Table of Contents
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
- 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
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