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GIMP’s Sharpen (Unsharp Mask) Filter for Sharpening Photos

by Michael Davies | Sep 8, 2022 | Uncategorized

Applying sharpening to photos has many benefits. It helps restore the detail to your image that was lost during the digitization process, especially around the edges of subjects or objects in a photo. It can also help fix photos that came out blurry during your...

Where to Download CMYK Color Profiles for GIMP

by Michael Davies | Aug 29, 2022 | GIMP Basics, GIMP Customization, GIMP Help

GIMP support soft proofing CMYK colors while editing your images, meaning you can see what your images would look like printed on paper or another printing medium. Since GIMP edits in RGB color spaces only, this is an effective way to edit your images in GIMP with...

How to Fill Text with a Gradient in Inkscape

by Michael Davies | Aug 25, 2022 | Inkscape, Inkscape Basics, inkscape text effects, Inkscape Tutorials, Uncategorized

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to fill your text with a gradient using Inkscape, the free vector graphics editor! This is a very simple technique that only requires a couple steps, so let's dive in! For starters, grab the Text tool from the Inkscape toolbox by...

GIMP’s Handle Transform Tool In-Depth

by Michael Davies | Aug 22, 2022 | GIMP Basics, GIMP Graphic Design, GIMP Help, GIMP Tools, GIMP Tutorials

The Handle Transform tool in GIMP is a unique tool that allows you to place between 1 and 4 handles on your image, then use those handles to transform your layer, image, path, or selection (depending on what transform mode you have set in the Tool Options). To use the...

How to Create Vertical Text in GIMP | Help Article

by Michael Davies | Aug 18, 2022 | GIMP Basics, GIMP Text Effects, GIMP Tutorials

In this GIMP help article, I'll show you how to create vertical text using the text tool. This is super easy to do and is very beginner friendly. Let's dive in! You can watch the video tutorial below, or skip over it for the full text article version....

How to Install Darktable 4.0 for MAC

by Michael Davies | Aug 16, 2022 | Darktable, Darktable 4.0, Darktable Basics

In this help article, I'll be showing you how to download and install darktable 4.0 on a MAC (yes, the "d" in darktable is not capitalized on purpose). For those of you who aren't familiar with darktable, this software is a free and open source RAW image processor...

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