Just a quick note about dealing with RAW photos with open source software. I recently realised that my camera shoots RAW (in the Nikon .nef format), so I want to learn how to use this format. The version of GIMP that I downloaded from Wilbur loves Apple already includes the UFRaw plugin. So when I […]
Graphics
Color Picker in Mac OS X
I had no idea that Color Picker was so useful! Colour software and websites LaurenMarie from Creative Curio wrote a great article about color inspiration. After that I had a look around for a good website or program that could store your colour1 palettes and inspiration images.
How to choose and use brushes
After compiling a list of GIMP and Photoshop brushes, Lauren Marie and Pelf said they’d like some tips on choosing and using brushes. I linked to some instructions on installing brushes at the time. Now I’m going to give a run-down of how I use choose and use brushes. If you’re already experienced in brushing […]
VectorMagic vs. Inkscape’s Bitmap Trace
LaurenMarie’s review of her experience with VectorMagic inspired me to check VectorMagic out. Inkscape is versatile open source vector graphics software. I’ve used its bitmap trace function to convert drawings and photographs into scalable vectors, including: the tree in the header, it was originally converted from a drawing; the guy with the umbrella in this […]
24 Sweet Brushes for GIMP and Photoshop
I originally had the impression, when I started playing with digital art, that brushes were a cheap alternative to creating images completely on your own creativity and skill. However, liberal use of brushes can be beautiful or disastrous (if you don’t have an eye for their application) and they can be a source of inspiration […]
Personalising the Copyblogger theme
The Copyblogger theme by Chris Pearson is an elegant and simple template that is really easy to personalise to suit your blog. The theme is a “digitally remastered” version of what was in use at Copyblogger, which as you can see has undergone a makeover. Not plastic surgery, because it already had such a lovely […]
