GIMP 2.6.7 comes with lots of bug-fixes and it contains an important fix for using GIMP with the latest GEGL and babl releases. The source code can be downloaded from ftp.gimp.org or from one of the mirrors listed at http://gimp.org/downloads/#mirrors. Binary packages are already available for many platforms; please check the Downloads section at www.gimp.org.
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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 [...]
