How to Create Cartoon Clouds in Gimp GIMP Tutorial

How to Create Cartoon Clouds in Gimp

Posted by	kasrak
Created	Jan 4, 2007
Category	Fun
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This tutorial will teach you how to make fluffy cartoon clouds.

Don't wanna read? Watch the video!

Step 1: Create a New File

Leave the defaults, 480x680 is fine.

Create a new file

Step 2: Set the background color

I set it to a nice, sky blue gradient: #66aebd to #8fe1f3:

Step 3: Create the Cloud

Select the elliptical select tool and set the following settings. Everything is at its default value, except the mode, which is set to Add:

Create a new layer. Now create a couple of circles (hold Shift to create circles) connected to each other using the elliptical tool until you have a selection that looks like this:

Now use to the fill tool to fill your selection with white:

Step 4: Depth and Shadows

Time to add some depth to our clouds. Set your foreground color to a slightly darker and muted blue that you used for the background. I used #618d96. Then select a circular brush with the following settings (make a new one if you can't find one that matches):

Create a new layer above your cloud's layer, use this brush, to add some depth to your cloud. You might want to decrease the opacity of this layer. I set it to 40%:

Finally, just add a very weak drop shadow to your cloud (Script-Fu > Shadow > Drop Shadow). Make sure the cloud's layer it selected, not the depth layer!:

Finished!

17 Comments

Feb 22, 2007, Scott said:

Well done!
Feb 22, 2007, Scott said:

Well done!
Apr 9, 2007, kasrak said:

Thanks!
Apr 15, 2007, smileyalyssa said:

huh
Apr 16, 2008, prosit said:

How do ya add the depth to the cloud ?
Apr 16, 2008, kasrak said:

Using the soft brush in step 4, just draw around the bottom edges of you cloud selection.
May 24, 2008, 123456 said:

I want to do it geese
Feb 17, 2009, Joanna said:

Great! Just what I needed. Easy too. Thanks!
Jul 4, 2010, kasrak said:

video tutorial available: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1YZt_U-Vf8
Jul 4, 2010, kasrak said:

video tutorial available: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1YZt_U-Vf8
Sep 12, 2011, Harsh_El_Cool said:

Which font is used in writing "A Cloud!"...

Plzz tell......
Sep 15, 2011, kasrak said:

It's font called Delicious. You can download it here http://www.exljbris.com/delicious.html
Sep 17, 2011, Harsh_El_Cool said:

@Kasrak thanx for ur help!! I appreciate it!!
Apr 18, 2012, JonBonning said:

Wow Kasrak - you make it so easy. I'll be using this on my next web design. It's a Super Mario tribute blog. I just need to pixelate your clouds and I'm golden!
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