[aklug] Re: Gimp 2.7 (rocks)

Looks pretty good to me. I may have to look into their tutorials when I get
a little time.
Every time I try to draw something, it looks like a matchstick figure. The
better ones anyway.

Jim
On Dec 23, 2011 6:27 PM, "Christopher Howard" <
christopher.howard@frigidcode.com> wrote:

> On 12/23/2011 05:20 PM, Jim Gribbin wrote:
> > I haven't tried 2.7 yet, still on 2.6, but have heard good things.
> > I do use Gimp pretty regularly to edit property photos.
> >
> > I have never figured out "drawing" on a computer. At least, not with
> mouse
> > and keyboard. Would like to get my hands on a drawing pad at some point
> and
> > see if I can do any better :-)
> >
> I modeled this apple today using Blender for the mesh and Gimp-2.7.3 for
> the texturing:
>
> http://frigidcode.com/digital-art/apple/
>
> It was all done with a mouse, and about eight different texture layers.
> Most of the technique is in picking the right brush shapes, sizes, and
> opacities, and having a sense of how to layer the colors on. Drawing
> straight lines is more challenging with a mouse, but you can use vectors
> for that.
>
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Received on Fri Dec 23 20:49:43 2011