Does anyone know anything about the GIMP? Because I just downloaded, and I'm wondering if it is usefull for making pixelart, and if so, are there any tutorials for it? I've looked through the mainsite ones, they're mostly useless to me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[be great if tttia posted on this, her posts are always very helpfull!]

hmm... shall i tell u?? u just dissed me on another forum :evil: lol... its ok.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, i have the gimp. I have no clue how many features it has but, wow, its like a free photoshop. So yeah, cool, cool, cool tool!!! u can use it to make animated gifs, too... as long as u download a plugin. there should be a tutorial on the site, if not, do a google search for "gimp tutorials"... trust me, lots out there!!!! again, very nice tool, FREE too!

Well it can certainly be used to make pixels. Just be sure to pick the small one pixel pencil like tool, rather than the big fuzzy brushes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It has layers so you can do pixels a bit easier. If you don't understand the layer concept type "photoshop layers" into google. It will explain how it works.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As was mentioned Gimp is much like a cheap man's photoshop. It can do a wide variety of art. The main factor is what brushes you use.

i just downloaded to :P i find it hard to use i wana make animations and pixels but i duno how to :P

if you dont know how to make pixels your sad and dont deserve to make pixels *slap*

Have you ever seen one of my pixels? I'm pretty sure I know how, compared to you... :? I'm asking about how the GIMP works...

i wasnt talking to you smart one..try reading for once, and you havent seen of my latest pixels sooo you dont know...soooo..nvm im not gonna start any arguements read the post before what i posted..and maybe youll see

There are really very few advantages that programs can give you for pixeling. The only one that GIMP would have, as I mentioned, is layers. The more advanced features of GIMP are really used for photo retouching, brushing with transparency, effects, levels adjustments etc. None of those are needed for pixels.

K, thanks. How do you use a gradient in a confined space? I think it has something to do with fill, but I can't find it.

I am not really sure about gimp, but in the program I used it is a fill tool, that looks like the fill bucket, but with a two tone look.

I don't like the way they removed the little mini-windowed thing where you could see a list of all the layers and edit each one from it....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Makes manual animation more difficult :?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Confined space? Do you mean selecting a particular area to put a gradient in or just a small space that you want to put it in?

Like, if I made a box, and I wanted to gradient a brown color iside it, but only within the lines of the box, how would I do that? WHne I use the gradient tool, it fills the entire picture.

Ok....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the toolbar:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5th button along selects an area of the same colour e.g. if you draw a black outline of a box and click with this tool inside it it'll select the white space inside it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now whatever you do will only happen to that area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then get the gradient tool and drag it across the selected area with whatever gradient.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doesnt matter if you drag the gradient line from outside the selected area because it will only put the gradient on the selected area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To unselect the area to be able to work on the rest of the picture go to edit and click on select none.