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Drawing in GIMP
GIMP User Manual
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Lesson Overview Understand how new graphical content can
created by combining free-hand techniques with existing image content
Become familiar with some common graphics terminology: dithering, anti-aliasing, haloing, color modes, and alpha transparency
Learn how to use the basic drawing tools and options of a graphical application like GIMP
Extend the capability of GIMP to create vector like shapes using the Gfig dialog
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Some Drawing Terminology Dithering Anti-aliasing Haloing Color Modes Alpha Transparency
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Dithering Dithering is a technique used in computer
graphics to create the illusion of more colors when displaying an image which has a low color depth
The missing colors are reproduced by a certain arrangement of pixels in the available colors The human eye perceives this as a mixture
of the individual colors Dithering increases the size of an indexed
formatted image The Gradient Tool in GIMP uses dithering
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Dithering and Indexed Format
When converting a GIMP image from RGB format to Indexed Format you may choose dithering to smooth banding effects
Both GIF and PNG formats can use indexed color
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Anti-Aliasing When rendering an edge at an angle, it will
look “jagged” because of the nature of pixels
Anti-aliasing tries to make the edges look smoother by giving the boundary pixels a color between the image and the background image
The human eye then blends the two colors on either side
Good for text in graphics Adds to the file size
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Haloing
Haloing is undesirable effect that is created when using transparency
Caused because the edges of an anti-aliased object, such as text, are not purely the background color, they have been blurred
When the background is made transparent, these blurred pixels still show up
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Preventing Haloing
If possible, set background color to your planned web page background color
If you want transparency in the background, set this before drawing any shapes or text
You can also turn off anti-aliasing for a drawing tool or selection tool
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Color Modes in GIMP True Color (RGB)
Millions of colors Grayscale
The grayscale mode uses one channel to display a gray image
Indexed Color The image consist of pixels picked from
a palette of up to 256 colors By converting to this mode you are
reducing the color depth of an image
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Color Mode Menus
Menu items for color modes: Image > Mode > RGB Image > Mode > Grayscale Image > Mode > Indexed
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Alpha Transparency Regardless of the mode, images can have
an optional alpha channel for transparency By enabled by alpha channel, you can
create a picture by stacking several layers on top of each other, save images for the web, or create images for 3D graphics that have holes or semi-opaque areas
Use GIF as a Web format to supports fully opaque or fully transparent images
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Alpha Transparency Menus
Menu items for alpha channel: Layer > Transparency > Add Alpha
Channel Layer > Transparency > Remove Alpha
Channel Layer > Transparency > Add to Selection
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Drawing in GIMP Most drawings begin with a blank
canvas Choose the image size and
background color Always create a layer for each figure
in your drawing This allows you to duplicate figures and
change background color if necessary Name each layer for the main figure on
the layer
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Drawing Techniques in GIMP Drawing lines and curves Changing colors and brushes Drawing circles, rectangles, and
other shapes Using a filter to draw temporary
vector graphical objects Outlining and filling regions Filling with patterns and gradients
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New Image Always start with an existing or a
new image Set the background color or make it
transparent Create a new layer for each
functional unit of your drawing Name the layer with a meaningful
name
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Drawing Lines and Curves Use the Pencil tool to create hard-edged lines To draw a free hand line, hold down the left
mouse button and drag the mouse where you want.
To draw a straight line, click the first point, hold down the shift key, then click the last point.
The pencil will have a round point determined by the brush that is selected To turn off the brush size in the cursor, go to
Edit=>Preferences=>Image Window and set Mouse Pointer Pointer Mode to be Tool Icon with crosshair or just crosshair
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Pencil Line Drawing
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Brushes Changing the brush gives you control
of the width and shape of the lines you draw with any of the GIMP drawing tools
There are several ways to change brushes Click on the brush circle in the toolbox
brush icon or choose to show the brushes panel from the Windows=>Dockable Dialogs=>Brushes menu
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Change Brushes
Changing a brush type is easy
Just click on the brush icon to bring up the Brushes Panel Click to
View
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Brushes Panel There are
many types of brushes to choose from
Just click to choose a different brush
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Animated Image Brushes Some built in animated
image brushes can be selected
You can vary the spacing
The fixed color ignores current foreground or background colors
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Importing Abobe Brushes There are many brushes available on
the Internet One standard format that can be
imported into GIMP are Abobe brushes. These are usually available in zipped files The extension are .abr for Adobe brushes
Loading too many brushes will make GIMP take a long time to start
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Brusheezy.com – This web site has many Adobe
brushes available with unrestricted use requirements
Download the zipped file Extract the .abr files Place in your GIMP brushes area:
C:/ProgramFiles/GIMP-2.0/share/gimp//2.0/brushes/
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Custom Brushes Custom brushes you load can be
drawn like a line or stamped to create an individual image
You can usually size the brush, choose a color, set opacity or other brush attributes
Don’t be afraid to experiment with these custom brushes, you can always undo and try again
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Image made with Adobe Brushes
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Parametric Brushes Parametric brushes are based on a
mathematical representation of a shape like round, diamond, or square
Use the Brush Editor dialog to create a new brush with the following: Radius Hardness Aspect Ratio Angle Spacing
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Drawing Tool Options All the line drawing tools have similar
options: Opacity – percentage of transparency Mode – special drawing modes Fade out – line fades over a distance Incremental- only if opacity is < 100%,
will make a line darker if repeated Use color from gradient – Uses
gradient instead of current foreground color
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Pencil Drawing Options
Chose to use color from gradient
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Special Layer Drawing Modes
Normal Dissolve Behind and
Color Erase modes needs a top layer with an alpha channel (transparency)
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Fuzzy or Smooth Lines? The pencil tool draws hard-edged lines
but has jagged edges Not anti-aliased by default
The paintbrush tool draws fuzzy lines with the brushes These lines are anti-aliased The edges are semi-transparent and are
blended with the background color The paintbrush can also use hard-edged
brushes
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Aliased or Anti-Aliased Lines
PencilLines
Paintbrush
Lines
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Airbrush Tool
This tool always draws a fuzzy edge, even if a hard-edged brush is selected
The airbrush is time sensitive, the slower you go, the darker it draws The Rate controls how sensitive the tool
is to movement The Pressure controls the darkness.
Think of this as the amount of paint the airbrush is spraying
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The Calligraphic Brush This tool mimics a real calligraphic
pen or brush Choose the airbrush tool, then
select a calligraphic brush The path of the line changes
depending of the orientation of the brush
Uses the same options as the airbrush tool, rate and pressure
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Ink Pen Tool This tool emulates
an old fashioned fountain pen
Has different shaped nibs or point types
Ignores other brushes
Has its own notion of a brush
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The Ink Pen Tool Adjustment controls
the width of the nib and its angle
Sensitivity controls how much ink is released
Type controls shape of nib
The Shape box allows dragging of square to change shape
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The Eraser Tool If the current layer has an alpha channel,
the layer supports transparency, then the eraser will work
The eraser uses the current brush to affect its shape
You can zoom to magnify the image to control erasing at the pixel level
Can erase with a hard edge or a soft edge
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The Erase Tool
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Drawing Shapes
GIMP is not a vector graphic drawing program
The Gfig Filter allows some vector graphic shape drawing capability (More later on this!)
Use a selection tool and then fill or stroke the selection to make your own shapes
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Outlining Selections: Stroking
Draw a selection with either the rectangle, ellipse selection tools
Open the Stroke Selection dialog once the selection is active by Edit=>Stroke Selection
Set the Line Width, the Line Style or choose a paint tool if wanted
Then click the Stoke button
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Stroking a Selection Rectangle
selection Line Width 12 Line Style was
a wood grain Pattern
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Free Select with the Lasso Draw any shape with the Lasso tool You can use the Stoke Selection dialog
to stroke the edge of the selected area Use Edit=>Fill with FG Color to fill the
selection with the current foreground color
You can also fill a selection by dragging the forecolor or background color pattern swatches into the image
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Free Select Tool Selection
Create selection using the Free Select Tool (also called Lasso)
Stroke Selection using Paintbrush
Fill color using Fill with FC Color
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Fuzzy Selection Tool Also called the
Magic Wand This tool allows
selection based on color similarity
The Threshold option can be used to broaden the selection to touching pixels
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Selection using Fuzzy Select
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Paths Tool The Paths Tool
allows you to create complex selection known as Bezier Curves
You can edit your curve, add or delete points
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Paths Tool Example
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Bucket Fill Tool Use this tool for more
complicated color filling Opacity and Mode are
the same as with other tools
Fill Type lets you fill with FG, BG, or Pattern
Holding <Ctrl> will reverse fill type
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Bucket Tool – Affected Area
Check to Fill similar colors
The Threshold slides controls just how similar the colors will be
This may take some experimenting to get it right
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Patterns A Pattern is just
an image Patterns are usually
tileable, repeatable Use the Pattern
swatch to set the Pattern you want
Patterns can be edited and saved as a new Pattern
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Adding New Patterns Create your own pattern and save it with
a .pat extension Find a pattern with a .pat extension such
as those at www.Brusheezy.com Place in your pattern file in this area:
C:/ProgramFiles/GIMP-2.0/share/gimp//2.0/patterns/
Open GIMP again and the pattern should be available
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Gradients The Blend tool is
another way to fill areas
Set the Opacity or Mode
Choose a Gradient Choose a Shape and
Offset
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Gradients
With the blend tool selected, mouse down in a selection and drag in the direction you want the gradient to flow
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Reverse Gradient
Use a selection tool like the lasso to draw the selection
Choose a Gradient and then click the Reverse box
Use your mouse to drag the direction you want
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Vector Graphics with Gfig A special filter called Gfig can be
used to create a layer with vector graphics
After drawing your shapes, close the Gfig editor and you will now have a layer in your drawing
You can save your Gfig drawing and reopen it at another time
Go to the Filter=>Render=>Gfig
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Vector Graphics Converted After closing
the Gfig editor The vector
graphics are converted into raster graphics
They have their own layer
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Modify Gfig Layer
The Gfig shapes are now just pixels on a layer
They can be selected, transformed and moved
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Summary
Use the various tools and brushes to create the drawing you want
Fill the shapes and add stroking to control the edges
Use the Gfig filter to draw vector graphic shapes if you need to
You can use these techniques to draw anything you can think of, with patience and a lot of layers