Part II. How do I Become a GIMP Wizard?

Table of Contents

5. Getting Images into GIMP

1. Image Types

2. Creating new Files

3. Opening Files

3.1. Open File

3.2. Open Location

3.3. Open Recent

3.4. Using External Programs

3.5. File Manager

3.6. Drag and Drop

3.7. Copy and Paste

3.8. Image Browser

6. Getting Images out of GIMP

1. Files

1.1. Save / Export Images

1.2. File Formats

2. Preparing your Images for the Web

2.1. Images with an Optimal Size/Quality Ratio

2.2. Reducing the File Size Even More

2.3. Saving Images with Transparency

7. Painting with GIMP

1. The Selection

1.1. Feathering

1.2. Making a Selection Partially Transparent

2. Creating and Using Selections

2.1. Moving a Selection

2.2. Adding or subtracting selections

3. The QuickMask

3.1. Overview

3.2. Properties

4. Using QuickMask Mode

5. Paths

5.1. Path Creation

5.2. Path Properties

5.3. Paths and Selections

5.4. Transforming Paths

5.5. Stroking a Path

5.6. Paths and Text

5.7. Paths and SVG files

6. Brushes

7. Adding New Brushes

8. The GIH Dialog Box

9. Varying brush size

9.1. How to vary the height of a brush

9.2. Creating a brush quickly

10. Gradients

11. Patterns

12. Palettes

12.1. Colormap

13. Presets

14. Drawing Simple Objects

14.1. Drawing a Straight Line

14.2. Creating a Basic Shape

8. Combining Images

1. Introduction to Layers

1.1. Layer Properties

2. Layer Modes

3. Creating New Layers

4. Layer Groups

9. Text Management

1. Text Management

2. Text Tool Box

2.1. Text Tool Box Context menu

3. Text

3.1. Embellishing Text

3.2. Adding Fonts

3.3. Font Problems

10. Enhancing Photographs

1. Working with Digital Camera Photos

1.1. Introduction

1.2. Improving Composition

1.3. Improving Colors

1.4. Adjusting Sharpness

1.5. Removing Unwanted Objects from an Image

1.6. Saving Your Results

11. Color Management with GIMP

1. Color Management in GIMP

1.1. Problems of a non Color Managed Workflow

1.2. Introduction to a Color Managed Workflow

12. Pimp my GIMP

1. Preferences Dialog

1.1. Introduction

1.2. Environment

1.3. Interface

1.4. Theme

1.5. Help System

1.6. Tool Options

1.7. Toolbox

1.8. Default Image Preferences

1.9. Default Image Grid

1.10. Image Windows

1.11. Image Window Appearance

1.12. Image Window Title and Statusbar

1.13. Display

1.14. Colour Management

1.15. Input Devices

1.16. Input Controllers

1.17. Window Management

1.18. Folders

1.19. Data Folders

2. Grids and Guides

2.1. The Image Grid

2.2. Guides

3. Rendering a Grid

4. How to Set Your Tile Cache

5. Creating Shortcuts to Menu Functions

6. Customize Splash-Screen

13. Scripting

1. Plugins

1.1. Introduction

1.2. Using Plugins

1.3. Installing New Plugins

1.4. Writing Plugins

2. Using Script-Fu Scripts

2.1. Script-Fu?

2.2. Installing Script-Fus

2.3. Do's and Don'ts

2.4. Different Kinds Of Script-Fus

2.5. Standalone Scripts

2.6. Image-Dependent Scripts

3. A Script-Fu Tutorial

3.1. Getting Acquainted With Scheme

3.2. Variables And Functions

3.3. Lists, Lists And More Lists

3.4. Your First Script-Fu Script

3.5. Giving Our Script Some Guts

3.6. Extending The Text Box Script

3.7. Your script and its working