Monday Nov 19, 2007

My first GIMP video tutorial - lighting and bump mapping

Posted at 09:57:40 am by hari under Tutorials and HOWTOs (943 views)

I thought it would be cool to create a video tutorial showing how easy it is to use GIMP to create 3d objects using lighting and bump-mapping effects, combined with the 2d blending mode. More than words, this video shows how simple GIMP really is. Writing a full fledged tutorial would have complicated the whole process. I created the following video using XVidCap.

(Yes, YouTube does blur the video even though I tried to keep the captured region as small as possible)

15 comments

Comment from: Logesh TamilSelvan [Visitor] · http://loggyvazhi.blogspot.com

that was a nice presentation

Monday Nov 19, 2007 @ 15:42

Comment from: hari [Member] · http://literaryforums.org

Thanks, Logesh.

Monday Nov 19, 2007 @ 17:06

Comment from: RT Cunningham [Visitor] · http://www.untwistedvortex.com/

That's it. I'm putting Linux on my thumb drive (maybe PendriveLinux even) just so I can use the Gimp without Winblows getting in the way.

Tuesday Nov 20, 2007 @ 19:30

Comment from: hari [Member] · http://literaryforums.org

RT, that's a good idea.

There are awesome GIMP screen videos on YouTube by people who really know how to tap its full power. You should check them out.

Tuesday Nov 20, 2007 @ 19:41

Comment from: RT Cunningham [Visitor] · http://www.untwistedvortex.com/

I will.

Tuesday Nov 20, 2007 @ 19:54

Comment from: drew [Visitor] · http://trickykid.org

RT: You do know that there's a Windows port of The Gimp right? It works quite well, used it all the time on Windows, or when I'm stuck with a Windows install.

http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/

Wednesday Nov 21, 2007 @ 03:08

Comment from: Sudipta Chatterjee [Visitor] · http://sudiptachatterjee.blogspot.com

Coool!!

Wednesday Nov 21, 2007 @ 03:12

Comment from: hari [Member] · http://literaryforums.org

Drew, I think RT knows it. But I think the Windows version isn't as stable as the Linux one. GTK on Windows is clunky and not as elegant as GTK on Linux.

Sudipta, thanks. :-)

Wednesday Nov 21, 2007 @ 07:27

Comment from: MrCorey [Visitor] · http://coreythompson.com

The Gimp has become my favorite because of its cross platform compatibility. This is also why I use an app such as OpenOffice. Its more about the fact that it works on many platforms, so I don't have to aquire a new skill set every time that I sit down to a computer.

Wednesday Nov 21, 2007 @ 09:17

Comment from: hari [Member] · http://literaryforums.org

Mrcorey, you're right. Photoshop is still the commercial tool of choice for image editing. But as you say, there's a lot you can squeeze out of GIMP.

Wednesday Nov 21, 2007 @ 09:41

Comment from: drew [Visitor] · http://trickykid.org

From the looks of their download page for the latest stable release, Gtk is no longer a requirement, only for the 2.2 releases.

http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html

And when I ran it with Gtk, I never had it crash on me, it's as stable as it comes on Linux from what I've seen.

Wednesday Nov 21, 2007 @ 10:40

Comment from: drew [Visitor] · http://trickykid.org

Oh scratch that, Gtk is needed I think since it's listed on the Sourceforge.net files listing with 2.4. Seems kind of misleading from that one page not mentioning to download Gtk as well. Not sure though, I don't have a Windows host to install on.

Wednesday Nov 21, 2007 @ 10:43

Comment from: hari [Member] · http://literaryforums.org

Drew, I've not used GIMP in Windows for a long time, but at that time GTK did have some problems on Windows and GTK apps tended to crash all the time or render fonts improperly. I'm not sure about how it is now though.

Wednesday Nov 21, 2007 @ 11:37

Comment from: drew [Visitor] · http://trickykid.org

I had it at my previous employer just a few months back, it's greatly improved as it was the only application that wouldn't crash randomly.