Apply a Tileable Blur to an Image in the GIMP App

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You're watching VisiHow. In this tutorial, we're going to show you how to apply a "Tileable Blur" effect to an image in GIMP in Windows 7.

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   We 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"

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   It's on the top-left side of the window.

   

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   Then, move the cursor to "Blur"

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   Click "Tileable Blur..." in the menu

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   A small dialogue box will appear, so that you can begin specifying the settings for the blur.

   

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   First, you can change the "Radius" value

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   You can do it by dragging the scrollbar left or right or by typing the value into the box.

   

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   Next, you can check or uncheck "Blur Vertically" and "Blur Horizontally"

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   Then you can click the "Blur type" drop-down menu

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   You can click either "IIR" or "RLE". "IIR" is good for noncomputer-generated images, whereas "RLE" is better for computer-generated images.

   

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   When you are satisfied with your changes, simply click "OK"

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   This will apply them to the image. It may take a few minutes to apply the changes, depending on your computer.

   

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