"Mottled Marble Technique" – Domino

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I experimented further and found something similar to, but still not quite the same as this marbled effect. I once again used my "veined marble texture" GIMP script, then applied a GMIC - Patterns - Sponge filter to it. It doesn't create the mottled look that I wanted to match, but it is closer than my previous attempt.

I just updated to the latest GMIC release 1.5.5.0, but now the Steampunk Pencil filter is missing. I liked that one and need to find out what happened to it. I determined that it was in release 1.5.1.3 but disappeared in release 1.5.1.4 even though they list it for the current release on the website.

I need to determine how to call GMIC from a GIMP script, so I can reproduce the Steampunk Pencil filter, which was described as being:

GMIC - Black and White - Pencil
GMIC - Artistic - Kuwahara

"Marbled Alcohol Inking Technique" – Dominos

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This week’s Artful Times challenge #25 was "Alcohol Inking."

After doing an internet search, I decided I wanted to create a domino using the marbled effect.

Although my piece is digital, I tried to replicate the mottled marbled look by using a "veined marble texture" GIMP script that I had written a few years ago. It doesn't create the mottled look that I wanted to match, but I thought I could try applying a filter to it, to achieve that end result. I used the GMIC Steampunk Pencil filter on it, but it still didn't look right.

My end results are an abysmal failure. The only reason I've posted them is as a reminder to myself to revisit this technique, and come up with a method of creating the same mottled marbled look that I wanted to achieve.

All of the stamps are from Clipart ETC. (See the side of my blog for links.)

I used the following colors:

Tiger - c5b47c Lake Mist
Man - d6a898 Shell Pink