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(Note: I'm aware my Photobucket-hosted images have been broken for a long time now. When I get access to either my backed-up files on my external hard drive OR my Photobucket account, I will try to fix them.)

Anyway, this is a super hasty tutorial thrown together to explain how to use GIMP to make tileable patterns.

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Note:
twinstrike requested a tutorial for this Brave icon over at icon_talk's Ask the Maker meme. :)

Tools:
I use GIMP, layer masks, and curves. Pretty easily translatable to other programs.

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Intro:
So! This is my first tutorial, as requested by dottedcherrypie. :D It's pretty representative of my fallback coloring method: Curves + Layer Masks. :P

Tools:
GIMP is recommended for this tutorial. It's a free art program that I love. :) You could also use PSP or PS, but you might need to make some adjustments. Whatever program you use, you'll need to be able to do Curves and Layer Masks.


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