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Questions about Ron's explosions and gimp

halfmast88halfmast88 Posts: 63
edited December 1969 in New Users

I recently got Rom's explosions to use in Gimp. I know how to open them, but I dont know what folder to put them into in the Gimp folders. Is there a folder like the brushes folder where I can preview them inside of Gimp? When I open one of the Explosion PSD files 35 or so new layers all open at once. IS there a way to open only 1 at a time? -Thanks

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  • Jonathan BJonathan B Posts: 114
    edited December 1969

    I've used Ron's product with the Gimp in the past and there is a way to use his brushes with that program, but looking at the product description for Ron's Explosions, this product is .PSD layers and not brushes (which .ABR files). That means you can open them from any location on your computer and they do not have to be in a specific location.

    Once you have opened the PSD file in the Gimp, you can use the layer dialog to select the layer containing the image of the explosion you want to incorporate into your own image and copy and paste just that layer that into your image. I don't have this specific product so I don't know if the layers are all visible when you open the PSD file, but you can turn off the visibility of the individual layers in the layer dialog as well.

  • kaotkblisskaotkbliss Posts: 2,914
    edited December 1969

    Another thing you can do with them is separate the images
    then make a new copy of whichever explosion you want to use and convert it to blank and white
    then invert the image and place it over a black background.

    Now you can go into Daz and create a primitive, use the colored explosion for the diffuse setting and the black and white negative for the opacity.

    You now have a Ron's Explosion prop that you can easily pose models and other props in front of and behind :)

  • BalooBaloo Posts: 71
    edited December 1969

    Confirming what is said above and adding that Ron's PSD layers have already a black layer presenting the series.

    So basically, to choose the effect you want, if you want to do it 2D:
    - you open the PSD file in Gimp and get the 20something layers
    - you move the black layer on top
    - you then chose the effect you want by putting them on top of that black layer, adapt size, etc

    I personally prefer this as I'm sure not to use twice the same explosion in this case (once it's over the black layer, it means I used it).

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