First things first, the only three things you will need to accomplish this tutorial is 1) GIMP (I’m using 2.6.7), 2) the G’Mic plugin, found here, and 3) Line Nova, found in Filters/Render . Getting Started: Step 1: You want to start your image BIG, so open a new drawing at 8.5″ x 11″ in inches (612 x [...]
I spend a great deal of time online searching for and testing GIMP tutorials. Not because I want to bring something back and make a tutorial out of it, but because my mind, being like a sponge, always seeks the best way or best technique to use GIMP, Paint Shop Pro, or Photoshop. Fortunately, I [...]
Click image to enlarge I call it a geckogylph. Ok, so I made that up, but for those of you who aren’t familiar with the combination of words, petroglyphs are rock carvings made by man in ancient times. Having traveled extensively in southern Oregon and northern/central Nevada, petroglyphs could be found in abundance along ancient [...]