digital art using gimp and inkscape
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DIGITAL ART USINGGIMP
PRESENTED BY
Fedora Design Team Lead &Sr. Interaction Designer, Red Hat, Inc.
Máirín Duffy
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& INKSCAPE
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Who am I?QUICK STATS:
Occupation
Last used OS X, Windows, or any Adobe stuff
Desktop Environment
Interaction Designer at Red Hat
Early 2006
Operating System Fedora 12 (Fedora user since 2004)
GNOME
Fedora Design Team Lead
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#1 Which program do I use?
#2 Where can I get source materials?
#3 Dive into Gimp!
TODAY'S TOPICS:
#4 Dive into Inkscape!
#5 How to learn more!
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#1
Which program do I use?
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Photo credit: “Yellow” by Jenny Downing on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license.
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Graphic credit: “Realistic Coffee cup” by mokush on Open Clip Art. Public Domain.
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#2
Where can I get source materials?
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You want a pony.
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Pay attention to licenses.BRIEF FLOSS ARTISTS' PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE #1:
YOU SHOULDN'T JUST USE RANDOM IMAGES OFF OF GOOGLE IMAGES. WE ALL DO KNOW THAT, DON'T WE?
Pony credit: “White horse” by liftarn on Open Clip Art. Public Domain.
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Right photo credit: Public Domain: work of the United States Federal Government under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of US Code.
“Llamazares2” by Chesi Photos CC on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0.
Gasper Llamazares thanks you.
Gasper Llamazares.
FBI Simulated Photo of Osama Bin Laden, created using a photo of Mr. Llamazares fromGoogle Images.
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Give credit where it's due.BRIEF FLOSS ARTISTS' PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE #2:
LOOK BELOW. THAT'S A FORM OF ATTRIBUTION. NOT SO HARD, RIGHT?
Pony credit: “With practice I can sleep standing up” by exfordy on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license.
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Where to find openly-licensed materials!
Wikimedia Commons
CC Search
Photos and illustrations. Usually Creative Commons, GNU, or Public Domain.
Filters Google Images, Yahoo Images, and Flickr for CC-licensed content including imagery.
Open Clip Art Vector artwork; SVGs and PNGs. All Public Domain.
commons.wikimedia.org
openclipart.org
search.creativecommons.org
Nice interface for searching Flickr for CC-licensed photography.compfight.com
CompFight
Take your own photos or generate your own illustrations. :)Yes, you!
Yourself
Has some CC-licensed imagery (hard to search for) butalso has CC-licensed Gimp brushes (not hard to find)!deviantart.com
DeviantArt
Offers Gimp Palette Files (compatible with Inkscape too!)for all their color palettes.colourlovres.com
ColourLovers
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#3
Dive into Gimp!
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#1 MASKS: How to extract objects from photographs.
#2 LAYER BLENDING MODES: Easy but impressive effects.
#3 MASKS + LAYER MODES: Unbelievable photo effects.
GIMP TOPICS
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MASKS
BEFOREPony credit: “Sleeping Pony” by erix! on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license.
“Despite all my rage, I am still just a pony
in a cage.”
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MASKS
BEFORE AFTERPony credit: “Sleeping Pony” by erix! on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license.
“Despite all my rage, I am still just a pony
in a cage.”Yippee! I'm a
free pony now!
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Don't use the erase tool!BRIEF GIMP UI PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE #1:
IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE WITH THE ERASER, YOU RELY ON LIMITED UNDO HISTORY.WITH MASKS, YOU CAN EASILY CORRECT MISTAKES WITHOUT UNDO.
How rude!
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MASKS
Pony in a cage
Thanks forfreeing me!
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A simple equation.
=Pony mask Freed pony!
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MASKS
Pony in a cage
Thanks forfreeing me!
+
A simple equation.
=Pony mask Freed pony!
Let's try it!
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Tool options is your friend!BRIEF GIMP UI PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE #2:
SOMETHING WORKING UNEXPECTEDLY? CHECK TOOL OPTIONS.TOOL OPTIONS ALWAYS REFLECTS THE CURRENTLY SELECTED TOOL.
THERE'S LOTS OF GOODIES IN THERE, TOO!
That's right.I rule.
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LAYER BLENDING MODES
Blend the same image on top of itself...
Blur + Overlay Burn
Dodge Hard Light + Subtract + Grain Extract
It's a tad bitbright here
isn't it?
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LAYER BLENDING MODES
Blend a color or texture on top...
Pink Pony (Color Blend) Wooden Pony (Lighten Only + Burn)
Rock Pony (Burn) Bubble Pony (Grain extract)
Yes, you CANhave a pink pony!
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LAYER BLENDING MODES
Blend different photos...
Burn Blend Dodge Blend
Overlay Blend Difference Blend2nd Pony credit: “Iceland Pony” by cheesy42 on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license.
Wow, I can see right through you!
I'm aghost!!
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LAYER BLENDING MODES
+The basics:
=Blending Mode(ex. Burn)
Let's try it!
+
+ =Blending Mode(ex. Grain Extract)+
+ =Blending Mode(ex. Dodge)+
Let's gettogether!
Word.
Hmm, thisis slightly
uncomfortable.
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MASKS + LAYER BLENDING MODES
Combine both techniques!
Hair mask of pink color blend layer Pony brand (Pony mask on wood pattern)
Painterly brush mask, overlay blend Pink pony layer with masked friend pony
I'm aghost!!
Like my new'do?
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MASKS + LAYER BLENDING MODES
Combine both techniques!
Hair mask of pink color blend layer Pony brand (Pony mask on wood pattern)
Painterly brush mask, overlay blend Pink pony layer with masked friend pony
I'm aghost!!
Like my new'do?
Let's try it!
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#4
Dive into Inkscape!
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#1 BITMAP IMPORT & TEXT TOOL: Make a simple LOLCAT.
#2 TEXT TOOL: Create a simple logotype.
#3 SHAPES, PATHS, & NODES: Create a simple logomark.
INKSCAPE TOPICS
#4 BLUR & PATH FUNCTIONS: Bling-ify your logo!
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Don't forget this lock.BRIEF INKSCAPE UI PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE #1:
IF YOUR DRAWINGS AND TEXT ARE GETTING STRETCHED, TRY CLICKING IT!
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Ctrl & Shift are magic!BRIEF INKSCAPE UI PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE #2:
WHEN IN DOUBT, TRY THEM OUT!SCALING, ANGLES, ROTATION, MOVING, UNDO, STROKE v. FILL ...
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Don't get lost!BRIEF INKSCAPE UI PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE #3:
STUCK IN LALA LAND? HITTING '5' WILL BRING YOU BACK TO CENTER.
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Use Ctrl+D.BRIEF INKSCAPE UI PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE #4:
IT WILL SAVE YOU SO MUCH TIME.
SELECT OBJECT &HIT CTRL+D
HOLD DOWN SHIFTAND KEEP PRESSING
ARROW DOWN
A PERFECT COPY.MODIFY AS NEEDED.
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Ctrl+D really saves you time.
16 OBJECTS FROM 4, ALIGNED AND SPACED PERFECTLY.
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BITMAP IMPORT & TEXT TOOL
LOLCATs made easy.
Tux-hatin' kitty. LOLCAT Tux-hatin' kitty!
Kitty credit: “Tux attacked” by rore on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0 license.
Let's try it!
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TEXT TOOL
Line height.
100% line height. 70% line height 200% line height
Font credit: HVD Comic Serif by Hannes von Döhren, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, hvdfonts.com/freefonts.php
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TEXT TOOL
Letter spacing.
Normal letter spacing Tight letter spacing Loose letter spacing
Font credit: HVD Comic Serif by Hannes von Döhren, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, hvdfonts.com/freefonts.php
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TEXT TOOL
Kerning.
Just one letter! Up and down! Rotate, too.
Font credit: HVD Comic Serif by Hannes von Döhren, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, hvdfonts.com/freefonts.php
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TEXT TOOL
Text on a path.
Font credit: HVD Comic Serif by Hannes von Döhren, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, hvdfonts.com/freefonts.php
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TEXT TOOL
The basics.
Font credit: HVD Comic Serif by Hannes von Döhren, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, hvdfonts.com/freefonts.php
Line spacing. Letter spacing.
Kerning. Text on a path.
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TEXT TOOL
The basics.
Font credit: HVD Comic Serif by Hannes von Döhren, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, hvdfonts.com/freefonts.php
Line spacing. Letter spacing.
Kerning. Text on a path.
Let's try it!
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RECTANGLE
ELLIPSE
TEXT
GRADIENT
DROPPER
NODE EDIT
SELECTOR
ASPECT RATIO LOCK
ROTATE & FLIP
PALETTE
POLYGON
CALLI-GRAPHY
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SHAPES, PATHS, & NODES
Inkscape makes shapes easy.
Calligraphy Circle Rectangle Polygon: Star Polygon: Pentagon Spiral
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SHAPES, PATHS, & NODES
They're also customizable.
Cut Circle RoundedRectangle Polygon: Star Randomized
PolygonModified Spiral
Each shape tool has a specialized toolbar with lots of hidden goodies!
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SHAPES, PATHS, & NODES
Tools for working with paths & nodes.
Pen tool. Used to create paths.
Node tool. Used to modify nodes.
Node tool toolbar. Rich node-editing controls.
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SHAPES, PATHS, & NODES
Types of nodes.
You can convert between the types using the node toolbar:
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SHAPES, PATHS, & NODES
Let's give it a try.
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PATH FUNCTIONS
What can you do with two circles?
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BLUR & PATH FUNCTIONS
Convert the letters to paths, then useintersection to create gloss.
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BLUR & PATH FUNCTIONS
Add a touch of blur!
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BLUR & PATH FUNCTIONS
Add a touch of blur!
Let's try it!
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#5
How to learn more!
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#1 My Inkscape class :) http://mairin.wordpress.com/category/inkscape-class/
LEARNING MORE!
#2 FLOSS Manuals http://flossmanuals.net
#3 Screencasters.HeathenX.org http://screencasters.heathenx.org/
#4 Meet The Gimp! Video Tutorials http://meetthegimp.org/
#5 Gimpology http://gimpology.org/
#6 Inkscape Tutorials Blog http://inkscapetutorials.wordpress.com/
#5 Gimpology http://gimpology.org/
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Questions?
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