GIMP for absolute beginners : [covers GIMP 2.8

__GIMP for Absolute Beginners__ gives us an easy way to use the power of GIMP, and enjoy digital photography and graphics without worrying about application features. GIMP is a powerful open source graphics and digital imaging application with almost all the features of its proprietary counterpart, Photoshop. But many of us are photographers and artists first, and we like to use our tools without having to think about them too much. __GIMP for Absolute Beginners__ gets us to this stage without patronising users who haven't used GIMP before. But what can we actually do with photos and graphical images? These questions are answered in a photo projects chapter as well as a chapter on digital painting: Starting with making small changes to photos and adding information to them to creating paintings and drawings without photographic input. __GIMP for Absolute Beginners__ covers the newest version of GIMP, version 2.8, so you can be sure the book covers the latest GIMP features.

GIMP for Absolute Beginners gives us an easy wayto usethe power of GIMP, and enjoy digital photography and graphics without worrying about application features.

GIMP is a powerful open source graphics and digital imaging application with almostall the features of its proprietary counterpart, Photoshop.But many of us are photographers and artists first,and we like touse our tools without having to think about them too much.GIMP for Absolute Beginnersgets us to this stage without patronising users who haven't used GIMP before.

But what can we actually do with photos and graphical images? These questions are answered in a photo projects chapter as well as a chapter on digital painting: Starting with making small changes to photos and adding information to them to creatingpaintings and drawingswithout photographic input.

GIMP for Absolute Beginners covers the newest version of GIMP, version 2.8, so you can be sure the book covers the latest GIMP features.

**The print version of this book is black & white, but the ebook version is in color on color-enabled devices. **

What you’ll learn

• Learn how to install GIMP and navigate its interface
• Improve image quality with GIMP
• Increase your design prowess
• Have fun withdigital paintingprojects

Who this book is for

Hobbyists, occasional designers, enthusiastic photographers, graphical design amateurs, and beginning illustrators.

Table of Contents

1. What is GIMP?
2. Finding and Installing GIMP
3. Getting to Know the GIMP Work Area
4. Basic Computer Graphics in GIMP
5. Editing the whole Image
6. Improving Photos—Working on Parts of an Image
7. Photo Projects—Adding to Images
8. Installing a Graphics Tablet in GIMP
9. Digital Art
10. Hints, Tips and Further Help

GIMP for Absolute Beginners gives us an easy way to use the power of GIMP, and enjoy digital photography and graphics without worrying about application features.-->--> GIMP is a powerful open source graphics and digital imaging application with almost all the features of its proprietary counterpart, Photoshop. But many of us are photographers and artists first, and we like to use our tools without having to think about them too much. GIMP for Absolute Beginners gets us to this stage without patronising users who haven't used GIMP before.-->--> This book takes us from actually installing GIMP to file format issues and storing images online or on hardware at home. Next we deal with image qualityhow to maintain image quality and how to improve it. For example, we are required to worry about scanners and how they change images while scanning, and how to compensate for it.-->--> But what can we actually do with photos and graphical images? These questions are answered in a photo projects chapter as well as a chapter on digital painting: Starting with making small changes to photos and adding information to them, we end up creating cartoons from outlines and indeed creating paintings and graphical designs without photographic input. -->What you'll learn-->Learn how to install GIMP and navigate its interface How to work with scanners and card readers Improve image quality with GIMP Increase your design prowess Have fun with digital painting projects -->Who this book is for--> Hobbyists, occasional designers, enthusiastic photographers, graphical design amateurs, and beginning illustrators. GIMP for Absolute Beginners gives us an easy way to use the power of GIMP, and enjoy digital photography and graphics without worrying about application features. GIMP is a powerful open source graphics and digital imaging application with almost all the features of its proprietary counterpart, Photoshop. But many of us are photographers and artists first, and we like to use our tools without having to think about them too much. GIMP for Absolute Beginners gets us to this stage without patronising users who haven't used GIMP before. But what can we actually do with photos and graphical images? These questions are answered in a photo projects chapter as well as a chapter on digital painting: Starting with making small changes to photos and adding information to them to creating paintings and drawings without photographic input. GIMP for Absolute Beginners covers the newest version of GIMP, version 2.8, so you can be sure the book covers the latest GIMP features. ••The print version of this book is black & white, but the ebook version is in color on color-enabled devices. •• Front Matter....Pages i-xxii Finding and Installing GIMP....Pages 1-14 Getting to Know the GIMP Workspace....Pages 15-43 Basic Computer Graphics....Pages 45-60 Image Straightening, Cropping, Scaling, and Perspective....Pages 61-83 Fixing Problems in Images....Pages 85-130 Digital Imaging Projects....Pages 131-166 Setting Up a Graphics Tablet....Pages 167-173 Digital Art: Painting in GIMP....Pages 175-222 Digital Art: Drawing in GIMP....Pages 223-271 Hints, Tips, and Further Help....Pages 273-286 Back Matter....Pages 287-322 Learn to use the power of GIMP, and enjoy digital photography and graphics without worrying about application features. GIMP is a powerful open source graphics and digital imaging application