[Gimp-user] Desert heat haze effect

[rich404 <forums gimpusers com>]

> How do you achieve a convincing desert heat haze/shimmer effect in
> Gimp? Photoshop tutorials I'm finding use the glass filter and I'm
> unsure what the equivalent is in Gimp.

Try using the ripple filter and motion blur in combination.

This my attempt using Gimp 2.10.0 - easier to show filter effects as settings
change but same if Gimp 2.8 is used.

https://youtu.be/pv4t2LrfUKk  3 and a half minutes

Not too good, but might get you started.

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