Make a YouTube 2.0 channel background in GIMP – tutorial

Gimp tutorial on how to make a youtube 2.0 channel background.

link to the template used:
http://gimptricks.deviantart.com/art/youtube-2-0-channel-template-141570763
(make sure you click on the download link to the left!!!)

link to how to get script-fu:

Tools and techniques used:
Gimp gradient tool, Gimp paths tool, Gimp pen tool, Gimp rectangle select tool, marque tool, gimp eraser tool.
Guides in gimp, alpha to selection, merge down in gimp, Gaussian blur in Gimp.
Script-fu, layer effects, layer styles in gimp, bevel and emboss.

Easy way to make a custom gradient in GIMP

Very easy trick on how to make a complicated/multicoloured gradient in GIMP. Use the pallete dock and make a gradient from there. This GIMP tutorial shows you exactly how to do it.

This Gimp how to shows you how to
open a dock in GIMP
make a gradient in GIMP
make a pallete in GIMP
make a gradient from a pallete in GIMP

Link to how to install Python on windows.
http://gimptricks.deviantart.com/art/Installing-Python-for-GIMP-2-6-155766287