GIMP for Linux Bible
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (714 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764533983 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 768 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Whether you're just beginning or a serious digital artist, you'll quickly learn to make all the powerful features of GIMP work for you! Inside, you'll find complete coverage of GIMP for Linux Create icons, buttons, backgrounds, image maps, textures, and moreUse drop shadows, raised type, glowing images, and blends to create interesting effectsDiscover how to clone, convert, merge, blend, link, and align layersUtilize advanced features such as online batch processing and mass production image renderingModify images with GIMP's tiled memory image management systemAutomate processes with Script-Fu, GIMP's full-featured scripting toolMaximize the impact of your Web pages with stunning graphicsSee all GIMP can do by exploring the 16 pages of full-color artwork CD-ROM with GIMP "public" version 1.0.4 and developers version 1.1.14, plus: GIMP Toolkit (GTK)More than 200 GIMP plug-insApplications and scriptSource code and images from the book idgbooks System Requirements: Linux. This step-by-step guide covers everything from mastering the basics to working wonders with layers and customizing graphics for the Web. GIMP gurus share their insights and lead you through all the colorful nuances of digital imaging in Linux. If GIMP can do it, you can do it too… Learn and master GIMP — the powerful, flexible, extensible graphics package for Linux — with the GIMP for Linux® Bible
. About the Authors Stephanie Cottrell Bryant has designed Web pages professionally since 1995 and uses the GIMP for her Web artwork. Bryan Livingston is the creator and proprietor of Cooltext, one of the handiest GIMP sites on the Web. She has written many articles, coauthored books on Web design, and has recently published Teach Yourself HTML 4 for IDG Books Worldwide. A long-time programmer and fearless Linux hacker, Bryan uses his skills with GIMP scripting to allow site visitors to c
Not much new material A Customer I was hoping from the thickness of this book that it would have all sorts of useful information. It doesn't. It looks as though the author has simply gone through the Gimp's menus item by item and given a synopsis of each. There's very little material that is not already obvious.Grokking the Gimp is a better choice; it goes through several projects to illustrate useful real-world techniques.. "A fair start, but weak where it counts" according to A Customer. As a professional geek, I've ingested countless books covering computer hardware, administration, programming, and software packages. After getting my hands on the GIMP, and a copy of the "GIMP for Linux Bible", I thought I had everything I needed to start exploring the wonders of the GIMP.Unfortunately, this book was not up to the task. While the first few chapters were adequate for explaining the basics of the GIMP's interface, the discussion of the more complex (and more useful) aspects of . Brian B. said A fair start, but weak where it counts. As a professional geek, I've ingested countless books covering computer hardware, administration, programming, and software packages. After getting my hands on the GIMP, and a copy of the "GIMP for Linux Bible", I thought I had everything I needed to start exploring the wonders of the GIMP.Unfortunately, this book was not up to the task. While the first few chapters were adequate for explaining the basics of the GIMP's interface, the discussion of the more complex (and more useful) aspects of
Any application built on a flavor of the Linux operating system, using X-windows for its interface, can't be all that easy. Real-life issues and techniques are discussed, including working with fonts, capturing screen shots, creating images for the Web, and building images used for tiling. Part 3, "GIMP Concepts," dives deeply into the mechanics of GIMP, including manipulation of its more interesting and advanced features. The remarkable growth of Linux as a computer operating system has no doubt been fueled in part by applications like the GIMP. Part V, "Real World Applications," is arguably the book's best section. The writing is clear and complete, and the accompanying CD-ROM is a treasure-trove of goodies, including the GIMP application itself, the GIMP toolkit, over 200 plug-ins, and example scripts. Experienced users who are already familiar with GIMP will enjoy the review in the introductory sections. Part 4, "Filters and Script-Fu," explores GIMP's