If you do any graphics you know that, at some point, your work is going to have to turn to much higher quality tools. Although I find The GIMP great for day to day raster work, when you need higher quality, line art and vector graphics, you have to turn to a took like Inkscape. [...]
- Author: Mike Halsey MVP
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AMD to Ditch ATI Brand
AMD has decided to kill off the ATI brand, synonymous with high performance graphics cards, to bring them under it’s own brand instead. AMD acquired ATI four years ago and pledged to preserve the brand at the time. Now though, market research for the company has suggested its own brand is well known enough to [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
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Gimp for the kids: Debian Junior Art
If you’ve ever tried your hand at The GIMP, you know that, at first, The GIMP can be a bit challenging to learn. That is coming from an adult. Imagine a younger user attempting to use The GIMP. Believe it or not, there are plenty of tools for the Linux operating system for children. There [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
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A few cool plugins for The GIMP (and how to add them)
One of the many nicer aspects of the GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Project) is that, like Photoshop, you can extend it’s usability by adding plug-ins and scripts. These plug-ins are quite numerous (and can be found on the GIMP Plug-in Registry). Not only can you find plug-ins, you can also find perl, script-fu, and python [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Comments: 9
Linux Tips: Create an unfilled circle in The GIMP
I love The GIMP. I use it every day for many different things. I know The GIMP well and have little problem using any aspect of this image manipulation program. There is one task, however, that always throws me for a loop when I have to undertake it: Creating an unfilled circle. You would think [...]
PagePlus: A better and cheaper DTP program than Publisher
99% of home users will use Microsoft Publisher as their desktop publisher but will be unaware of a free superior package offered by Serif. PagePlus is a ‘budget’ desktop publishing suite published by Serif. The latest version (PagePlus X3) costs £80 but an older version, PagePlus SE, is offered free-of-charge. PagePlus SE contains many different [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Comments: 9
Using The GIMP With Fewer Windows
After only a couple of articles about The GIMP it is clear there are many users that are still unhappy with the interface. With that in mind I thought I would help users see how simple it is to clean up the interface to make usage even easier. One of the easiest ways to simplify [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
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Get Graphic with The GIMP
I almost hesitate to offer up any sort of review for the Linux version of Photoshop. Why? I’ve been using it for so long it almost seems unfair to “review” something so familiar. But then I have to step back and remember that not everyone has given The Gimp a go and most probably don’t [...]
Create and edit vector graphics for free
Creating graphics on a computer affordably can prove a difficult task, especially for images besides rasters. Some people need to create images which can be expanded on massive scales; they need a vector editing application. Adobe Illustrator CS4, the leading vector editor for Mac and Windows, costs £567… a pretty high price tag, you must [...]