[DOC] Planning Asian Cities: Risks and Resilience (Planning; History and Environment Series) by From Routledge at Arts-Photography

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As a full-featured; free alternative to Adobe Photoshop; GIMP is one of the worlds most popular open source projects. The latest version of GIMP (2.8) brings long-awaited improvements and powerful new tools to make graphic design and photo manipulation even easiermdash;but its still a notoriously challenging program to use.The Artists Guide to GIMP teaches you how to use GIMP without a tedious list of menu paths and options. Instead; as you follow along with Michael J. Hammels step-by-step instructions; youll learn to produce professional-looking advertisements; apply impressive photographic effects; and design cool logos and text effects. These extensively illustrated tutorials are perfect for hands-on learning or as templates for your own artistic experiments.After a crash course in GIMPs core tools like brushes; patterns; selections; layers; modes; and masks; youll learn:ndash;Photographic techniques to clean up blemishes and dust; create sepia-toned antique images; swap colors; produce motion blurs; alter depth of field; simulate a tilt-shift; and fix rips in an old photondash;Web design techniques to create navigation tabs; icons; fancy buttons; backgrounds; and bordersndash;Type effects to create depth; perspective shadows; metallic and distressed text; and neon and graffiti letteringndash;Advertising effects to produce movie posters and package designs; simulate clouds; cracks; cloth; and underwater effects; and create specialized lightingWhether youre new to GIMP or youve been playing with this powerful software for years; youll be inspired by the original art; creative photo manipulations; and numerous tips for designers.Covers GIMP 2.8