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Script-Fu -> BW from Graphic






by Paul Sherman
A derivative of BW Film Simulation, made for use specifically for rendering clip art in greyscale. High-Contrast setting will yield a "sketchy" look instead of the "blockinesss" usually rendered from graphics when converting to grey.

BW from Graphic Dialog






Original Image




Greyscaled image:
(script NOT used)



Script Results:
Run with all parameters at their default settings.






Download

FU_color_bw-from-graphic.scm

; Installation:
; This script should be placed in the user or system-wide script folder.
;
;	Windows Vista/7/8)
;	C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\share\gimp\2.0\scripts
;	or
;	C:\Users\YOUR-NAME\.gimp-2.8\scripts
;	
;	Windows XP
;	C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\share\gimp\2.0\scripts
;	or
;	C:\Documents and Settings\yourname\.gimp-2.8\scripts   
;    
;	Linux
;	/home/yourname/.gimp-2.8/scripts  
;	
;	Linux system-wide
;	/usr/share/gimp/2.0/scripts
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