Add Page Curl to Image in GIMP

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You're watching VisiHow. In this tutorial, we're going to show you how to add a page curl to an image in GIMP in Windows 7.

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   You should have GIMP open and an image ready to use

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   For more information, refer to our tutorials on how to open GIMP and how to open existing documents in GIMP.

   

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   First, click "Filters" in the menu at the top of the screen

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   Next, move the cursor to "Distorts" in the menu

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   Then, click "Pagecurl..." from the expanded menu that appears

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   "Pagecurl" should be about halfway down the list, which is in the alphabetical order. A "Pagecurl Effect" dialogue box will appear.

   

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   You can click where you want the page curl to be

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   By default, it is in the "Lower right" corner of the screen.

   

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   After that, you can click either "Horizontal" or "Vertical" under "Curl Orientation"

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   You can also check or uncheck "Shade under curl"

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   This is a shade that would be placed underneath the curl. If this box is checked, a shade will be placed under the curl; and the image will look a little more realistic.

   

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   Click the "Foreground / background colors" drop-down menu

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   You can specify any foreground and background colors or gradients.

   

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   You can adjust the "Opacity" value

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   You can do it by clicking and dragging the slider or typing into the value box on the right.

   

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    Once you are satisfied with the changes, click "OK"

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    This will apply the changes to the image.

    

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