Just starting out Using GIMP... and Blender

[TheVipersRko]

ok ive been using gimp for about 2 days now and have got the basics down such as applying layers,alpha, and adding wrinkles folds and even uploaded one of my creations to secondlife and created a shirt but i still have some questions also about blender which i am not to familar with

 

1. how do i add my own personal textures, like pictures i take with a camera to gimp and use it as a paintbrush or pattern like for example if i was making realistic jeans or shirt?

 

2. how can i make my own template of a shirt or pants? (i only know of sl templates and chip midnight) i want to make a one strap halter or something similar to it

 

3. can i transfer something i make in blender to gimp? or vice versa?

 

4.is blender only for mesh items? can i make hair too?

 

5.if i make something in blender will it appear in second life as a object or texture?

 

6. i am only working on clothes right now but if i wanted to make a tattoo to wear on the head , not sure what this is called but i think its a hairbase but with etched in designs how would i go about this?  some examples of what i am talking about  

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/DeeTaleZ-Hair-shaved-Tattoo-chess/1705625

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/JOMO-etched-hair-15/2894849

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/KUTZ-WAVE-12-FADE-XSTREET/2373349

 

thanks for reading :)

 

 

 

[Peggy Paperdoll]

I can't answer any questions about Blender except that, yes, you can import GIMP images into Blender (I've tried Blender and I just can't get my head around 3D graphics but I played with Blender and did import images from GIMP to mess around with).

On creating brushes start here:

http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/Custom_Brushes/

Also Google "Making GIMP Brushes".........you'll get tons of hits.  Browse some of those sites and you'll get a good idea of how to do anything you want to do with brushes.

Any image you have on your computer (or a memory stick from you camera that you can view on your computer) can be opened and edited in GIMP.  All you have to do is to launch GIMP and on the main editing window click on "File".  Then "Open" and navigate to where that image is located.  Double click the image and it will open at full resolution in the editing window.

[TheVipersRko]

thank you this helped!:matte-motes-big-grin: