Making Fractal lines in GIMP

[wisemoon]

Yeah, what this guy said. I guess I'm just going to have to do the rivers in Fractal Mapper.

I know I'm responding to an old thread, but in case anyone new checks this thread, I found a random fractal line generator online:
FractalMaker_exp

you can generate lines with varying numbers of segments, change the coordinates of the segment ends (for example, I made a zig-zag line to represent a winding river), etc. When you have a line you like, you can export it as a BMP or JPG file. You could then import that line into GIMP or Photoshop to use as a river.

I haven't yet tried the Inkscape fractalized line method, but I figure this is a quick fix for those who want a reasonably randomized, fractal river but aren't too terribly OCD about the details.
--wisemoon