Author: Susanna Bur Publisher: Jorg Bureau Und Susanne Bureau ISBN: 9783944306032 Category : Languages : en Pages : 162
Book Description
This unique manual shows on the basis of 34 detailed tutorials, how to implement classical painting techniques on the computer. The range is wide: From the very simple smudge technique to drawing with pencil, colored pencils, charcoal and pastels, up to oil, acrylic and watercolor painting as well as mixed media. Give rein to your creative urge to paint beautiful pictures. Your computer's monitor is your window to the digital realm, and GIMP is your tool. Start the journey through your visions, whether abstract or realistic, whether your trip takes you to the flowers in the garden, or fantasy worlds through the sky into space, there are no limits. Learn how to create a painted masterpiece, based upon a photo, in easy steps. This book also contains many practical tips for setting up the free GIMP image editing program, to a perfect tool for the digital painting. Of course, the techniques can be implemented in many other image processing programs.
Author: Jan Smith Publisher: Apress ISBN: 1430231696 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 338
Book Description
GIMP for Absolute Beginners gives us an easy way to use the power of GIMP, and enjoy digital photography and graphics without worrying about application features. GIMP is a powerful open source graphics and digital imaging application with almost all the features of its proprietary counterpart, Photoshop. But many of us are photographers and artists first, and we like to use our tools without having to think about them too much. GIMP for Absolute Beginners gets us to this stage without patronising users who haven't used GIMP before. But what can we actually do with photos and graphical images? These questions are answered in a photo projects chapter as well as a chapter on digital painting: Starting with making small changes to photos and adding information to them to creating paintings and drawings without photographic input. GIMP for Absolute Beginners covers the newest version of GIMP, version 2.8, so you can be sure the book covers the latest GIMP features. **The print version of this book is black & white, but the ebook version is in color on color-enabled devices. **
Author: Susanna Bur Publisher: Jorg Bureau Und Susanne Bureau ISBN: 9783944306018 Category : Languages : de Pages : 162
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Digitale Malerei Dieses einzigartige Handbuch zeigt Ihnen anhand von 34 detaillierten Tutorials, wie Sie klassische Maltechniken am Computer umsetzen konnen. Das Spektrum ist gross: von der sehr einfachen Smudge-Technik uber Zeichnung mit Bleistift, Buntstiften, Kohle und Pastell, bis hin zu Ol-, Acryl- und Aquarellmalerei sowie Mischtechniken. Lassen Sie Ihrem kreativen Drang, schone Bilder zu malen, freien Lauf. Der Monitor Ihres Computers ist Ihr Fenster zum digitalen Reich und GIMP ist Ihr Werkzeug. Starten Sie die Reise durch Ihre Visionen, ob abstrakt oder realistisch, ob Ihre Reise Sie zu den Blumen im Garten fuhrt, zu Fantasiewelten oder durch den Himmel ins Weltall, es gibt keine Grenzen. Lernen Sie, wie Sie in einfachen Schritten aus einer Fotografie ein Meisterwerk erstellen. Dieses Buch enthalt auch viele praktische Tipps zum Einrichten des kostenlosen GIMP Bildbearbeitungsprogramms zu einem perfekten Werkzeug fur die digitale Malerei. Selbstverstandlich lassen sich die Techniken auch in vielen anderen Bildbearbeitungsprogrammen umsetzen
Author: Olivier Lecarme Publisher: No Starch Press ISBN: 1593275013 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 679
Book Description
GIMP is a free alternative to Adobe Photoshop with tons of professional-grade features. But with so many powerful tools and menu options, GIMP can be difficult to master. Whether you're struggling to get started or trying to master some of GIMP's more complex features, you'll find the answers you're looking for in The Book of GIMP. The tutorials in the first half of the book walk you through essential GIMP skills, like resizing and cropping images, touching up spots and scratches, and customizing your work area. Illustrated, step-by-step instructions show you how to: –Improve the lighting and composition of images –Remove distortions and noise to make old and damaged photos look like new –Create stunning panoramas and digital collages using a series of photos –Make, edit, and export custom textures, logos, and animated GIFs –Work with selections, channels, and masks to edit images like a pro –Create colorful digital art, layer by layer The book's second half offers a comprehensive reference to GIMP's many features, including color balancing, masks, filters, and plug-ins. You'll find tools described in unparalleled detail, with coverage of nearly every option and parameter. With illustrated tutorials and detailed references, The Book of GIMP is sure to become your one-stop guide to just about everything GIMP.
Author: Michael Hammel Publisher: No Starch Press ISBN: 1593274149 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 324
Book Description
As a full-featured, free alternative to Adobe Photoshop, GIMP is one of the world's most popular open source projects. The latest version of GIMP (2.8) brings long-awaited improvements and powerful new tools to make graphic design and photo manipulation even easier—but it's still a notoriously challenging program to use. The Artist's Guide to GIMP teaches you how to use GIMP without a tedious list of menu paths and options. Instead, as you follow along with Michael J. Hammel's step-by-step instructions, you'll learn to produce professional-looking advertisements, apply impressive photographic effects, and design cool logos and text effects. These extensively illustrated tutorials are perfect for hands-on learning or as templates for your own artistic experiments. After a crash course in GIMP's core tools like brushes, patterns, selections, layers, modes, and masks, you'll learn: –Photographic techniques to clean up blemishes and dust, create sepia-toned antique images, swap colors, produce motion blurs, alter depth of field, simulate a tilt-shift, and fix rips in an old photo –Web design techniques to create navigation tabs, icons, fancy buttons, backgrounds, and borders –Type effects to create depth, perspective shadows, metallic and distressed text, and neon and graffiti lettering –Advertising effects to produce movie posters and package designs; simulate clouds, cracks, cloth, and underwater effects; and create specialized lighting Whether you're new to GIMP or you've been playing with this powerful software for years, you'll be inspired by the original art, creative photo manipulations, and numerous tips for designers. Covers GIMP 2.8
Author: U. C-Abel Books Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781979982627 Category : Languages : en Pages : 74
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With the ever-increasing competitions in digital painting how do you think you can stand out and be noticed? Painting with GIMP is a compilation made to help painting artists do more in their field. It teaches them how to post results in a short while. The birth of GNU GIMP has made digital painting easier and more interesting than before. Learn how it can help you. Topics covered in this book: The Selection: Feathering, Making a Selection Partially Transparent, Creating and Using Selections, Moving a Selection, Adding or subtracting selections. The QuickMask: Overview, Properties, Using QuickMask Mode. Paths: Path Creation, Path Properties, Paths and Selections, Transforming Paths, Stroking a Path, Paths and Text, Paths and SVG files Brushes: Adding New Brushes, The GIH Dialog Box, Varying brush size, How to vary the height of a brush, Creating a brush quickly. Drawing Simple Objects: Drawing a Straight Line, Creating a Basic Shape. Plus Others: Gradients, Patterns, Presets, Palettes, Colormap. Bonus: you will get a 939-page GIMP book for free after purchase.
Author: Olivier Lecarme Publisher: No Starch Press ISBN: 1593273835 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 679
Book Description
A two-in-one guidebook and reference manual to the free graphics-editing program provides a comprehensive introduction to GIMP's many features while offering step-by-step instructions for a series of projects that encompass photo retouching, logo animation and website visuals. Original.
Author: T.S. Amar Anand Rao Publisher: GRIN Verlag ISBN: 3656090823 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 29
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Presentation (Handout) from the year 2011 in the subject Art - Computer Art / Graphics / Art in Media, Indian Institute of Science (Freelance artist), course: Abstract art, language: English, abstract: I hereby present the results of using GIMP to produce high quality wallpaper images or digital abstract art. It is evident that it is not only need to be used as a photo editing software but can also be used very creatively. And these art can be sold as wall papers or wall Frames etc.
Author: Michael J. Hammel Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc." ISBN: 145716678X Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 1037
Book Description
As a full-featured, free alternative to Adobe Photoshop, GIMP is one of the world's most popular open source projects. The latest version of GIMP (2.8) brings long-awaited improvements and powerful new tools to make graphic design and photo manipulation even easier—but it's still a notoriously challenging program to use. The Artist's Guide to GIMP teaches you how to use GIMP without a tedious list of menu paths and options. Instead, as you follow along with Michael J. Hammel's step-by-step instructions, you'll learn to produce professional-looking advertisements, apply impressive photographic effects, and design cool logos and text effects. These extensively illustrated tutorials are perfect for hands-on learning or as templates for your own artistic experiments. After a crash course in GIMP's core tools like brushes, patterns, selections, layers, modes, and masks, you'll learn: Photographic techniques to clean up blemishes and dust, create sepia-toned antique images, swap colors, produce motion blurs, alter depth of field, simulate a tilt-shift, and fix rips in an old photo Web design techniques to create navigation tabs, icons, fancy buttons, backgrounds, and borders Type effects to create depth, perspective shadows, metallic and distressed text, and neon and graffiti lettering Advertising effects to produce movie posters and package designs; simulate clouds, cracks, cloth, and underwater effects; and create specialized lighting Whether you're new to GIMP or you've been playing with this powerful software for years, you'll be inspired by the original art, creative photo manipulations, and numerous tips for designers. Covers GIMP 2.8
Author: Susanna Bur
Author: Jan Smith
Author: Susanna Bur
Author: Olivier Lecarme
Author: Michael Hammel
Author: U. C-Abel Books
Author: Olivier Lecarme
Author: T.S. Amar Anand Rao
Author: Michael J. Hammel
Author: Michael J. Hammel