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Essential GIMP for Web Professionals
Michael J. Hammel, Englewood, Colorado

ISBN-10: 0130191140
ISBN-13: 9780130191144

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2001
Format: Paper; 384 pp
Published: 04/25/2001
Status: Out of Print

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Preface

Acknowledgments

I. GIMPS BASICS FOR WEB IMAGE PRODUCTION

1. GIMP and the Web.

2. Layers

3. Selections and Masks.

4. Font Techniques.

5. Site Design 1: Logos

II. DRAWING, PAINTING AND COLOR.

6. Color Management.

7. Drawing and Painting.

8. Site Design 2: Background Textures.

III. FORMATTING IMAGES IN WEB PAGES

9. Web Imaging.

10. Gallery Images.

11. Image Maps and Carvings.

12. Animations.

13. Site Design 3: Site Navigation.

IV. CAPTURING IMATES, APPLYING SPECIAL EFFECTS, AND SCRIPTING.

14. Scanning and Digital Cameras.

15. Effects and Filters.

16. Rendering Filters.

17. Scripting.

18. Site Design 4: Image Galleries.

V. APPENDIXES.

Appendix A: Toolbox Reference.

Appendix B: Color Management Tools Reference.

Appendix C: Effects Filter Reference.

Appendix D: Rendering Filters Reference.

Appendix E: GIMP Keyboard Shortcuts.

Index.

Software Applications for Web Authoring, Design, and Management (Computer Science)

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MICHAEL J. HAMMEL is a freelance writer and software developer focused on graphics-related issues in Linux and UNIX environments. Hammel's articles have appeared in Linux magazine and Linux Answers. His book The Artist's Guide to the GIMP (SSC), was the first published text on the GIMP. His Web site, www.graphics-muse.com, is an essential resource for anyone working with Linux graphics tools.

Create great Web graphics with The GIMP 1.2 — today!

Learn from real-world examples and a live Web site

Every key technique — quick, clear, and handy!

Logos, textures, image maps, animations, effects, scripting, and more

This concise, example-rich guide shows Web professionals exactly how to create high-quality graphics with the GIMP, the free open source alternative to Photoshop(r). It delivers no-nonsense, practical coverage based on real-world projects you can see and download from a live Web site! Master layers, selections and masks, text, color management, drawing, painting, image maps, animation, working from scans, using effects and rendering filters — even scripting!

Use The GIMP to create all these Web graphics, and more!

Logos
Text elements
Background textures
Buttons and other navigation tools
Image galleries
Drawings, paintings, and more

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