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(eyestrain warning for the last png/pattern, as it uses a pseudo-glitch effect)

6 patterns made in GIMP, 4 of them as PNGs, with stock images from pexels.com.

Thing is, when I got back into making stuff in GIMP, I noticed how it changed my perception of my surroundings; I now go through the world looking for inspiration or mulling over how people achieved certain effects in their art.

So it is not surprising I saw a pattern I really liked 'out in the wild' and my first thought was 'I wonder if I can create something like this in GIMP' - and yes, apparently I can. Which is awesome! So I made some mildly similar patterns.

I combined this with some effects and filters I was trying at the time, and the results were a few patterns I wanted to show/share. They should seemlessly repeat, so in theory one could use them for prints, blog backgrounds, wallpapers etc.

And ideas what other patterns I could make? Lemme know!

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"Frutiger Aero - Fish/Aquarium" (Stamps)

8 digital stamps (200x100) plus variations made in GIMP with self-made templates/borders and free stock images from pexels and unsplash. The theme I was going for was Frutiger Aero + Fishes/Aquarium.

Further thoughts beneath the cut:

I saw some stamps pop up on my dashboard and immediately wanted to try and make some myself. I went for Frutiger Aero + Fish/Aquarium as a theme and I quite like how the stamps turned out.

And yes, the templates/borders are my own - for a first attempt, I quite like them, though I am aware they could be improved upon. All in due time though.

These could be used on tumblr blogs, personal blogs or neocities websites (or anywhere else really, though those pages are the most common to use these for).

Getting a new game announced by Garage Heathen AND a new TOV(-related) video by Kane Pixels all within the span of like 24-36 hours is *wild* in the best way.

Getting a new game announced by Garage Heathen AND a new TOV(-related) video by Kane Pixels all within the span of like 24-36 hours is *wild* in the best way.

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Patterns made in GIMP, 2 of which are PNGs, with a screenshot from the videogame "Who's Lila?" by Garage Heathen.

After making some neocities stamps and such, and noticing that the Who's Lila community has a few blogs and fanpages, I wanted to make some stuff that could be used for blogs and the likes. Coupled with me discovering how to make patterns and being a bit obsessed with making them for a while, I ended up making some for Who's Lila/William.

The 2nd and third ones are pngs that can be overlaid over a background, the first one is a background in and of itself, mildly based on a color palette in the game.

Should I make some for other characters or do ones inspired by different color palettes as well?

(A working title for this post was 'behavioral patterns' btw. My brain thinks it is so clever sometimes.)

"Eyes (Dithered)" (Stamps)

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5 digital stamps in two different dithering styles made in GIMP. Made with free stock images from pexels.com. This set focuses on eyes and uses Bayer and Floyd-Steinberg style dithering. The stamp borders are self-made/my own.

Further thoughts below the cut:

It seems I am terribly indecisive; not only do I make variations of the artpieces I make, but sometimes I cannot decide on a style for pieces either. I liked both the Floyd-Steinberg and Bayer dithering for these pieces, so I decided to make a batch with both. I am curious if anyone has a preference?

Fun and relatively quick to make, these with the previous ones also helped me figure out some tricks using templates with borders in GIMP. I like how these came out.

Any suggestions for other stamps I could be making?