Distorting Picture While Maintaining the Theme

(Last Updated On: May 13, 2020)

Distorting a photo related to a business

distortingI needed a header for a Greenhouse’s website. I wanted the header to reflect the nature of the business. So, I took a hanging basket of petunias and began distorting them.

The petunias in the centre have very little distortion. The petunias within the letters have no distortion at all. The letters were madedistorting invisible on a white background. Then they were pasted onto part of the hanging basket.

These are the steps necessary for distorting the basket.

 

1. Erasing the background

distortingAdd an invisible layer behind the picture. Using the GIMP Erasure tool, erase much of the background. Then combine the Fuzzy Select tool to delete more of the background.

2. Ripple effect to distort

distortingUse the Ellipse Select tool to select part of the photo. Then click Filters > Distorts > Ripple. Experiment with the settings and then click OK. Keep one small area of flowers with no distortion. Apply ripples to the rest of it.

3. Increase opacity

distortingOverlay the photo with a white layer. Decrease the opacity. Merge the 2 layers.

4. Change to size of header

distortingMake a new box that’s the exact dimensions that the header should be. Change the latest petunia picture distortingto have the same length. Eyeballing it, select a rectangle from the hanging basket that has approximately the same dimensions as your new box. Scale the header image to be the prescribed dimensions of the real header.

5. Create letters with flowers inside

distortingSelect a large font such as Rockwell Bold. Using black text, key your words on a white background. Combine the Fuzzy Select tool with your Delete key to create invisible letters. Paste it onto an original photo of the hanging basket.

Using the Rectangle Select Tool and the Erasure, crop the letters so that they have a minimum amount of white around them. Paste them onto the image from point #4.

Creating a header in just 5 steps

By distorting a photo closely related to the theme of the website, you have created an appropriate header in just 5 steps. Go here to see the actual header.

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GIMP

GIMP is a free open source program. Programmers from all over the world collaborated to make a program similar to Photoshop.

When I downloaded a free version, it somehow came with lots of advertising that took me hours to purge from my system. For that reason, I suggest you go to the PhotoEditorX website, scroll all the way to the bottom and click the Download Now Button.

You can buy it for $47 USD. Not only do you get GIMP, but you get a large number of tutorials that will teach you how to get the most out of GIMP.

 

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