Photoshop/GIMP help... anyone?

[Office Linebacker]

Well I've gone as far as I can with GIMP (and it isn't much).

I have a background I'd like to use for some maps but I can't get the edge to look like it's ripped/tattered/burnt (old parchment feel).

I found a great texture to use but with out the distressed edges it just doen't look right.

http://rpgmapshare.com/index.php?q=g...2_itemId=13327

Here is the inspiration image (also a great map!) that has the edge effects i really like.
http://www.anthonyforsterstudios.co....x2750x2150.jpg

I’d really appreciate any help or tips on how to use GIMP to reproduce the distress effects.

Thanks

OL

[Robbie]

Photoshop has a torn edges filter you could use...and set the layer effect to be an inner glow with a light red (pink) color set to color burn for the burnt look. I don't know about gimp though.

[Office Linebacker]

Everyone I've asked has said just about the same thing

I think I'm going to sink the cash and get Photoshop :cry:

*looks under the couch pillows for cahnge*

Thanks

OL

[RPMiller]

As a total side note, but related. If you know anyone that has a college email account, teacher, student, etc. you can get Creative Studio CS for dirt cheap from http://www.collegesoftware.org I am currently enrolled in some classes and that is how I found out about it. I'm not sure how many copies an individual account can get you though so I'm not going to be much help having already purchased it.

[Office Linebacker]

Thanks for the info RPMiller. I'll check it out.

[Office Linebacker]

Man oh man... what a difference a 30 day free trial of Photoshop Elements makes

[Istarlome]

Here is a tutorial for making ripped, rusted paper with the Gimp. One of the posters created a script-fu for it as well.

http://www.gimptalk.com/forum/topic/...-2-3-42-1.html

[Istarlome]

As an example: Here's a map I did with MapX and some paper I made in the Gimp. Last is the map pasted onto the paper as an overlay.

Try it out. I'm sure you can improve on this effect.

[RobA]

Beat me to it cause I was having problems with the server yesterday and it seemed to eat my posted reply.

Attached is a weathered version of the sheet originally linked to, made in GIMP. I didn't follow a tutorial, just played with it, but could reconstruct the steps if there was interest.

-Rob A>

[Istarlome]

Yes please do. That looks really nice.