I don't have photoshop, so I was wondering if this tutorial could be followed with the GIMP. Does anyone know? Thanks in advance.

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/digital-art-tutorials-special-effects-vol-1/73223

  I would say probably, for the most part.. there will be one or two things that access differently... and, considering that it says "Photoshop" and doesn't name any of the CS series, it should be ok.. just remember that some of the descriptions will be different. Even though I have CS5, I still have The Gimp on my sys.. it IS very handy.

  All the concepts will be the same, and, since, like I said, it only says Photoshop.. it should be reasonably generic. Before you start, though, I would be sure you have a good grip on The Gimp.. where things are and so-on.  there are plenty of tuts out there specifically FOR The Gimp.. here are a few links.

www.gimp.org/tutorials/     www.gimp.org/tutorials/The_Basics/   www.ghuj.com/

http://www.noupe.com/how-tos/30-exceptional-gimp-tutorials-and-resources.html

Hope this helps. Lou.

"..... and that was when things got interestiing."

 

it is indeed hard to say. For the most part yes but....

 

I remember seeing an episode of a cooking show where I was instructed to get out my 24" salmon pan. Huh? What?

 

I'm thinking there will be a part you need and don't have in GIMP, but who can say what it is or if it will even happen. Sorry I couldnt be more helpful, but without seeing the tutorial itself...

Both of you, thank you very much for the replies. I think I'll brave it and get this tutorial...see what happens.

I think it is a definite possibility

you may not get all the features photoshop CS6 has (I use Elements 9) But it all has most of the features. There is another program you might want to try if Gimp won't do what you need and that is called inkscape (personally I don't like it) but a lot of people do and you get some pretty cool effects with it. I am useless at gimp but the interface is more or less the same I have not used it much because I prefer elements. Paint shop pro is also good but a bit slow to use nowadays

I hope this has helped you

Regards

Karl

Ermm.. there is a major difference, here.. Inkscape is Vector based, while Photoshop is Raster based.. it's much the same as Illustrator. Lou.

"..... and that was when things got interestiing."

Hi archdruid

Yes there is a big difference and you make a good point but in my view it depends what you use it for Bryce is techinally a scene Builder and I make engines and space craft. I think you can use even use mspaint to do some animations and drawings that are quite impressive. But you are right every program has its limitations I personally don't like inkscape for personal reasons. I will say though I think Gimp is certainly capable of this tutorial if you know enough about how the program works.

Cheers

Karl

It is possible to adapt certain photoshop tutorials for gimp. But you may also want to checkout some tutorials that are specifically made available for gimp users.

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