. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 7.5.1 Path Creating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 7.5.4 Stroking a Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 12.6.1 Path Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

bits per color channel. Gimp cannot load such a file without losing resolution. In most cases the effects are too subtle to be detected by the human eye, but in some cases, mainly where there are large Glossary. Paths A path is a one-dimensional curve. Paths are used for two main purposes: • A closed path can be converted into a selection. • An open or closed path can be stroked, that is, painted painted on the image, in a variety of ways. Paths can be created and manipulated using the Path tool. Paths, like layers and channels, are components of an image. When an image is saved in GIMP's

Effect Filters ...................................... 517 FlareFX 518 Gflare 519 Light Effects 524 Sparkle 532 Super Nova 536 Chapter 36: Map Filters ......................... xiv T h e G i m p Us er ’ s M a n u a l Ta b l e O f C ont ents Photo Mosaic 628 Random Path 630 Qbist 631 Sinus 632 Solid Noise 634 PART VII Miscellaneous Gimp Functions Animation With AnimFrames 640 Your First Animation 642 Move Beyond The Basics With The Move Path Tool 643 The AnimFrame Menu 647 Filter Layers 651 Animation Gallery/Tutorial 651

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 7.5.1 Path Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 7.5.2 Path Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 7.5.5 Stroking a Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 7.5.6 Paths and Selection Outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443 16.3.19 Fill Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444 16.3.20

feature is the ability to use plug-ins, which let users create their own custom features and special effects. Volunteers and the GIMP enthusiasts have written close to a hundred different plug-ins including gimprc" to make a copy of your own gimp configuration file. You'll need to edit ~/.gimprc to add the path where you unpacked the directory. Alternatively, you can try the program out by running "gimp" while

for bringing elements together into one single layer. 2 Layer mode allow for interesting layer effects to be added 3 Opacity adjusts the opacity of the selected layer. To turn off visibility of a

Rotate Shift + R Rotates the active layer, selection or path. Scale Shift + T Scales the active layer, selection or path. GIMP NOTES UNIT IV D e v e l o p e d B y - S a r o active layer, selection or path. Flip Shift + F Flips layers and selections. Cage Transform Shift + G Deform the selection with a cage. Other tools Path B Allows selecting and modifying

Select all Shift Ctrl A Select none Ctrl I Invert selection Shift Ctrl L Float selection Shift V Path to selection Filters Ctrl F Repeat last filter Shift Ctrl F Reshow last filter Zoom tool click