FPS (Free Paint Strokes) 2022 A Is Finally Here!

 Author: Diego

From the author:

The PDF Tutorial for the original Free Paint (plugin or outcomes) will help you get better acquainted wIth this filter. Any questions about this filter can be directed here.

Check out these BEAUTIFUL examples from Diego and Issabella

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The FILTER menu:

User Parameters:

• the size of the outcome you'd like to get
• how many colour areas you'd like to work with  (the filter uses a different pattern for each of the colours)
• the "distortion" you'd like to have in the fake painting produced (basic, soft, hard)
• the pattern set you'd like to use (fake strokes); the choice is made randomly by the filter inside the set
• the visibility you'd like for the fake strokes (basic, soft, hard)
• whether you prefer to get the outcome as a flatten image or with the layers detail used
• how much of the original source image you'd like to see on top (the most common layer to manipulate)
• the visibility of the canvas (none, soft, hard)

The FILTER 

goes in your GIMP plugins folder. 

Check edit/preferences/folders/plug-ins for locations.

 

You must have G'MIC installed (version 3.1.3 or newer is recommended for Gimp-2.10.32)
Download G'mic: https://gmic.eu/download.html

Found in GIMP Menu: Diego ➤ Artistic ➤ Free painting 2022 v.A"

In addition there are several sets of patterns/variants created just for this filter. You may download them below:

Patterns Package 1

Patterns Package 2

Patterns Package 3

Patterns Package 4

 

 

Patterns Package5 & 6