How to Create a Dreamy Photo Effect in GIMP

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Begin by opening a photograph of your choice.

   Scroll the red lever to be almost all of the way to the right, then slide the green lever to the middle of the bar, and then set blue to the furthest left.
   
   You may need to adjust the levers to different places until you are satisfied with the effect in the preview box. , Then choose "Selective Gaussian Blur" set the blur to "10".
   
   You may have to either, make set the blur higher or lower depending on how clear you want the picture. , You may need to change the opacity around until you are pleased with the effect. ,
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   Step 2: Press ctrl + l to open your "layers" box

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   Step 3: right click then choose the option "duplicate layer".

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   Step 4: Then go to the colors tab follow down the list until you find the list "components"

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   Step 5: then choose "channel mixer".

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   Step 6: Next put a check in the monochrome box.

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   Step 7: After that click on the "filters" tab

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   Step 8: after that click on the "Blur" option on the list.

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   Step 9: Once you are finished go to the layers box and adjust the opacity to around "50%".

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    Step 10: To save the final product and also keep the original on the File menu select save as copy.

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