Enjoy Digital Painting

This unique manual shows on the basis of 34 detailed tutorials, how to implement classical painting techniques on the computer. The range is wide: From the very simple smudge technique to drawing with pencil, colored pencils, charcoal and pastels, up to oil, acrylic and watercolor painting as well as mixed media. Give rein to your creative urge to paint beautiful pictures. Your computer's monitor is your window to the digital realm, and GIMP is your tool. Start the journey through your visions, whether abstract or realistic, whether your trip takes you to the flowers in the garden, or fantasy worlds through the sky into space, there are no limits. Learn how to create a painted masterpiece, based upon a photo, in easy steps. This book also contains many practical tips for setting up the free GIMP image editing program, to a perfect tool for the digital painting. Of course, the techniques can be implemented in many other image processing programs. GIMP is the (GNU Image Manipulation Program). It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.