CREATE AN ORIGINAL BANNER
It is very easy to generate an original and artistic online banner using GIMP 2.6. Even though there are various methods to do this, most of them need artistic talents and skills. But GIMP has a special tool called “Fractal Explorer” that helps you to create web banners quickly. At the same time you need not have any drawing or painting skills. You require a little patience while creating a banner with Fractal Explorer because you may have to try many times to get a fine design you like. So let us have a look at the various steps to create an original, artistic web banner using Fractal Explorer in a fast, but simple way.
First step is to open a blank banner in GIMP and select NEW. Then you have to select the WEB BANNER from the drop down menu. Two sizes, one large and the other short are seen, but you have to select the one that is well-suited to the overall website design.
In the next step open the Fractal Explorer from the FILTERS/RENDER menu. This tool is a complex one that has three tabs. The tool defaults to the PARAMETERS tab. When you change any of the sliders or FRACTAL type you can see the preview of the painting in the preview window. After selecting the Fractal design you can use these controls to fine-tune the display.
Next click on the FRACTALS tab to choose a nice design from the 30 designs appeared. After adjusting the colors and parameters save the design as a new fractal so that you can use it as an available design in the future.
After the selection of the design, click on the COLORS tab to choose the color for the banner. Again select the color that matches well with the overall design of the web page. Using the sliders, get the colors you want. Change the sine and cosine functions and preview the impact on the design. If you wish to save the design as a fractal, save it clicking on PARAMETERS. Now you can fine-tune the fractal as much as you want. Then click OK to save the fractal in the blank web banner window.
Finally to add text to the design, use the GIMP text editor. You may use any other GIMP tool to give final touches to the banner design. Then save the file as a JPEG which could be downloaded to the website as a banner.
Thus you can create a web banner within a short period in 5 simple steps. Fractals make it easy to generate original artwork for a web banner and GIMP provides multiple formats and a wide range of controls to adjust backgrounds, text and color. Thus any body can create an attractive and effective online ad banner with a little bit of thought, experimentation and creativity.
First step is to open a blank banner in GIMP and select NEW. Then you have to select the WEB BANNER from the drop down menu. Two sizes, one large and the other short are seen, but you have to select the one that is well-suited to the overall website design.
In the next step open the Fractal Explorer from the FILTERS/RENDER menu. This tool is a complex one that has three tabs. The tool defaults to the PARAMETERS tab. When you change any of the sliders or FRACTAL type you can see the preview of the painting in the preview window. After selecting the Fractal design you can use these controls to fine-tune the display.
Next click on the FRACTALS tab to choose a nice design from the 30 designs appeared. After adjusting the colors and parameters save the design as a new fractal so that you can use it as an available design in the future.
After the selection of the design, click on the COLORS tab to choose the color for the banner. Again select the color that matches well with the overall design of the web page. Using the sliders, get the colors you want. Change the sine and cosine functions and preview the impact on the design. If you wish to save the design as a fractal, save it clicking on PARAMETERS. Now you can fine-tune the fractal as much as you want. Then click OK to save the fractal in the blank web banner window.
Finally to add text to the design, use the GIMP text editor. You may use any other GIMP tool to give final touches to the banner design. Then save the file as a JPEG which could be downloaded to the website as a banner.
Thus you can create a web banner within a short period in 5 simple steps. Fractals make it easy to generate original artwork for a web banner and GIMP provides multiple formats and a wide range of controls to adjust backgrounds, text and color. Thus any body can create an attractive and effective online ad banner with a little bit of thought, experimentation and creativity.