Apply a Wind Effect to an Image in the GIMP App

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Video: Apply a Wind Effect 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 "Wind" effect 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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   Check 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 at the top left-hand side of the window.

   

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   Then move the cursor to "Distorts"

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   Click "Wind..." from the menu that appears

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   A dialogue box will appear with a preview of your image.

   

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   You can click and drag the preview or use the scrollbars and arrows to navigate your image here

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   If you cannot see the preview image, ensure that the "Preview" box inside the dialogue window is checked

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   Now, you can begin experimenting with your settings.

   

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   You can change "Style"

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   Click either "Wind" or "Blast".

   

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   You can change "Direction"

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   Click either "Left" or Right".

   

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   You can also change "Edge Affected"

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   Click "Leading", "Trailing", or "Both".

   

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    Next you can change the "Threshold" and "Strength" values

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    You can do that by using the scrollbars or by typing the numbers on the right.

    

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    You can click "Cancel" if you want to step back and not apply anything

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    If you are satisfied with your settings, then click "OK"

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    This will apply the effect to your image. A green bar will appear to show that the changes are being applied. A "Wind" effect works a lot like motion blur and looks a bit more abstract than the blur.

    

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