GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition web design and image authoring.
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Letterpress effect with an inside glow
I have been using a letterpress effect on the buttons and titles of my website to great effect, but now I'm trying to incorporate a glow effect for mouse overs and such.
I have been trying to ...
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Can't see alpha channel in png using GIMP
I created an RGBA image as png file using Blender. When opening image with GIMP, not everything is visible.
Here's the original png file created with Blender:
Here how does it looks in GIMP:
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Create a color-separated PDF in GIMP
Using GIMP I would like to create a color-separated PDF. I plan on making printing plates for a home letterpress and they request a color-separated PDF, which seems to just be a page for each color ...
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How did they design the Flash logo?
I am just interested to know how was the Flash logo shown bellow designed? How can something similar can be created using GIMP? sorry I can't afford Photoshop.
[edit] In addition to GIMP, is it ...
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Speed effect on electrons - 3D
I'm preparing a cover image for a publication for a scientific journal. Instead of being scientifically rigourous, this kind of image could be more artistic and catch the reader's eye while conveying ...
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Professionals: Would you choose GIMP over Photoshop and/or Inkscape over Illustrator? [closed]
I know Adobe's solutions are more advanced, but, as professionals, do you think you would survive (against competition) using GIMP and/or Inkscape instead of Photoshop and/or Illustrator for your ...
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How to show boundary of every layer in Gimp?
Using Gimp, I am working on a sprite image made of lots of icons, each on a separate layer. I would like to check that there is no overlap by displaying the outline of all layers.
There is an option ...
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Tutorial on how to create a flowing thread
I'm looking for a tutorial to create wavy flowing threads. Like this:
I'm open to tutorials in Photoshop, GIMP, or any freeware image manipulation program. We have a copy of PS. I'm not sure if ...
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Command line interface-based way to desaturate and posterize an image?
This is by far my most common task, and I'd say I've wasted about 1000 mouse clicks on it in my raster-based program.
Because it's so common for me to start off desaturating an image and then ...
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Creating a shiny black plastic effect
I would like to create a rectangle that looks like it's made from a flat piece of shiny, polished black plastic. The kind of glossy surface that attracts fingerprints on modern electronics products - ...
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