The Artist’s Guide to GIMP Effects

For GIMP Versions: 2.6; see Update at bottom for 2.2 and 2.4
Grunge is a popular style for print work.  Generating grunge is a very personal thing – much like the music form – so this texture example may or may not produce what you might call grunge.  This technique also requires the use of a [...]

For GIMP Versions: 2.6; see Update at bottom for 2.2 and 2.4

One of the easiest textures to create is a simple concrete or plaster background.  Such textures can be used to turn a basic 3D box into a cement block or any flat surface into a sidewalk or road.

Start with white background in a new [...]