Even with our best efforts, photographs of paintings and other 2D artwork don't always come out looking like the real thing. Luckily, using GIMP, we can salvage these less than perfect images by adjusting color, angles, and more.
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One of the first things that artists might want to do in GIMP is to format images of their artwork for the internet - perhaps for an art blog or an online gallery. In this tutorial I'll be showing you how to crop and resize an image using GIMP.
GIMP is an open source alternative to Photoshop that is available for both PCs and Macs. In today's article, I'm going to explain how to install GIMP on a Mac in just 9 steps.
If you want to edit photos or create digital artwork, GIMP is a great free alternative to Photoshop Elements or Photoshop CS3. (The name GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program, by the way.) Here's how to download and install GIMP on your own computer.
What is the most difficult thing you had to master in becoming an artist? If you’re anything like me, it...
Even advanced artists make mistakes, or misjudge things during the drawing process. It’s not only a fact of life; it’s part of the artistic process. And if I’ve learned anything in over 50 years of making art, it’s that my own art projects go off track more often than I...
When we think of writing using computers, we typically imagine rows of fonts, smashing keys, and endless backspacing. Those actions...
An easy way to get others to spread the word about your blog is to create a “grab button” that fits in the sidebar of their blog. (This allows other bloggers to grab your logo or image and link to your blog, just by coping and pasting some text.)
Today is a sad day for the online art community, as a well-known internet art gallery is shutting its doors for good. BoundlessGallery.com, a website which has been connecting buyers and sellers of fine art since 2003, now displays a simple home page with this message:
One common misconception about artists is that we are able to envision things perfectly in our imagination. People assume that we instinctively know what patterns and textures go together, or can come up with effective colour combinations off the top of our heads.
The economy may not be in great shape, but that shouldn’t stop you from sprucing up your home or apartment to make it look like a million bucks. And, believe it or not, you can do it all on a meager budget.
So many blending modes, so little time. . . Up until now we've looked at the more common blending modes, but in today's article we'll be examining these five: Difference, Addition, Subtraction, Darken, and Lighten.