Martin Nordholts has published a tentative (and very fluid) schedule for GIMP 2.8. The schedule currently calls for the first 2.8 release candidate on April 2, 2011. Some of the items of interest that are under development for 2.8 include
Resource tagging – allowing searches for brushes, for example, by tags similar to social networking tags
Layer [...]
We are pleased to announce the release of GIMP 2.7.0 which is the first step towards GIMP 2.8, the next stable release. Even though GEGL related work has been made, the primary focus for GIMP 2.8 is to get work not related to GEGL done. This will enable us to fully focus on GEGL once [...]
GIMP 2.6.5 is another bug-fix release in the stable GIMP 2.6 series. The source can be downloaded from ftp.gimp.org or from one of the mirrors listed at http://gimp.org/downloads/#mirrors. Binary packages for the various supported platforms should become available soon; please check the Downloads section on www.gimp.org.
Overview of Changes from GIMP 2.6.4 to GIMP 2.6.5
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* Bugs [...]
Ramón Miranda has released GIMP Paint Studio (GPS), a highly polished collection of brushes and palettes along with configuration files that will change the way you use the GIMP. The collection includes nearly 100 new brushes and 15 palettes. The brushes include a large number of high quality animated brushes which, for the first time, [...]
Web Tutorials
Point Cloud Images
Cutout Text
Shadow Maps
Concrete
Grunge
Water Ripples
Video Tutorials
The following tutorials (most are under development at this time) are provided in SWF format and were created using Wink:
Blend and Layer Modes
Extruding Text
Lightning
Selections: Quick Masks
Metal Effects: Brushed Aluminum
Metal Effects: Liquid Metal
Presentations
While I’ve made plenty of GIMP presentations at user groups and conferences in the past, I am [...]
