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Using the Airbrush Tool
Posted by kasrak on Jan 15, 2007This tutorial will tell you how to configure GIMP to be more intuitive for artistic work. It then focuses on the very versatile airbrush tool and the things you can do with this powerful instrument, also using a normal mouse.
How to Make Panoramas
Posted by kasrak on Jan 14, 2007Take multiple pictures and then stitch them together to create a panorama.
How to Create Scanlines
Posted by kasrak on Jan 11, 2007Learn how to make those scan lines in three easy steps!
Starburst
Posted by kasrak on Jan 8, 2007This tutorial should teach you to create a starburst like effect which brings in some action in your artwork.
How to Create Rounded Corners
Posted by kasrak on Jan 8, 2007Designing web graphics or themes you often face the problem of smooth rounded corners. But how to create them? Using the sphere selection tool and then the rectangular selection tool can be very fiddly, especially for small images. And forget paths! But what to do?
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Simple Vignetting
Posted by kasrak on Jan 7, 2007In this tutorial I'll show you how to simulate a vignette effect in your photograph. The term vignetting is typically heard in conjunction with lens hoods and wide angle lenses. If a lens hood is used with the wrong kind of lens it causes a light falloff at the corners of the frame the resulting image appears darker in the corners.
High Dynamic Range
Posted by kasrak on Jan 6, 2007Learn how to do blend two different exposures of the same scene to get the best parts of both images.
Changing the Background Color
Posted by kasrak on Jan 4, 2007Two different ways to replace a background color with your own.
Anti-Aliased Threshold
Posted by kasrak on Jan 4, 2007The threshold plug-in works by dividing the image into two parts, dark and light, producing a 2 color image. This is often not the desired result, for some images anti-aliasing is needed, but the threshold plug-in cannot provide that. With a little utilization of the curves plug-in, we get nice results.
How to Outline Text
Posted by kasrak on Dec 31, 2006A quick an easy way to add an outline to any text.
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