GIMP 2.6 cookbook

Juan Manuel Ferreyra

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Recipes for working with the GIMP, the most powerful open source graphics package in the world
Straightforward instructions guide you through the tasks to unleash your true creativity without being hindered by the system
Part of Packt's cookbook series – practical and efficient

Book Details

Language : English
Paperback : 408 pages [ 235mm x 191mm ]
Release Date : March 2011
ISBN : 1849512027
ISBN 13 : 978-1-84951-202-2
Author(s) : Juan Manuel Ferreyra
Topics and Technologies : All Books, Cookbooks, Open Source, Web Graphics & Video

Preface
Chapter 1: Using Draw and Paint Tools
Chapter 2: Image Filters and Effects
Chapter 3: Text and Fonts
Chapter 4: Photo Manipulation
Chapter 5: Playing With Color and Sharpness
Chapter 6: Web Design Tips: Buttons and Blogs
Chapter 7: Web Design Tips: Backgrounds
Chapter 8: Plugins and Scripts
Appendix A: Beyond GIMP
Appendix B: Release Changes
Index

Preface

Chapter 1: Using Draw and Paint Tools

Introduction
Creating an orb using different paint tools
Blending colors
How to paint a sky and clouds
From sketch to finished piece: creating a cartoon of yourself

Chapter 2: Image Filters and Effects

Introduction
Using Blur
Using Distorts
Using Light and Shadow
Using Noise
Using Edge-Detect
Using Artistic
Using Decor
Using Map
Using Render
Using web design-oriented filters
Using logo-creation filters

Chapter 3: Text and Fonts

Introduction
Creating a quick logo for your company
Creating 3D text
Creating glowing text effects
Creating shining plastic text
Creating gold text
Creating icy cold text
Creating fiery text
Creating paper cutout text
Creating rubber stamp text

Chapter 4: Photo Manipulation

Introduction
Scaling an image
Cropping an image
Flipping or rotating an image
Improving low-light photos
Scaling an image without deformation (Liquid Rescaling)
Creating a diorama effect (simulating depth of field)
Creating HDR photos
Creating a black and white postcard with a color touch

Chapter 5: Playing With Color and Sharpness

Introduction
Removing red eyes from a picture
Coloring black and white pictures
Removing objects from an image
Removing backgrounds
Creating surreal picture manipulations
Adding graffiti to a photo
Cleaning objects
Correcting facial imperfections

Chapter 6: Web Design Tips: Buttons and Blogs

Introduction
Creating a simple Web 2.0 style web design layout from scratch
Creating custom glossy buttons
Creating an Art Nouveau inspired blog template
How to create an Impressionist inspired template
Creating headers for your blog/website

Chapter 7: Web Design Tips: Backgrounds

Introduction
Creating a colorful abstract background
Creating a green time-machine background
Creating a light spikes background
Creating a retro dots background

Chapter 8: Plugins and Scripts

Introduction
Installing plugins and scripts
Using the 3D Screenshot script
Using the Midnight Sepia script
Using the Star Scape script
Using the Antique Photo Border script
Using the National Geographic script
Using the Watermark script
Using the Save for Web plugin
Using the DBP Plugin

Appendix A: Beyond GIMP

Beyond GIMP
Platform-specific projects
Useful links

Appendix B: Release Changes

Introduction
Interface changes
Tool changes
GEGL
Plugin changes/news
Backwards compatibility
Known problems
Running GIMP for the first time
Command-line arguments
Adding tablet support to GIMP
The windows and their arrangement
Getting started with the tools
Using Undo

Index

Juan Manuel Ferreyra

Juan Manuel Ferreyra is an illustrator and animator from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is 34 and lives with his cat. Although he started drawing at a young age, computers caught all his attention, and he worked in the IT world for many years. He dropped out from Computer Engineering and started studying filmmaking, working on his own projects and as a freelance illustrator in his free time. After a few years, he decided to leave the IT world and started working as a full time freelance illustrator and animator; his website is http://www.omykron.com.ar. The cat is happy.

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What you will learn from this book

Draw and paint using the GIMP
Use filters and effects to modify an image as per your needs
Play with text and fonts to create logos, 3D text, and glowing effects
Manipulate images by scaling, cropping, flipping, and rotating
Play with color and sharpness to create exciting and unexpected results
Create a simple web design layout with glossy buttons, blog template, and headers
Create beautiful and attractive images that can work as website backgrounds
Install and use plugins and scripts

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In Detail

The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition, and image authoring, and is a viewed by many as a rival to commercial applications like Photoshop. The GIMP is one of Open Source's legendary applications – renowned for its power and flexibility, but daunting to new users and with a steep learning curve to mastery.

This book is packed with answers to get you preparing great images with the GMP immediately. Even if you are a relative novice to this powerhouse application, the straightforward instructions will guide you through the tasks to unleash your true creativity without being hindered by the system.

GIMP 2.6 Cookbook begins with simple tasks like drawing and painting and then moves into the deeper and more rewarding areas of filters, effects, text, and fonts. You will learn how to create fantastic logos, scintillating effects, and beautiful backgrounds. Experiment with color and sharpness and also create a web design layout for your website. Imagine how great you will feel when you are equipped to create wonderful images that can give your website a much-deserved makeover.

Straightforward instructions guide you through tasks with the GIMP to unleash your true creativity without being hindered by the complexity of the system

Practical recipes with real results:

Approach

This book is part of Packt's Cookbook series. A Packt Cookbook contains step-by-step recipes for solutions to the most important problems you face when working with a topic.

Inside this Cookbook you will find:

A straightforward and easy-to-follow format
A selection of the most important tasks and problems
Carefully organized instructions for solving the problem efficiently
Clear explanations of what you did
Details for applying the solution to other situations

Who this book is for

This book is for anyone who wants great images, without worrying about how a system as powerful as the GIMP works to get them. If you're a graphic designer, a photographer, or just want to prepare images for the Web, you will find the answers you need here.