The GIMP is a multiplatform photo manipulation tool. GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. The GIMP is suitable for a variety of image manipulation tasks, including photo retouching, image composition, and image construction. It is fast and requires very little disk space and still produces great images; but you must learn it first. Download it here: [url]http://filehippo.com/download/3261d0517d6c1cdb1f2c0701cdaa9043/download/[/url] this is my first thread on this section. i hope this ones ok. ok. lets start off with a basic image. open gimp and paste the image in an transparent background [img]http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff222/bigassdada/bulb.gif[/img] then cut it and paste it in a much larger base image with a transparent background [img]http://h1.ripway.com/dracoknight09/tutorialglow/1.png[/img] next go to filters>light and shadow>supernova use the adjustments to your preferred color, position and style. [img]http://h1.ripway.com/dracoknight09/tutorialglow/2.png[/img] lastly use the air brush / 'a' key to spray the edges in a circular pattern depending on the color of the background. [b]note:[/b] using eraser instead of the air brush wont have a better effect. [img]http://h1.ripway.com/dracoknight09/tutorialglow/3.png[/img] and there you have it. a glowing image png format is used coz it has opacity feature. try the image inside a DIV box in your profile and see that its translucent. hehe.. i hope i did this right. [b]Idea for Application:[/b] you can use this tag for and image to add opacity effect to make it more blendy to the background and make it much cooler. PREVIEW HERE: [url]http://profiles.friendster.com/48500265[/url]

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