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 [...]
A new GIMP user was having problems outlining text. He’d found multiple tutorials online but was frustrated trying to use
them:
> Tonight, I simply want to create a text and then outline it as a text.
> Then I googled. But the thing is, I cannot follow any of the
> tutorials I dug out. Not because I [...]
For GIMP Versions: 2.2, 2.4; see update at bottom for 2.6
In the real world, shadows are often cast across uneven surfaces, taking on the shape of the surface. While adding a typical drop shadow is a piece of cake with GIMP, mapping it to an uneven surface takes a little more work. But just a [...]
For GIMP Versions: 2.2, 2.4, 2.6
Making a text cutout is one of the easiest assignments you might ever be given. The process for creating the cutout itself is very straightforward and takes only three layers. What is harder is finding a background that makes the cutout really show through. In a real project, the background [...]
