The Artist's Guide to GIMP Effects: Creative Techniques for Photographers, Artists, and Designers

by Michael J. Hammel

The GIMP, an image editor whose power and ease-of-use rivals that of Adobe Photoshop, is one of the world's most popular free software projects. Artists and designers have relied on the GIMP since 1995 to retouch photographs, composite multiple images, and create new artwork from scratch. The Artist's Guide to GIMP Effects shows you how to harness the GIMP's powerful features to produce professional-looking advertisements, impressive photographic effects, as well as logos and text effects. And author Michael J. Hammel, who has used the GIMP since its first public release, won't mince words or waste your time. His extensively illustrated, step-by-step tutorials are perfect for hands-on learning and experimentation. After a crash course in using the GIMP's interface and core tools (such as brushes, patterns, selections, layers, modes, and masks), you'll

Genres: Photography, Computers, Reference, Ebooks, Art Design, Technology, Programming

360 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1998

Reviews

[Jenne · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really helpful book for using GIMP(GNU Image Manipulation Program). I learnt a lot from this book. I would have been lost without it! This book takes you through the effects step by step with pictures of each stage - not only of the effects but also the menus to find each thing. The only down side to this book is that GIMP has been updated since the book came out and so the book is a little behind, but it is still worthwhile if you are new to GIMP or looking for new things to do in GIMP

[Inma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like all the Gimp books and pattern and design books, currently reading the book as you go back to the book every now and then. Nice book to learn to use Gimp from a more artistic and design point of view than just editing photography. More advanced that the usual image editing book.