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(eyestrain warning for the last png/pattern, as it uses a pseudo-glitch effect)

6 patterns made in GIMP, 4 of them as PNGs, with stock images from pexels.com.

Thing is, when I got back into making stuff in GIMP, I noticed how it changed my perception of my surroundings; I now go through the world looking for inspiration or mulling over how people achieved certain effects in their art.

So it is not surprising I saw a pattern I really liked 'out in the wild' and my first thought was 'I wonder if I can create something like this in GIMP' - and yes, apparently I can. Which is awesome! So I made some mildly similar patterns.

I combined this with some effects and filters I was trying at the time, and the results were a few patterns I wanted to show/share. They should seemlessly repeat, so in theory one could use them for prints, blog backgrounds, wallpapers etc.

And ideas what other patterns I could make? Lemme know!

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"Intersect"

A digital collage and a variation, both made in GIMP with screenshots from "The Oldest View" by Kane Pixels, which includes use of the Julien Reverchon Giant made by Kevin Obregon.

Additional thoughts beneath the cut:

Two more of the 'practice' pieces I made before I made the movie poster; I did sooo many variations. Figures, since cutting out the silhouettes took a bit of work, so I wanted to get as much use out of it as possible.

I really like how the crop makes it look as if the in-set screenshot is Wyatt standing on the escalator, staring down in terror and confusion at the Giant which has just chased him up there. Also, I like how the piece with the overlap turned out. The only thing I am not 100% happy with is the one flower hand.

Again, lots of fun to play around with this kind of collage and concept. Kinda gives me some mild Rene Magritte vibes.

Getting a new game announced by Garage Heathen AND a new TOV(-related) video by Kane Pixels all within the span of like 24-36 hours is *wild* in the best way.

"Eyes (Dithered)" (Stamps)

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5 digital stamps in two different dithering styles made in GIMP. Made with free stock images from pexels.com. This set focuses on eyes and uses Bayer and Floyd-Steinberg style dithering. The stamp borders are self-made/my own.

Further thoughts below the cut:

It seems I am terribly indecisive; not only do I make variations of the artpieces I make, but sometimes I cannot decide on a style for pieces either. I liked both the Floyd-Steinberg and Bayer dithering for these pieces, so I decided to make a batch with both. I am curious if anyone has a preference?

Fun and relatively quick to make, these with the previous ones also helped me figure out some tricks using templates with borders in GIMP. I like how these came out.

Any suggestions for other stamps I could be making?

"Jellyfish" (Stamps)

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5 jellyfish digital stamps (200 x 100) plus variations made in GIMP with stock images from pexels.com and unsplash. The borders are entirely self-made. Can be used on blogs, deviantart, neocities pages, tumblr or anywhere else really.

More stamps! Very simple ones, I just saw some stockpics of jellyfish and wanted to try and turn them into stamps. I like how these turned out, a bit of a different vibe from the aquarium/fish stamps I made before.

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"Annihilation - The Bear (version 2)"

Digital collage made in GIMP. Inspired by the bear(-creature) from the movie adaptation of "Annihilation" by Jeff Vandermeer. Made with stock images from pexels.com.

This is, in fact, not the same image I posted before; the photo for the bear is a different one. Very similar though. I wanted to do a more close-up version of the creature and experimented a bit by adding color to the eye. I really like how eerie it looks, and how well the images fit.