Used my new toy along with Artshop Iridescent filter (free photoshop filter) which still works with PSPI along with PhotoKiller's Glaze filter (doesn't work with PSPI but that's what Shellout's for) and the select rotate Script-fu for this one. Now I have to hit the sack. lol

This is beautiful Lylejk.
Congrats on this lovely ornaments people!Love them all.
I made mine by following Photomaster's tutorial:
http://gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=426

Beautiful Ana. I love that tutorial of Photo Master's, especially the cap part.

Thanks Molly!!!

Mr. Krolsky now that one (http://www.gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=3145&start=30#p40331) reminds me of an ornament that I believe my mother still has. The thing has to be older than dirt cause I remember it as a little boy so it's most def 60's material.

It when a bunch of small different colored plastic pieces are taken then fused together and that one (I think its the lone survivor) still hangs slightly translucent color still in tact. But yes this reminds me of that one ornament! Strange!

Thanks for all the comments; really like working with virtual glass MrBiggz, and I hope the glass blowers guild don't sue me.

Made in the USA

Beautiful Mahv.

Excellent Mahvin, but don't thing the Chinese actually want to buy stuff from us. lol

Thanks, Molly and Lisle Krolsky. I'd say you're right, Lisle. They don't want to buy from us. So, from this point on, I am only purchasing handmade American items for gifts. Since I am a professional cabinetmaker, I make my own gifts as well.

I've created many of these over the years; maybe enough to keep this thread at the front. lol



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He's like the energizer bunny .. he keeps going and going and going and going! LoooooooooooooL

lol; yeah, I have enough baubles that I've created (and yes, with GIMP) over the years, that I'll tick this up until Christmas comes.

Might even display a new create too.

Nice work lylejk! I am particularly impressed with the tops, especially the gold one. I have tried to make them look like real metal, but have not succeeded. Can you explain the process you used to create them?

It's because I extracted the toppers from real baubles. Creating toppers is not my cup of tea.

You might want to follow this tutorial by PhotoMaster on how to make the whole bauble, including the topper. You will need to install Mathmap if you don't already have it.
ornament tutoral by PhotoMaster

Here's how I made my cap. Just turn off each consecutive layer to view the steps.

Here's another one made without the path tool. I used the eraser tool and a circle to make the cut outs on the bottom. This time I made holes in the cap so the ring looks like it's passing thru the top of the cap.

@Molly Thank you for your advice. I used the tut for a number of photos last year, but the cap just never looked realistic enough for me.

@Draconian Thank you for your tut. Very clear. I will try it out.

@lylejk What can I say, you take a nice picture.

Thanks for the comments Bilbo; thought I would post a tree topper this time.



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