The Book of GIMP: A
Author: Olivier Lecarme
Brand: No Starch Press
Edition: 1
Features:
- No Starch Press
ISBN: 1593273835
Number Of Pages: 676
Publisher: No Starch Press
Release Date: 2013-01-12
Details:
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
With illustrated tutorials and detailed references, The Book of GIMP is sure to become your one-stop guide to just about everything GIMP.
A Look Inside The Book of GIMP
A List of the Author's 5 Favorite GIMP Tool Presets:
1. The Pencil Soft Preset - An extremely realistic simulation of drawing with a charcoal pencil.
2. The Blue Pen Preset - An all-purpose way to annotate any picture.
3. The Smudge Soft Preset - Provides the best option for smoothing a painting without making it look dirty.
4. The Eraser Soft Preset - Simulates working with a high-quality eraser.
5. The Splatters Preset - A very handy way of adding blemishes to a picture.
A List of the Author's 5 Favorite GIMP Filters:
1. The IWarp Filter - Allows you to build fun animations of people's portraits.
2. The Edge Filter - Can be used to create extraordinary interpretations of dull photos.
3. The Make Seamless Filter - Offers the ability to generate very simple tiled backgrounds for web pages.
4. The Plasma Filter - The most fundamental filter for building new textures.
5. The G'MIC Selection of Filters - Contains all of the most useful filters.
EAN: 9781593273835
Package Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.0 x 1.6 inches
Languages: English
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