Digital Art using Gimp & Inkscape
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This presentation by Máirín Duffy covers digital art creation using GIMP and Inkscape, highlighting essential tips and techniques for both programs. It emphasizes the importance of using openly licensed materials and provides resources for further learning. The presentation is shared under a Creative Commons license, inviting viewers to enjoy and disseminate the information.
Digital Art using Gimp & Inkscape
- 1. DIGITAL ART USING GIMP PRESENTED BY Fedora Design Team Lead & Sr. Interaction Designer, Red Hat, Inc. Máirín Duffy This presentation is under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 License. Please enjoy and share. & INKSCAPE
- 2. Who am I? QUICK STATS: Occupation Last used OS X, Windows, or any Adobe stuff Desktop Environment Interaction Designer at Red Hat Early 2006 Operating System Fedora 12 (Fedora user since 2004) GNOME Fedora Design Team Lead
- 3. #1 Which program do I use? #2 Where can I get source materials? #3 Dive into Gimp! TODAY'S TOPICS: #4 Dive into Inkscape! #5 How to learn more!
- 4. #1 Which program do I use?
- 7. Photo credit: “Yellow” by Jenny Downing on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license.
- 8. Graphic credit: “Realistic Coffee cup” by mokush on Open Clip Art. Public Domain.
- 9. #2 Where can I get source materials?
- 10. You want a pony.
- 12. Pay attention to licenses. BRIEF FLOSS ARTISTS' PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE #1: YOU SHOULDN'T JUST USE RANDOM IMAGES OFF OF GOOGLE IMAGES. WE ALL DO KNOW THAT, DON'T WE? Pony credit: “White horse” by liftarn on Open Clip Art. Public Domain.
- 13. Right photo credit: Public Domain: work of the United States Federal Government under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of US Code. “Llamazares2” by Chesi Photos CC on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0. Gasper Llamazares thanks you. Gasper Llamazares. FBI Simulated Photo of Osama Bin Laden, created using a photo of Mr. Llamazares from Google Images.
- 14. Give credit where it's due. BRIEF FLOSS ARTISTS' PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE #2: LOOK BELOW. THAT'S A FORM OF ATTRIBUTION. NOT SO HARD, RIGHT? Pony credit: “With practice I can sleep standing up” by exfordy on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license.
- 15. Where to find openly-licensed materials! Wikimedia Commons CC Search Photos and illustrations. Usually Creative Commons, GNU, or Public Domain. Filters Google Images, Yahoo Images, and Flickr for CC- licensed content including imagery. Open Clip Art Vector artwork; SVGs and PNGs. All Public Domain. commons.wikimedia.org openclipart.org search.creativecommons.org Nice interface for searching Flickr for CC-licensed photography.compfight.com CompFight Take your own photos or generate your own illustrations. :)Yes, you! Yourself Has some CC-licensed imagery (hard to search for) but also has CC-licensed Gimp brushes (not hard to find)!deviantart.com DeviantArt Offers Gimp Palette Files (compatible with Inkscape too!) for all their color palettes.colourlovres.com ColourLovers
- 19. #1 MASKS: How to extract objects from photographs. #2 LAYER BLENDING MODES: Easy but impressive effects. #3 MASKS + LAYER MODES: Unbelievable photo effects. GIMP TOPICS
- 20. MASKS BEFORE Pony credit: “Sleeping Pony” by erix! on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license. “Despite all my rage, I am still just a pony in a cage.”
- 21. MASKS BEFORE AFTER Pony credit: “Sleeping Pony” by erix! on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license. “Despite all my rage, I am still just a pony in a cage.” Yippee! I'm a free pony now!
- 22. Don't use the erase tool! BRIEF GIMP UI PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE #1: IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE WITH THE ERASER, YOU RELY ON LIMITED UNDO HISTORY. WITH MASKS, YOU CAN EASILY CORRECT MISTAKES WITHOUT UNDO. How rude!
- 23. MASKS Pony in a cage Thanks for freeing me! + A simple equation. = Pony mask Freed pony!
- 24. MASKS Pony in a cage Thanks for freeing me! + A simple equation. = Pony mask Freed pony! Let's try it!
- 25. Tool options is your friend! BRIEF GIMP UI PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE #2: SOMETHING WORKING UNEXPECTEDLY? CHECK TOOL OPTIONS. TOOL OPTIONS ALWAYS REFLECTS THE CURRENTLY SELECTED TOOL. THERE'S LOTS OF GOODIES IN THERE, TOO! That's right. I rule.
- 26. LAYER BLENDING MODES Blend the same image on top of itself... Blur + Overlay Burn Dodge Hard Light + Subtract + Grain Extract It's a tad bit bright here isn't it?
- 27. LAYER BLENDING MODES Blend a color or texture on top... Pink Pony (Color Blend) Wooden Pony (Lighten Only + Burn) Rock Pony (Burn) Bubble Pony (Grain extract) Yes, you CAN have a pink pony!
- 28. LAYER BLENDING MODES Blend different photos... Burn Blend Dodge Blend Overlay Blend Difference Blend 2nd Pony credit: “Iceland Pony” by cheesy42 on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license. Wow, I can see right through you! I'm a ghost!!
- 29. LAYER BLENDING MODES + The basics: =Blending Mode (ex. Burn) Let's try it! + + =Blending Mode (ex. Grain Extract)+ + =Blending Mode (ex. Dodge)+ Let's get together! Word. Hmm, this is slightly uncomfortable.
- 30. MASKS + LAYER BLENDING MODES Combine both techniques! Hair mask of pink color blend layer Pony brand (Pony mask on wood pattern) Painterly brush mask, overlay blend Pink pony layer with masked friend pony I'm a ghost!! Like my new 'do?
- 31. MASKS + LAYER BLENDING MODES Combine both techniques! Hair mask of pink color blend layer Pony brand (Pony mask on wood pattern) Painterly brush mask, overlay blend Pink pony layer with masked friend pony I'm a ghost!! Like my new 'do? Let's try it!
- 33. #1 BITMAP IMPORT & TEXT TOOL: Make a simple LOLCAT. #2 TEXT TOOL: Create a simple logotype. #3 SHAPES, PATHS, & NODES: Create a simple logomark. INKSCAPE TOPICS #4 BLUR & PATH FUNCTIONS: Bling-ify your logo!
- 34. Don't forget this lock. BRIEF INKSCAPE UI PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE #1: IF YOUR DRAWINGS AND TEXT ARE GETTING STRETCHED, TRY CLICKING IT!
- 35. Ctrl & Shift are magic! BRIEF INKSCAPE UI PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE #2: WHEN IN DOUBT, TRY THEM OUT! SCALING, ANGLES, ROTATION, MOVING, UNDO, STROKE v. FILL ...
- 36. Don't get lost! BRIEF INKSCAPE UI PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE #3: STUCK IN LALA LAND? HITTING '5' WILL BRING YOU BACK TO CENTER.
- 37. Use Ctrl+D. BRIEF INKSCAPE UI PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE #4: IT WILL SAVE YOU SO MUCH TIME. SELECT OBJECT & HIT CTRL+D HOLD DOWN SHIFT AND KEEP PRESSING ARROW DOWN A PERFECT COPY. MODIFY AS NEEDED.
- 38. Ctrl+D really saves you time. 16 OBJECTS FROM 4, ALIGNED AND SPACED PERFECTLY.
- 39. BITMAP IMPORT & TEXT TOOL LOLCATs made easy. Tux-hatin' kitty. LOLCAT Tux-hatin' kitty! Kitty credit: “Tux attacked” by rore on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0 license. Let's try it!
- 40. TEXT TOOL Line height. 100% line height. 70% line height 200% line height Font credit: HVD Comic Serif by Hannes von Döhren, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, hvdfonts.com/freefonts.php
- 41. TEXT TOOL Letter spacing. Normal letter spacing Tight letter spacing Loose letter spacing Font credit: HVD Comic Serif by Hannes von Döhren, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, hvdfonts.com/freefonts.php
- 42. TEXT TOOL Kerning. Just one letter! Up and down! Rotate, too. Font credit: HVD Comic Serif by Hannes von Döhren, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, hvdfonts.com/freefonts.php
- 43. TEXT TOOL Text on a path. Font credit: HVD Comic Serif by Hannes von Döhren, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, hvdfonts.com/freefonts.php
- 44. TEXT TOOL The basics. Font credit: HVD Comic Serif by Hannes von Döhren, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, hvdfonts.com/freefonts.php Line spacing. Letter spacing. Kerning. Text on a path.
- 45. TEXT TOOL The basics. Font credit: HVD Comic Serif by Hannes von Döhren, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, hvdfonts.com/freefonts.php Line spacing. Letter spacing. Kerning. Text on a path. Let's try it!
- 46. RECTANGLE ELLIPSE TEXT GRADIENT DROPPER NODE EDIT SELECTOR ASPECT RATIO LOCK ROTATE & FLIP PALETTE POLYGON CALLI- GRAPHY
- 47. SHAPES, PATHS, & NODES Inkscape makes shapes easy. Calligraphy Circle Rectangle Polygon: Star Polygon: Pentagon Spiral
- 48. SHAPES, PATHS, & NODES They're also customizable. Cut Circle Rounded Rectangle Polygon: Star Randomized Polygon Modified Spiral Each shape tool has a specialized toolbar with lots of hidden goodies!
- 49. SHAPES, PATHS, & NODES Tools for working with paths & nodes. Pen tool. Used to create paths. Node tool. Used to modify nodes. Node tool toolbar. Rich node-editing controls.
- 50. SHAPES, PATHS, & NODES Types of nodes. You can convert between the types using the node toolbar:
- 51. SHAPES, PATHS, & NODES Let's give it a try.
- 52. PATH FUNCTIONS What can you do with two circles?
- 53. BLUR & PATH FUNCTIONS Convert the letters to paths, then use intersection to create gloss.
- 54. BLUR & PATH FUNCTIONS Add a touch of blur!
- 55. BLUR & PATH FUNCTIONS Add a touch of blur! Let's try it!
- 56. #5 How to learn more!
- 57. #1 My Inkscape class :) http://mairin.wordpress.com/category/inkscape-class/ LEARNING MORE! #2 FLOSS Manuals http://flossmanuals.net #3 Screencasters.HeathenX.org http://screencasters.heathenx.org/ #4 Meet The Gimp! Video Tutorials http://meetthegimp.org/ #5 Gimpology http://gimpology.org/ #6 Inkscape Tutorials Blog http://inkscapetutorials.wordpress.com/ #5 Gimpology http://gimpology.org/
- 58. Questions? Fedora 12 • OpenOffice.org Impress • Inkscape • GIMP Creative Commons licensed artwork • Openly-licensed fonts This presentation is under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 License. Please enjoy and share. Cartoon credit: María 'Tatica' Leandro, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 This presentation was created through the exclusive use of free software and content: