Create professional-quality photographic and text effects for free with the GIMP

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 applications. In this chapter download from The Artist's Guide to GIMP Effects: Creative Techniques for Photographers, Artists, and Designers, learn how to harness the GIMP's powerful features to produce professional-looking advertisements, impressive photographic effects, as well as logos and text effects. Illustrated, step-by-step lessons cover these specific features and techniques:

• Casting light through a window
• Creating tabs on a Web page
• Creating a movie poster
• Creating spray paint effects

Title: The Artist"s Guide to GIMP Effects: Creative Techniques for Photographers, Artists, and Designers
Author: Michael J. Hammel
Publisher: No Starch Press
Chapter: Various sample tutorials
ISBN: 1-59327-121-2; Copyright 2007, No Starch Press. All rights reserved.
Used with permission from the publisher. Available from booksellers or direct from No Starch Press