How to get GIMP

If you are using Linux, GIMP probably came with your distribution. You can get GIMP from the GIMP website downloads page but for the none geek this can be somewhat daunting so I’ve chosen some trusted third parties to get it from. Windows users should download it from Ninite. Mac Users

Extracting Images Using Contrast

You can extract an image from its background by using high contrast to distinguish the background from the subject. Project File

Meet The GIMP

Meet The GIMP is a video podcast that attempts to give you an understanding of GIMP as well as some related topics. Here is a full length episode of MTG… Download the Companion File!  

Working With Layeers

The most powerful tool in the GIMP tool kit it “Layer”. With “Layers” you can add multiple elements and manipulate them separately. ;

Blogger

Blogger is a blog-publishing service that allows private or multi-user blogs with time-stamped entries. It was developed by Pyra Labs, which was bought by Google in 2003. Generally, the blogs are hosted by Google at a subdomain of blogspot.com. Up until May 1, 2010 Blogger allowed users to publish blogs on other hosts, via FTP….

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WordPress.com

WordPress.com is a blog web hosting service provider owned by Automattic, and powered by the open source WordPress software, It provides free blog hosting for registered users and is financially supported via paid upgrades, “VIP” services and advertising. The site opened to beta testers on August 8, 2005 and opened to the public on November…

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Tumblr

Tumblr lets you effortlessly share anything. Post text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos from your browser, phone, desktop, email or wherever you happen to be. You can customize everything, from colors to your theme’s HTML.

BackWPup

BackWPup is a free backup plugin for WordPress. It is very intuitive to use and is very powerful. This free plugin in combination with your free DropBox account completely backs up your site for restore in an emergency.

Photoshop Express

From Adobe the makers of Photoshop comes a free web based photo-editor called Photoshop Express.

Pixlr & Pixlr Express

Pixlr is a cloud-based set of image tools and utilities, including a number of photo editors, a screen grabber browser extension, and a photo sharing service. Founded in Sweden in 2008 by Ola Sevandersson , it was intended for non-professionals. The suite was acquired on 19 July 2011 by Autodesk. It can be used on…

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