Create your beautiful backgrounds (fractal pictures)

Author: perfy

Tools Needed

• GIMP

GIMP is a free 2D application and has powerful functions. You can get it at gimp.org for free. This tutorial will show you how to use it making beautiful backgrounds.(fractal pictures)

Choose File- > new to create a new image. You will see the setting window as below:

You may type the number directly in the blank or choose a template. Click OK to create it.

Choose Filters- > Render- > Fractal Explorer and you will see a new setting window. Click the Fractals button to choose the basic fractal you would like to use.

Go back to colors settings. Number of colors means change the number of colors in the mapping and the change will be shown in the bottom of the window. You can change the color density/color function freely as you like to make different beautiful setting colors. And you can change “Apply active gradient to final image” to have another feeling.

You may click the icon to the right of the “Apply active gradient to final image” setting to change some other types!

Turn to the Parameters tab now. You can set the size and position here. A little change may bring you wonderful effects.

Save it and make a name for it. I call the picture below “Phoenix Fire1”.

And you may create many more wonderful pictures, so it's a good habit to make a rememberable name for one type of pictures. It won't be as disordered as making names like 13.JPG.

Now you can use your new pictures as backgrounds or textures and so on.