![]() In the seventh chapter titled Filters and Effects, one gets to know about the rich set of filters and scripts which are bundled with Gimp. Almost all the tools are covered in these three chapters and the author even provides the steps in creating images using these tools which gives it a practical touch to the whole narration. In the subsequent three chapters, the author provides a detailed explanation of all these tools and how they could be put to use. These tools form the life line of any graphics artist in aiding his creations. Gimp has a great collection of tools at par with any other graphics suite in the market. At the end of the chapter, the author also explains how to create simple Gif animations. The third chapter of this book deals exclusively in giving an introduction to the concept of Layers and how it can be put to use in Gimp. In Gimp, it is possible to save different images in layers. One of the most useful features of any graphics suite worth its name is its support for Layers. The author further shows the image settings in Gimp which helps one to optimize the image while saving to disk as well as tips which could be very useful for photography buffs such as color correction, viewing the histogram to aid in bringing clarity to an image, rotating the image, fixing red eye and so on. The second chapter of this book titled "Improving Digital Photos" explains just that. It is important to have a good understanding of the various image formats used, their pros and cons as well as situations where different formats are ideal to use. Even though I was conversant with most of the features of Gimp, I found this chapter impart a very good understanding of Gimp interface which is imperative for putting this software to productive use.īut it is not enough if one jumps right into editing images. This chapter introduces various dialogs,windows and configuration options that play an important part while working on ones images in Gimp. ![]() In the first chapter, the author takes the reader through an in-depth tour of Gimp interface. Divided into 12 chapters and 6 appendices, this book aims to cover the whole gamut of features found in Gimp. I recently came across this book called "Beginning GIMP - From Novice to Professional" authored by Akkana Peck. This is where a book related to Gimp gains prominence. Unfortunately, for a beginner who is taking his first baby steps in GIMP, the interface might feel a bit kludgy and he/she might need some hand holding. ![]() I have been using GIMP exclusively for touching up images for many years now and it has met all my graphics manipulation needs." Read the rest of Ravi's reviewīeginning GIMP - From Novice to Professional For those in the dark, GIMP is a state of the art image manipulation software which runs on multiple architectures and OSes and which is released under the GNU free License (GPL). What is interesting is that there is a very popular free alternative to Photoshop in GIMP. ![]() But with its high price tag, buying Photoshop is akin to putting strain on your bank balance. Ravi writes "Any one who has had the opportunity to manipulate images would be aware of Adobe's Photoshop - considered to be the market leader in image manipulation software.
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