Digital Scrapbooking

[Margaret Ashton]

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>   Digital Scrapbooking
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gimpwin-users/message/20512;_ylc=X3oDMTJyMmN0MmJsBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzE0MjcxNzQEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA3MjgxOTUwBG1zZ0lkAzIwNTEyBHNlYwNkbXNnBHNsawN2bXNnBHN0aW1lAzEyMDc2NDc2Nzc-> Posted
> by: "Tina" t_marie_23000@...
> <t_marie_23000@...?Subject=+Re%3ADigital%20Scrapbooking>   t_marie_23000
> <http://profiles.yahoo.com/t_marie_23000>  Mon Apr 7, 2008 9:14 am (PDT) Are there any listers who use the GIMP for digital scrapbooking? Are there
> any tutorials specific to the tasks necessary to this usage? Such as
> creation of components that appear 3-D and applying different
> colors/patterns to stock components. I am rather new to the GIMP and haven't
> experimented with it that much, but I am interested in its possible use for
> digital scrapbooking.
>

Hi, Tina!  I've been using the GIMP for digital scrapbooking since 2005.  I
love it!  There are a few tutorials out there, if you do a google search.
I've, for the most part, been able to go through tutoritals designed for PSP
or Photoshop and figure out how to duplicate things in the GIMP (but not
written up tuts for it - LOL).  Really, once you play around with the GIMP
some, you'll be able to look at a PS or PSP tut and figure out the same
steps in the GIMP.  There are some decent books out there, too, that help
with this.  For Christmas I got this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Artists-Guide-GIMP-Effects-Photographers/dp/1593271212/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207667890&sr=8-1

It is really well written and has ways to do the effects you are interested
in.

Anyway, to make things appear 3-D, I usually apply a bevel to it and a drop
shadow (both script-fus).

Here's some of my LOs if you are interested:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v289/shamassy/

-Margaret

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~ Margaret Ashton ~ Mama to Emmelia (6.5) & Maura (4)
~~ photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shamassy/~~


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