Create Ink Splash Effect in GIMP | Photoshop Alternative

Hi Everyone, In this article I'm gonna show you How to Create Ink Splash / Ink Splatter effect in GIMP

Note: GIMP is the perfect photo editing alternative for Photoshop. Hence you can try this same method in Photoshop as well.

• Open GIMP
• Create a New Image from File - New
• Make the Width - 1920 px and Height - 1080 px
• Leave the Default Color (White)

• Choose your Subject Image
• Drag and Drop it into GIMP
• Scale it to fit inside the Canvas using Scale Tool

• Remove Background and Make it Transparent

There are many different methods to remove background using GIMP. Click Here for Some Methods

• Desaturate the Subject Layer to Make it Black and White
• Colors - Desaturate

• Go to Colors - Threshold
• Change the Threshold Value to get the Good results
• Then hide the Subject Layer

• Download Ink Splatter Images - http://www.onlygfx.com/18-paint-splatters-png-transparent/

• Drag and Drop inside the Gimp below the Subject layer

• Grab Move Tool
• And Position the Ink Splash images to get the better look
• You can also rotate, scale the images to get better results.

• Make the Subject layer visible again
• Change its Mode to Lighten Only

• Scale the Subject layer if you needed

• Now again move the Ink splash layers to get the best results

• Then make the background layer active again
• Go to Tools - GEGL Operation - Vignette
• Change the Radius to the Maximum

That's it Guys. Thanks for Reading.

If you still have doubts Watch the Video here. I have explained each steps clearly on my Video