Just and update on two new tutorials. I have a quick tip in GIMP 2.7.3 on :How To Add Themes" in the works and an article on sketching where I have taken some popular characters, sketched them out and add more detail. I walk you through my sketching process in a 4 step approach covering silhouettes, line weight, values and shading techniques. I hope to have the first to you by tomorrow and the article next week. So check back or sign up and subscribe by email for updates.
-Steve
GIMP: How To Add Themes
Adding Themes to GIMP (2.7 +2.6) is rather simple once one knows how. This tutorial covers the steps and allows one to change the working environment of GIMP quickly. All that is needed is the new version of GIMP 2.7.3 and custom themes downloaded from GNOME.
GIMP: How to Install 2.7 in Ubuntu 11.04 + Windows
Open Source programs can be somewhat hard to find with disconnects between the various communities. Finding links to GIMP 2.7 is no exception. Fortunately I have been able to find the commands to install it on Ubuntu 11.04, which should work for other versions, and links to various Windows versions including portables. In windows I have been able to install Gimp-Painter 2.6.11 a long side 2.7.3. In Ubuntu I had to choose between the two. The main feature that I really like in 2.7 over 2.6 is Brush Editor. It is quite similar to Photoshop. So if you are like me and are migrating from Photoshop you'll like 2.7.
GIMP: How to Create Perspective Grids with the Path Tool
This tutorial shows how to use the Path Tool in GIMP to create perspective grids. I did an earlier version showing the workflow done in Photoshop and was asked how to do it in GIMP. The tool is the same but the methods differs from application to application.
WIP: Creature Eyes
These three sketches below are for concept art project involving a close up of an intense stare that invokes an emotion.
Digital Arts and Video Editing on Ubuntu
I have been working with Ubuntu 11.04 lately in hopes to move to it full time. I have made progress but still there are many issues to overcome before making the move. The issues I have been having involve networking (adding Linux PC to a Windows network) and Video Editing. There are other issues and I will go into them more in depth later when I present my options for alternative apps for the various tasks I need to be able to accomplish. The one thing I have come to understand, which I tend to re-learn every so often, is that no matter what OS or program we use, there is always some kind of compromise. People have issues with Macs, Windows, and Linux. Same goes with commercial applications, which can glitch and cause crashes. They usually cost more than the operating systems do.
I primarily have also been working with various video apps on Ubuntu and have had good success. I still believe that video editing on Linux is a weak point, but I was able to locate substitutes for my apps on Windows (the ones that won't work in WINE) and a few work flows for creating Video Tutorials using only apps from Linux repositories.
I will have a more in depth article on applications and work flows and some quick how-to videos.
-Steve
I primarily have also been working with various video apps on Ubuntu and have had good success. I still believe that video editing on Linux is a weak point, but I was able to locate substitutes for my apps on Windows (the ones that won't work in WINE) and a few work flows for creating Video Tutorials using only apps from Linux repositories.
I will have a more in depth article on applications and work flows and some quick how-to videos.
-Steve
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