Part II. How do I Become a
GIMP
Wizard?
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. Saving Images
1.2. Saving Files
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. Drawing Simple Objects
13.1. Drawing a Straight Line
13.2. Creating a Basic Shape
8. Combining Images
1. Introduction to Layers
1.1. Layer Properties
2. Layer Modes
3. Creating New Layers
4. Text and Fonts
5. Text
5.1. Embellishing Text
5.2. Adding Fonts
5.3. Font Problems
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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. Color 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
12. 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
