Grokking the Gimp: Advanced Techniques for Working With Digital Images

by Carey Bunks

"Grokking the GIMP" is for the serious user of the GNU Image Manipulation Program, a premiere digital image editing and painting program. It covers the GIMP in depth, and complex tasks are intuitively presented and explained using an interactive approach. In addition to emphasizing the theory and core concepts of image manipulation, "Grokking the GIMP" beautifully illustrates the practical aspects of working with digital images. This fully 4-color book presents nine major projects and a collection of many smaller ones that illustrate the core and advanced uses of this powerful open-source application. Numbered steps and an abundance of color images walk the reader through real-world examples of color correction, image enhancement, collage, photo montage, rendering, and Web-graphics creation.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction

342 pages, Paperback

First published February 15, 2000

Reviews

[Suzanne]

I'm going to be reading this for quite some time as I continue to learn how to use GIMP for editing photos.

[Marika · Rating 4 out of 5]

Highly readable, extremely easy to use. Not quite as comprehensive as I would like, but still an excellent reference.

[David Chmelik · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is usually more helpful than the GIMP docs.

[Rick Dikeman · Rating 4 out of 5]

The multi-platform GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), originally created by Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis, proves that the value of software isn't always indicated by the price.