Apply the Mosaic Effect to an Image in GIMP

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Video: Apply the Mosaic Effect to an Image in GIMP

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You're watching VisiHow. In this tutorial, we're going to show you how to apply a "Mosaic" 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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   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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   Then, move the cursor to "Distorts"

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   From the menu, click "Mosaic..."

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

   

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   You can click and drag the preview or click the arrows to move your preview

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   This will allow you to see how the effect will change different parts of the image.

   

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   If you cannot see the preview, ensure that the "Preview" box is checked in the dialogue box

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   Next, click the "Tiling primitives" drop-down menu

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   You can choose what shape you want your mosaic to be: squares, hexagons, octagons, or triangles. This is pretty self-explanatory.

   

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   After that, adjust "Tile Size"

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   You can do it either by clicking and dragging the scrollbar or by typing the size you want on the right-hand side.

   

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   You can also adjust "Tile height" in the same way

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   This parameter adds depth to the image.

   

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    You can adjust "Tile spacing"

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    You may risk losing some of the detail.

    

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    After that, you can adjust "Tile neatness", "Light Direction", and "Color variation" in the same way as well

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    Once you're satisfied with your changes, click "OK" to apply the effect to the image

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    The green line at the bottom shows that image is being processed.

    

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