How to Create a 3D Photo Effect in GIMP. Although the instructions in this step-by-step tutorial are for the GIMP for Windows, you can accomplish this same effect in other image editing software.

Download and install GIMP, and open it. Open the image that you want to turn into a pattern. Resize it to a smaller size. Change the size of the pattern tile.

This is the other image that will be used in GIMP to create the stencil effect. 3] Change one image to grayscale. This step requires that one of the images be made grayscale, when you go to make ...