Work is finally getting under way on the 2nd edition of the Artist's Guide to GIMP Effects. I've updated the text of sections 1, 2 and 3 to match the current state of GIMP development on the 2.8 release. I shipped those off tonight for review by the editor – […]
GIMP
I’ve opened a little shop on CafePress called Go Geek Early. I’ve made a few small designs and I’m working on some more. This is just a way to generate a little extra cash to help, for example, get my kid a beater car while she’s up at college. It’s […]
CafePress: Go Geek Early
I’ve added copies of the final image from each of the last four tutorials I did for Linux Format’s GIMP column. These are the last of the series, as Linux Format is putting the coumn to sleep for now. They said it might come back later. For now, however, I’ll […]
LXF Gallery updated and updating my
I’m in the process of revising my last book, The Artist’s Guide to GIMP Effects. It will take about a year, I’m guessing. To make sure its meaningful a little longer than the last version I’m working from the git repository. Git is the replacement for cvs and svn that […]
Building GIMP from source
Someone asked on the Boulder Linux User Group mailing list today for recommendations for video cards. He wanted to avoid NVidia. One of the responses pointed out this very handy web site: 3D Graphics hardware performance using Free Software drivers (X.Org DRI). I noticed just recently that my NVidia GeForce […]
3D graphics hardware for Linux
I’ve been using the SANE backends with the XSane plugin for GIMP for many years now, but because of digital photography I don’t seem to need the scanner much these days. When we got the senior photos for my daughter, however, I needed a way to make a few copies […]
Setting up scanners under Fedora 10
6 Back in late 2006 I bought an Aiptek 12000U drawing tablet to work with GIMP. I had limited success back then and put the tablet back in the box. I pulled it out again the other night to give it another try. Without any additional configuration the wireless mouse worked […]
Using the Aiptek 12000U on Fedora 10
I just released the companion website to my new GIMP book, The Artist’s Guide to GIMP Effects. I hope to make it a a place for general GIMP discussion along with tutorials and other useful end-user information. The book, which is a collection of tutorials similar to the Photoshop WOW! […]
The Artist’s Guide To GIMP Effects website goes live
I recently saw some discussion on the Griffin PowerMate, a USB connected volume knob, and it’s use with GIMP. I’ve been trying to understand exactly why this would be useful. While it’s possible to map the features of the knob to various functions in the GIMP, it would require yet […]
Interesting device for use with GIMP
This year’s Libre Graphics Meeting is taking shape, with a temporary website posted. The official domain is being readied and the web site will be transferred there later. The LGM is a conference for artists and developers who work with open source graphics tools such as the GIMP, Inkscape and […]
LGM 2007: Libre Graphics Meeting, Montreal
I’ve been playing around with Wink to create Flash-based tutorials on the GIMP. My goal is to put some of these tutorials on my upcoming book’s companion web site. I created my first tutorial, mostly as a proof of concept for myself. It shows how you can make basic shapes. […]
Experimenting with Wink: Flash tutorials for GIMP
I just got word that my book is now planned for a March 30th post to the printer. I don’t know if that constitutes “publication” date, but it’s close enough for me. I guess I’ll be opening the book’s companion site the first of March then, unless I find out […]