click on colors and then on color temperature.
Make the original color temperature about 9500.
Then click okay.
To finish off, we are going to create some snow.
Press Ctrl+Shift+N to open the new layer dialog box.
Name it snow, leave it at transparency and click okay.
Hit the P key again to make the paintbrush active.
Press the X key to swap the foreground/background colors.
We now have white as our foreground color.
Make the opacity 100.
Choose brush splats 01.
Make the size about 200.
Increase the spacing to about 100, to get a bit more space between the brush strokes.
Click on dynamics, scroll down and click on track direction.
This changes the direction of the brush while we use it.
Make long strokes over the image, like so.
Take care that you do not cover the face of the girl.
Go to the menu bar, click filters, blur and linear motion blur.
We make the length about 40.
Make the angle about minus 30 by turning the wheel or moving the slider.
When we click on split view, we can see before and after.
Satisfied?
Click okay.
Reduce the opacity to about 70.
And there it is, magical fantasy image number V.
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