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.
Table of contents
- The Artist’s Guide to GIMP: Creative Techniques for Photographers, Artists, and Designers
- Dedication
- About the Author
- About the Technical Reviewer
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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1. Fundamental Techniques
- Multi-Window vs. Single-Window Mode
- The GIMP Toolbox
- The Image Window
- The Preferences Dialog
- 1.1 Drawing and Painting
- 1.2 Layers and Modes
- 1.3 Color Modes
- 1.4 Selections
- 1.5 Paths
- 1.6 Drawing Basic Shapes
- 1.7 Patterns and Gradients
- 1.8 Working with Text
- 1.9 Digital Cameras
- 1.10 Basic Tutorials
- 2. Photographic Effects
- 3. Web Design
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4. Advertising and Special Effects
- Print vs. Web
- Stock Images
- Color, Contrast, and Grayscale
- It’s Up to You
- 4.1 Creative Text Design
- 4.2 3-D Package Designs
- 4.3 Reflective Glass
- 4.4 Popping an Image
- 4.5 Shiny Emblem
- 4.6 Wine Bottle
- 4.7 Gears
- 4.8 Cube City
- 4.9 Underwater
- 4.10 Colored Lighting
- 4.11 iPod
- Tips for Advertising and Special Effects
- 5. Type Effects
- 6. Creative Inspiration
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: The Artist's Guide to GIMP, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2012
- Publisher(s): No Starch Press
- ISBN: 9781593274146
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