GIMP Tutorial: Smoke Effect

[@jayviperdj]

I have just downloaded Gimp just to do this effect. What a world we live in... Gimp free, inkscspe free and Nicks tutorials free. Wow! Let that sink in. Thanks to all 3 of the above. Much appreciated guys.

[@christiancolewan]

yup apps for poor people like me haha

[@K0S3K]

This is my first comment on youtube ever... I posted it because this video deserves a compliment. You have a beautiful channel with many interesting tutorials and your explanation is very smooth and consistent. Thanks.

[@LogosByNick]

Thank you! I appreciate the feedback.

[@MR.SKANDAL0121]

Definatley

[@nicklasjohnsen5317]

i checked truth you'r profile and NO IT ISN'T lying scumbag

[@antiquemacabre]

I just wanted to stop by and tell you that this is the very first tutorial I followed when I first downloaded GIMP almost two years ago. Because you did such an amazing job at being clear and thorough, I believed I could learn GIMP, which I thought to be an insurmountable task at the time. I had never used any kind of photo editing or digital art software before. Now I use GIMP and Inkscape (also thanks to your tutorials) daily to create designs for my home decor shop. You never know when you're going to inspire someone to try something new. Thank you for all of your wonderful tutorials.

[@AaaaNinja]

"Make sure you have it set up so the background color is white to create a white document. Now use the paintbucket to fill it with black." Brilliant!

[@Ender-Beats]

Amazing tutorial, incredible that after 7 years, with some little modifications, I was able to replicate this effect. Many thanks for such a clear and comprehensive tutorial!

[@truongvoquocanh5079]

Beautiful man, you're the only one who could help me, I watched 8 videos and yours was the only one that saved me

[@kevb8864]

Gimp seems to have come along in recent years. I used to find it really restrictive but looking at your tutorials it shows how far it has come.

[@westicles9289]

To be fair I never found it very restrictive. I think the big thing is it's ui wasn't as clean as photoshop and the plug-ins are differently named so it can be confusing for someone used to photoshop or any other editor. They've done a great job cleaning it up and making it more user friendly over the years

[@gaiaarmellin]

Went freelancer and was looking for a cheaper alternative to Photoshop. I've been an Adobe girl for the last 6 years so wasn't sure something else would be as good as that software. You totally blew my mind! THANKS A LOT for these videos, really! It feels so good to know there are alternatives out there, it makes new startings easier :)

[@st00pidn00b]

Dude I just wanna say you are helping me so much. I got screwed by my college but anyways using gimp and it being free and watching you has helped me get much better at what I wanna do

[@noe6673]

Nice video! And those things that show what you press are really good for people (like me) that don't know all the shortcuts yet, Thank you

[@LogosByNick]

My tutorial video for how to install these brushes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmqVhaprYs-Kiqc

[@YKDCF]

sucks to say but Facebook lowers the quality automatically . Best bet is exporting in Png format.

[@amirjoseph515]

Nick Saporito i've been searching for someone like you you're amazing really

[@hanijamal1444]

hi Im having a problem the center of the third layer is black to gray to white i can't make white to gray like you do any ideas

[@fartisart420]

can u please make an entire gimp explanation from beginning ?

[@uskasims5359]

Thank you Nick. You've been my guru for more than a year. Your teaching method is excellent.

[@DerekAbello]

Wow. I've watched a few GIMP vids. You are not only great at what you do, you have a great teacher/ video presence. Thank you for this, awesome.

[@cgblenderespanol7181]

Definitely the best channel for learning inkscape and gimp, thank you for all this information.👍👍😃😃

[@contra2099]

Hello nick. I discovered your channel a few days ago, and since then I have seen 3 to 4 lives a day, the channel has an excellent content, I am seeing 3 or 4 year olds that you did and they are all of excellent quality, it shows that you are indeed a professional. Thank you very much for sharing your work. I'm from the IT infrastructure area, but I can't stop seeing what is possible to do with Gimp and inkscape. Thanks again and keep posting new videos.

[@zakyoungofficial]

I have been wanting to learn how to create this effect for an album cover. I woke up this morning and found this video on my news feed. You make fantastic content AND you also have a new subscriber! THANK YOU SO MUCH! :)

[@doublequeen1974]

Your efforts, your work,can be seen in us.

[@glitchednova2028]

what a beautiful tutorial, exactly what i needed with little in the way of fluff!

[@hieronymusboss7705]

1:44 This dude's got mad "world weary detective" vibes. Also kinda looks like a character portrait for Baldur's Gate. LOL Thanks for another great tutorial Nick.

[@ojd8428]

Take a shot every time he says "That's pretty good."

[@pitpatepapatebom6868]

Best drinking game ever xD

[@Coconut9795]

I can’t stop laughing every time he says it thanks to you

[@unscarred444]

Dam you ! know all I want to here is him saying that

[@rblihovde]

Great video as always Nick! Someone may have already suggested this but you should make a video on how to create a simple animated GIF logo using GIMP. That'd be neat. I apologize if someone already suggested that.

[@benjwebcke]

Your tutorial videos are the easiest to follow and well put together thanks so much

[@fabianmarin8514]

Awesome tutorial. This is somewhat similar to the effect of Chinese ink which I like so much. First time as a newbie that I come into contact with brushes. Thanks a lot!

[@afriendorfoe]

You are perfect at teaching! I have learned so much from you!

[@mertkanat2144]

Thank you, very productive 17mins of learning. TNice tutorials program is super intimidating from soone who doesn't even play an instrunt.

[@thisisfine6451]

I am only learning about digital art and these brushes are kickass

[@arisa552]

I'm just starting to use gimp as a hobby and your videos are really good. Thank you so much for sharing these resources!

[@typicallyghost]

Damn bro top tier content, I'm sure you had to visit multiple countries to produce a masterpiece like this

[@BoHorror]

Never have I seen someone so dedicated to using free software

[@rachelmenezes2583]

wow!!! that is pretty cool! I've watched the video and followed step by step ( which of course took me almost two hours, but in my defense I've never done anything like this), and I finally figure it out! came out pretty cool!!! Thanks!!! I just had to search (a lot) how to save the brushes on gimp using MacBook.....but is all good now! Thanks a bunch!

[@lythihoa7515]

Very Informative, helpful and Educational video! Thx for the tutorial man!

[@Junior-ru1wd]

NICK! Happy new Year when it comes... may blessings and prosperity fill your home and life. 👊

[@LogosByNick]

Same to you!

[@tony5444]

This video was AWESOME! Thank you for showing this effect and providing clear instructions every step of the way!

[@CPBoxsetPlaylists]

The Smoke brushes native size are vastly large. I can change them but it will return to native size once i click naother and go back. Anyway to resize them and set it as the native size. Newly interested in this so thanks Nick for the tutorials.

[@patrykos05_47]

Really excited to try this feature out! Amazing work !

[@zynjnn277]

Thank You. Finally A tutorial with simple & complete instructions to follow ABC... Really would like to make a short animation with the smoke effect somehow.

[@uladzimirk9254]

Better tutorials of all. Thanks for you, Nick

[@DoLzed]

Fantastic tutorial. It is imperative you use a very high res photo ( link u provided was great for these ) otherwise u don't get the eyes and certain detail coming through I found. I manages to create a really decent first design after about an hour of playing around. Thanks!

[@heintunzaw7911]

Thanks! I've been searching how to get it and this is brilliant :D

[@eleanordaviesed]

Heyo. Love this video! I'm having trouble with my brushes...when I click, instead of showing through the image below, I'm just getting the smoke effect in what ever colour I've got set. Hope you can help me :)

[@ScottHollingsworthArtist]

don't forget to be working on a layer mask, not the layer itself

[@JKhalaf]

This was amazing! Please do more GIMP tutorials

[@TradewithNihal04]

This actually helped out a lot thanks for the help

[@MicroDotTV]

Very HAPPY with this video- people with my disability (A.D.D) attention def (yea, I know phht) have a hard time remembering stuff and this video made my photo come out great, so thank you sir- very much appreciated!

[@YannickHetu]

I'd like to know if you can make a tutorial for gimp with a photo that you can torn in a couple of pieces ???

[@DJOwT]

In soft One, there is relatively little although I will say soft One has so fantastic features and I tNice tutorialnk it is going places (Rated No 2

[@borhulo9521]

in case somebody is wondering "why can't i apply layer mask" at 10:00 ??? it is because you have not added it. the version nick is using probably didn't need to add the mask separately. so, you will need to add the layer mask after you apply the gradient tool and before starting to apply the brush tools, somewhere around 4:20. how do you add it? right click on the new layer you created with white color, and select add layer mask. and then continue with rest of the tutorial.

[@LautiMosee]

Installed, everything works, thanks!

[@Nikomairi]

This was so helpful. Thank you so much for posting these awesome tutorials.

[@trutru831]

Love your tutorials! im amazed how fast i can produce this with just one view of this video, Thanks so much!

[@caiomascarenhas2089]

cheers from brazil Nick I love your channel, yours tutorials are awesome pretty clear instructions !

[@jdsgotninelives]

The last bit is really helpful. I've wanted to reproduce an image like this for a website header. Thanks

[@LogosByNick]

Awesome, good luck

[@jeffa6780]

I just discovered you! Excellent Gimp tut! I think I'll be switching to Gimp instead of Photoshop soon.

[@larryslemp9698]

Finally....a tutorial that has some really good technique in it!! Thank you!

[@devsaurabh]

Nick, you're awesome.

[@undercover5741]

Just found your fab channel and subscribed. Very easy to follow thank you. Keep up your amazing work 😁😁 loving it so much..

[@Duckers_McQuack]

Old but gold! wonder how effective gimp would be today for this for fancier stuff :D As i just got myself a steam deck, and wanna be able to photoshop on it on the go :P

[@philipp.dauenhauer]

Great!! I like your tutorial style. Understandable and with no frills. Again: GREAT!! Greetings from Germany ;-)

[@redhot7190]

Thanks, Nick, I was about to give up on Gimp but you are a good teacher and I got one of these done, tho I did cheat a bit. I smudged the edges of the pic first then added my layer, lol but it looks great and now I feel I can do more and keep going thanks again

[@JeffM---]

Nice tutorial, thanks very much. I used Photoshop a lot when I had Windows but now I have Linux Mint 18.2 I am looking at GIMP.

[@pezaroo1234]

perfect tutorial! as always. had fun creating this and cant wait to test it out on different pictures for fun. thank you again nick!

[@ChamberSix.]

Hey Nick, could you help me? I followed every step completely through, and right when I went to use the brush I won't show up. GIMP registers it as if I did use it, but it never shows the smoke after clicking. Edit: Never Mind, figured it out.... great tutorial!

[@kentsuofficial940]

what was your fix? I'm trying to use the brush but its not smoke at all its just a blotchy pattern

[@realistpure3964]

i have been looking at this forever, i did a step by step followed along, and i cannot get the white smoke to appear on the layer you have it on. i have flipped the colors tried it on different layers and everything i personally could think of. i'm very new to the program you are using and have no idea how to finish my image

[@cagataycoban3093]

thanks for that tutorial, i am not even a native english speaker but i did understand everything

[@Papucho67]

Very nice, just a noob at Gimp, but you vids have help a lot, keep it up!!!👍

[@WizeVibez]

I've been using gimp for years now and this is the first time stumbling upon your videos, awesome work man! will definitely be taking a look at your other videos. :D I just had one question and I've used this before in my other work but i never really quite understood it, I was wondering what exactly adding a layer mask does, like why do you have to add a layer mask then apply it when you could just make a new layer?

[@dahltonbybee7011]

just info from what i've gathered but making it a mask makes it so the back image shows through. I skipped that part the 1st time on accident and couldnt figure out how he made the face come thru the smoke, if you watch his skull video, just adding it as a new layer makes it a solid image ontop of another

[@DonStemple]

awesome sauce - never thought of the transparency trick

[@catllionare]

Thank you so much Nick, I found your channell today and became instant sub! You are awesome at teaching these tutorials!!! Thank you so much my friend!

[@taintedkittystone]

Thanks for this tutorial! I tried this for my designing web page graphics project.

[@lepooperman6827]

I like it when he says "Where ever that is"

[@johanneskannshalt5138]

There were a lot of people complementing you before me, but... WOW! This is so f*cking COOL! THANKS for the tutorial, I'll try to use this as often as Ipossibly can! :D

[@hoangnamle2895]

thanks a lot!!! so nice reverb

[@BrianAbbottGeordie]

Thanks for the video, Nick. My first foray into using Gimp. so a little fast for me. I didn't get it to work exactly like yours, not all my smoke came out on the end product (not sure why), and what did came out white. I'll have to go back and try again. Cheers.

[@jesss6165]

Did you change the foreground colour to black?

[@BrianAbbottGeordie]

Jessii Schmidt I didn't think I had, but I flipped the backgrounds and got the smoke to appear as black. So I must have inadvertently done it. Thanks for your reply.

[@IvanHuntDrum]

I tried to figure out a way of doing this with film cameras 20 odd years ago. I could never get to exposures to work.

[@MrSouthmandan]

Great work, your channel is so helpful

[@kafeel135]

This video really helped me

[@superlativo4420]

I love it this effect. Thanks for sharing Nick!

[@marlencitaflores]

love your tutorial nick you are the best😚😚😚

[@ajimbong1623]

I love ur intro and outro music... It's so cool

[@rickymicky272]

Bro this is dope AF. Thank u!

[@natalikuhn6705]

Hi there, So I am a web designer and I found your channel today, I am quite interested in the brushed and tried installing them but they said that the files in unknown to GIMP?

[@BarsimonR]

Great Video...I guess all I have to do is not desaturate if I want to keep the colors?

[@jhajha297]

Great! thanks nick, your tutorial is very helpful and so easy to understandable

[@mitchpearce8540]

If I was to use my own photo, would it work if the model wasn't wearing black and didn't have a black background? Or are those two things, a must have?

[@nbaallday3936]

Great Tutorial!

[@aminalizadeh.n9203]

thanks for both video and brushes

[@11.sec_anime68]

Thank you man for sharing this stuff

[@BiggHardcoreGamer]

Great video. Really useful. I just used it to design my logo. Thanks

[@dalemaynor6970]

that's extremely cool

[@tableditor7859]

Thanks Nick!

[@sir_dovaz]

Awesome honorable señor!!

[@supermecho3]

I was looking for a gimp suit for the Mrs and I found this

[@digitalprincesses]

Thanks to your awesome tutorial GIMP starts to make sense ;-) Thank You!

[@saraha1544]

Thanks a lot for this video, it's been amazing

[@bazykaghofer6162]

Just found your channel and it’s amazing ❤️🙌 Hope you do more GImp Videos in Future 😄

[@fabiomejia357]

This is great, thank you!

[@venomousjedi]

As always Nick if it weren't for you I wouldn't know anything about Gimp or Inkscape, thanks a lot. For some reason when I try and change the smoke effect to white it doesn't work when following your steps, it works for the soft brush but not the any of the smoke brushes. Any idea?

[@joevaldez4889]

this happened to me too, and i still can't find any answer

[@tearstoneactual9773]

It should be noted that you do not have to use the exact same brushes to create this effect (i.e. #2...#22. Play around with it.) It should also be noted this is not a GIMP exclusive and this works in other software, like Photoshop, Medibang, Clip Studio, etc. However, GIMP is still a wonderful, free option, and would be the most expedient as far as free options go.

[@karenbennett187]

I’m new to Gimp and this is a great tutorial to see the different kinds of things you can do in that program. Have you seen the watercolor splatter silhouettes that are all over Etsy and Pinterest? I would love to learn how to do that. Any chance you could do a tutorial for that? Thanks!

[@El_Traficante]

Simply put Amazing

[@surinfarmwest6645]

Nick, once again another brilliant video. West