New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database.
Font Management for Ubuntu Linux
As someone whose business also provides web development and graphic design, among other services, it was a real treat to bump into this font management gem (a few hours ago) “Fonty Python”.
As the name implies, it’s a python based application used to manage fonts – Great [...]
If you’re like me, you don’t bother buying a calendar in December because you figure at least three people are going to give you calendars for Christmas.
And then there you are on Christmas night, stuffed with a nice dinner and relaxing in front of the fire and suddenly you realize — no calendars this year! [...]
As of the current state of our image, it’s almost done. But we could still do something about adding even more believability to it than just our “2-d object on hand” setup here, right? First thing to consider is that photographed scenes aren’t actually as clean-looking as they are and as compared to common [...]
Basing from my previous GIMP article titled Creating Pseudo-3D Imagery with GIMP, you learned how to do some basic selection manipulation, gradient application, faking Depth of Field, etc. In line with that, I’m following it with a new article very much related to the concepts discussed therein but we’ll raise the bar a bit [...]
New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database.
How to Enable Photoshop Save For Web Feature in GIMP
In case you are not aware, GIMP is an open source image editing software that is bundled in most Linux distro and is touted as the closest alternative to Photoshop. It comes with plenty of toolset and filters for you [...]
New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database.
Gimp Tricks: Selective Colorization
Today, I’m going to teach you how to first simply create a black and white image from a color photo, then to selectively colorize any portion of the photo. I’m not going to directly adapt a Photoshop tutorial because this is a very simple process, but if [...]
Xaralx, now known as Xara Xtreme for Linux, is a free and open source image editing program for Linux. It is based on the commercial Xara imaging editing software for Windows, and is primarily used for vector image creation and editing. Over the next few weeks, I will provide some handy tips that you can [...]
The next step would be to play around with Layer Modes which, I believe, is one of the most exciting aspects of graphic design. Let’s leave layer “lower shine” for awhile and let’s get back to layer “upper shine”, and change its layer mode to make it look more appealing and following a scheme in [...]
In this two part article series by Reynante Martinez, we will learn how to digitally sketch/draw your scenes, give them subtle color shifts, add fake lighting, and apply filter effects to further emulate how 3D does its job in a step by step process. We will start off from scratch and [...]
Throughout the years that have passed since the emergence of Computer Graphics, many aspiring artists tried convincingly to recreate the real world through works of applied art, some of which include oil painting, charcoal painting, matte painting, and even the most basic ones like pastel and/or crayon drawings has already made it through the artistic [...]
“Step 1
Download this photo and open up the Gimp. Open up the photo we just downloaded. Go to Select > All, copy & paste onto a new layer. Delete the original layer.
“Step 2
Now you are going to need a type of logo. You can either create one or find one online somewhere. For the sake [...]
Recently bladey started a show off with some exquisite images http://www.techenclave.com/1176558-post1.html , I asked him about the effect but it was a PS trick and beyond my imagination Since I use Gimp it was necessary for me to get the effect. Today I was playing with Gimp and found a way out. Its pretty easy [...]
Today, I’m going to teach you how to first simply create a black and white image from a color photo, then to selectively colorize any portion of the photo. I’m not going to directly adapt a Photoshop tutorial because this is a very simple process, but if you want to find the Photoshop way of [...]
Prelude: Why write about a screenshot tool?
It is a mistake to think that only “big” things (supported hardware, multimedia codecs, office applications and data conversion) matter when you want to successfully switch to an alternative operating system. For true happinessTM, the small things are as, or even more, important – the things that make your
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Recently a friend of mine was talking about starting his own consulting business and it got me thinking about how viable it might be to completely run a small business on free software like Ubuntu. I mean completely run your business on free software, down to the last detail. I don’t mean mostly, but 100% [...]