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Create a Grayscale grunge in Gimp

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An eight step simple tutorial to create a grayscale grunge effect in Gimp

Here is a short tutorial on how to create a Grayscale grunge and put some text on to it to get the following effect.

Output
Gray Grunge Effect
Step 1: Create a new Image 600×400 with a white background on gimp
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Step-1

Step 2: Next, create a gradient with multiple nodes on two colors (#FFFFFF) and (#CCCCCC)
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Step-2

Step 3: Next in the menu go to Filters » Distort » Whirl and Pinch and enter the values shown in the image below.
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Step-3

Step 4: Next in the menu go to Filters » Distort » Ripple and enter the values shown in the image below.
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Step-4

Step 5: Open a grunge map having exactly the same size as our project (i.e. 600 x 400)
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Step-5

Step 6: Next in the menu go to Filters » Map » Displace and enter the values shown in the image below.
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Step-6

Step 7: Now lets put some text. Use the text tool to type in some text using the Grunge Font.
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Step-7

Step 8: Next in the menu go to Script-Fu » Layer Effects » Drop Shadow and enter the values shown in the image below.
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Step-8

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