GIMP Tutorials http://makeebookcovers.com/tutorial Helping you make the most of The GIMP. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:00:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How to create Web 2.0 Glossy Buttons Here’s a video tutorial we created to show how to make those cool 3D glossy “web 2.0″-style buttons:

The HD version (or full screen) will help you see the detailed settings, although everything is explained in the video.

Hope you enjoy!

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Save your pattern as a .pat file and into the patterns directory of gimp.

]]> http://makeebookcovers.com/tutorial/adding-custom-patterns-to-gimp/ Where to Install Plugins in GIMP Download the script from the website and leave it on your desktop. Open your home folder and go to view-show hidden files (or press control+h). Scroll down till you see the Gimp folder and click on it. Look for the folder called scripts. Now cut and paste the script you downloaded into this folder. Once [...]]]> http://makeebookcovers.com/tutorial/where-to-install-plugins-in-gimp/ Photo Touch-Up – Remove Spots Before:-

After:-

1. Download The Gimp

2. Open the Image in The Gimp.

3. At the Toolbox, Click on the Clone Tool.

4. Ctrl+Click near the Dust to set a new clone source.

5. Click+Hold on the Dust to paint and remove it.

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After:-

1. Download The Gimp

2. Open the Image in The Gimp.

3. At the Toolbox, Click on the Free Select Tool.

4. Select the entire object by clicking on the sides of the object. Make sure the first dot and the last dot is linked.

5. At the Menu bar, Click on Select -> Invert.

6. At the Menu bar, [...]]]> http://makeebookcovers.com/tutorial/make-image-color-with-black-and-white-background/ Simple Photo Editing http://makeebookcovers.com/tutorial/simple-photo-editing/ Selective Colorization – Color in a Black and White Image Open the full-color version of the image you wish to transform.

Select Visible.

Layer -> New Layer.  Set it to Transparency.

Edit -> Paste Into.

Anchor the pasted image onto the new Layer.

Colors -> Desaturate.

Basically what you’ve done is created a Black and White version of the image on a clear transparency above the color version.

Then use the eraser [...]]]> http://makeebookcovers.com/tutorial/selective-colorization-color-in-a-black-and-white-image/ How to Make Fire with GIMP How to Make Fire or Flames with GIMP:

This is what we will be making:

Step 1: Open up a new canvas. Make it any size you want. Mine is 400×300.

Step 2: Fill canvas with black and make a new transparent layer.

Step 3: The fire will be made with 3 colors, red, yellow, and [...]]]> http://makeebookcovers.com/tutorial/how-to-make-fire-with-gimp/ GIMP For Beginners GIMP for Beginners: a GIMP 2 Tutorial, and an overview of GIMP and some quick “how to”s to get you started, courtesy of Griatch from gimptalk.com.

So you have just started with GIMP, and now you are completely lost as to what to do next? There are windows and buttons everywhere and nothing makes sense? If [...]]]> http://makeebookcovers.com/tutorial/gimp-for-beginners/ How to Make an eBook Cover Making an eBook cover with GIMP is very doable, which is a relief, since it can keep you from having to spend tons of money on Photoshop.

I searched all over the internet for a tutorial on how to do it well in GIMP and there wasn’t much out there.  So a buddy of mine (graphic [...]]]> http://makeebookcovers.com/tutorial/how-to-make-an-ebook-cover/