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GIMP for Absolute Beginners

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Publisher:Apress
Series: Apress
Author:Jan Smith
Edition:1
ISBN-10:1430231688
ISBN-13:9781430231684
Pages:352
Published:Apr 25 2012
Posted:Nov 19 2014
Language:English
Book format:PDF
Book size:188.13 MB

Book Description:

GIMP for Absolute Beginners gives us an easy wayto usethe 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 almostall the features of its proprietary counterpart, Photoshop.But many of us are photographers and artists first,and we like touse our tools without having to think about them too much.GIMP for Absolute Beginnersgets 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 creatingpaintings and drawingswithout 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. ** What youll learn Learn how to install GIMP and navigate its interface Improve image quality with GIMP Increase your design prowess Have fun withdigital paintingprojects Who this book is for Hobbyists, occasional designers, enthusiastic photographers, graphical design amateurs, and beginning illustrators. Table of Contents What is GIMP? Finding and Installing GIMP Getting to Know the GIMP Work Area Basic Computer Graphics in GIMP Editing the whole Image Improving PhotosWorking on Parts of an Image Photo ProjectsAdding to Images Installing a Graphics Tablet in GIMP Digital Art Hints, Tips and Further Help

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