Quick Edit

I thought I would show you a basic edit for a profile picture. There are so many different ways that people use to enhance their pictures, this is the method I use. GIMP is a great tool, you learn a lot just by playing around with different filters and settings, I strongly suggest taking some time do just that.

First I start with the image I plan to use.

I took this with the background removed, you do this by pressing the chair with the circle around it when you take a photo in the IMVU client.

Duplicate the image twice. You should have 3 layers of your picture. Hide the top layer and select the middle layer. Click Filters>Blur>Gaussian Blur and set to a radius of 10 and click OK.

Next change the Layer Mode to Darken and adjust the opacity to 33.

Unhide the top layer and select it. Next click Colors> Auto>Equalize.

Your image should look something like this.

Next change the Layer Mode to Soft Light and adjust the opacity to 32.

Finally click Layers>New From Visible. From here I adjust the contrast slightly.

To make the profile picture, open a new file 160x220 and drag completed edit on to the new canvas. Adjust the size and click Filters>Enhance>Sharpen and sharped the image to your preference. You can also add a background and any other things you like.

P.S. I have included pictures in good faith to help you on your creating journey. Please do not steal my textures, creating your own is much more satisfying. Stealing my texture will result in a DMCA complaint lodged against you and I would hate for it to come to that.

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