16.9. Izrezljaj

16.9.1. Pregled

Slika 17.388. Example for the Chip Away filter

Example for the “Chip Away” filter

The Chip Away filter

Example for the “Chip Away” filter

The Chip Away logo


This filter adds a chipped woodcarving effect to the alpha channel of the active layer. Optionally it adds a drop shadow to the image. The content of the active layer doesn't matter, only the shape of its alpha channel does.

[Pozor] Pozor

The image will always be resized to the active layer's size.

The filter is derived from the Chip Away Script-Fu script (FileCreateLogosChip Away), which creates a text logo with the effect shown above.

16.9.2. Aktivirajte filter

This filter is found in the image window menu under FiltersAlpha to LogoChip Away.

16.9.3. Možnosti

Slika 17.389. Chip Away options

“Chip Away” options

Količina izrezljanega

This option lets you vary the size of chipping area. But note that Chip amount is not the size of this area in pixels. It is used as the maximum amount pixels are randomly spread by the Spread filter applied to the bump map. Valid range is 0-200.

Slika 17.390. Chip amount examples

“Chip amount” examples

0

“Chip amount” examples

30

“Chip amount” examples

60

“Chip amount” examples

90


Količina zabrisanosti

The specified value will be passed as Radius option to the Gaussian blur filter, which will blur the bump layer by this amount.

Preobrni

If checked, the bump map will be inverted and will create hollows instead of bumps, which makes the image looking carved.

Slika 17.391. Chip Away inverted example

“Chip Away” inverted example

Inverted, (without drop shadow)


Drop shadow

If checked, a Drop shadow will be added to the image in a new layer below the active layer.

Obdrži plast odtisa

By default, the bump map used to create the chipping effect will be removed after applying the filter. When this option is checked, the bump map will be kept as an invisible layer.

Napolni ozadje z vzorcem

If checked, the background layer (added by the filter) will be filled with the specified Pattern. Otherwise, it will be filled with white.

Obdrži ozadje

Whether or not to remove the background layer. This option is checked by default. You can, of course, remove this layer (or toggle its visibility) later in the Layers dialog.

Vzorec

This option consists of a preview area, which will produce a popup preview when you click on it and hold down the mouse button, and a Browse button. The button will popup a dialog where you can select patterns.

The default pattern is Burlwood. Apart from that one, the plug-in author suggests the patterns Dried mud, 3D Green, and Slate:

Slika 17.392. Suggested Chip Away patterns

Suggested “Chip Away” patterns

Posušeno blato

Suggested “Chip Away” patterns

3D Green

Suggested “Chip Away” patterns

Slate


16.9.4. Podrobnosti filtra

To achieve a chipping effect, the filter...

  1. ...creates a selection from the alpha channel in a new layer,

  2. fills the selection with white,

  3. spreads the pixels,

  4. and applies a Gaussian blur to the layer.

  5. Then it uses this layer as a Bump map, creating a 3D effect.