No Starch Press releases THE ARTIST'S GUIDE
TO GIMP EFFECTS: GIMP for photography, special effects,
and design
July 24, 2007--The GIMP, an image editor
whose power and ease-of-use rivals that of Adobe Photoshop,
is one of the world's most popular free software tools.
Artists and designers rely on the GIMP to retouch photographs,
composite multiple images, and create artwork from scratch.
The Artist's Guide to GIMP Effects (No Starch Press, August
2007, $44.95, ISBN 978-1-59327-153-4) is a beautiful 4-color
book that shows how to harness all of the GIMP's powerful
features. Author Michael J. Hammel's extensively illustrated,
step-by-step tutorials are perfect for hands-on learning
and experimentation.
After a crash course in using the GIMP's
interface and core tools (such as brushes, patterns, selections,
layers, and masks), readers learn:
* Photographic techniques to create ripped
edges or sepia-tones, swap
colors, produce motion blurs, even fix rips in an old photograph
* Web and interface design techniques to create patterns,
navigation
tabs, and fancy buttons and borders
* Type effects to create depth, perspective, and neon- and
graffiti-style lettering
* Special effects to simulate clouds, textures, cracks,
lighting, and
underwater effects
* And much more
The Artist's Guide to GIMP Effects is sure
to teach readers some new tricks, whether they are new to
the GIMP or have been playing with it for years.
Additional Resources:
Table of Contents: www.nostarch.com/gimp_toc.htm <http://www.nostarch.com/gimp_toc.htm>
Sample Chapter: http://www.nostarch.com/download/gimp_sample.zip
About the Author: Michael J. Hammel is an
embedded software engineer living in Colorado Springs. He's
been involved with the GIMP since version 0.54 and was a
contributor to its early development. Hammel wrote a column
on the GIMP for Linux Format magazine for three years and
is the author of The Artist's Guide to GIMP (Frank Kasper
& Associates, 1998) and Essential GIMP for Web Professionals
(Prentice Hall PTR, 2001).
The Artist's Guide to GIMP Effects:
Creative Techniques for Photographers, Artists, and Designers
by Michael J. Hammel
August 2007
360 pp.
ISBN 978-1-59327-153-4 4-color US $44.95
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800.420.7240).
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