GIMP

Hey!! we are almost finishing this fantastic course:((, but we have just try a new image programme called: GIMP, we have done a film adversiment and a fruit with human face  here I explain you how does it works and also a definition:

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a  free program to edite digital images, both drawings and photographs.
The first GIMP version was developed jus tor Unix sistems and Linux, but there are also versions fot Windows or Mac OS X. We can consider GIMP as a free, potent and stout version of photoshop. GIMP is suitable for plenty of  languajes, Spanish, German, English, Catalan, Galician, Basque, French, Italian, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian, Korean, Dutch and other additional languages.

GIMP can read and work on several graphic flie formats, jpg, gif, png, pcx, tiff,and alos the Photoshop ones, It also has it´s own storage format files, xcf

It has several selection tools ((rectangular, spherical, hand loop, magic wand, per color), smart scisors, painting tools such as a brush, air brush, textures... also has tools to change the scale, deformation, clonation, you can change texts, eliminate spots...

Here you have a good tutorial!! (english and german)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3LmGIip_wQ


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