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33 of 365 is Tim’s Dog Maisy #GIMP

Maisy original
Maisy original
Maisy manipulated
Maisy manipulated

My very good friend Tim McGee asked me to bring balance to a photo of his dog, Maisy. I said I’d be happy to. Today, here’s a screencast of what I did to improve the photo in a few ways. Thanks for the opportunity, Tim!

[vodpod id=Video.5492014&w=425&h=350&fv=loc%3D%252F%26amp%3Bautoplay%3Dfalse%26amp%3Bvid%3D12414474%26amp%3Blocale%3Den_US%26amp%3Bhasticket%3Dfalse%26amp%3Bid%3D12414474%26amp%3Bv3%3D1]

Hint: In order to see anything at all, click the full screen function button.

tags: tutorial, screencast, gimp, gnu, gpl, open source, creative commons, cc-sa, sharing, 365, lemasney, postaday2011, howto

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32 of 365 is a massive panda #GIMP

 

Massive panda
Massive panda

 

So this is for Shaun Holland, who sometimes says Sad Panda to comment on a sad situation or person with just a touch of schadenfreude. Shaun makes me laugh all day long. This panda is not sad though, he’s just massive.

tags: panda, sad panda, GIMP, GNU, GPL, open source, creative commons, CC-SA, sharing, 365, lemasney, postaday2011

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31 of 365 is a painterly portrait of Sam Pinola #GIMP

 

Sam Pinola
Sam Pinola

 

Using the technique I’ve focused on lately, and using a photo from my very good friend Sam, here is a portrait of him.

tags: portrait, paint, Sam, snow, GIMP, GNU, GPL, open source, creative commons, cc-sa, daily, 365, lemasney, postaday2011, sharing

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30 of 365 is a painterly self portrait in profile #GIMP

 

Self portrait in profile
Self portrait in profile

 

Obviously I’ve fallen in love with the painterly technique that Angel Bee suggested a while back. In this one, I tried to apply a sepia look and feel to this particular image, and painted into the image with various brushes.

tags: self-portrait, brushes, painterly, gimp, gnu, gpl, open source, creative commons, cc-sa, sharing, lemasney, 365, postaday2011, daily

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Decorative classic stormtrooper mask by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #art

Decorated classic stormtrooper mask
Decorated classic stormtrooper mask
Decorative classic stormtrooper mask by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #art
Decorative classic stormtrooper mask by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org #cc #design #art

So, yet again, my 70’s upbringing betrays me in today’s sketch. I started with a simple head-on image of a classic stormtrooper mask from Star Wars: A New Hope, and began to paint into it with various floral and urban brushes, varying in size throughout. It’s certainly something I’ve seen others do, and thought to myself, “I’d like to try that”.

tags: starwars, stormtrooper, urban, floral, play, 365, daily, postaday2011, sharing, lemasney, gnu, gpl, gimp, libre graphics, creative commons, cc-sa

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28 of 365 is a painting of Thom Yorke #GIMP

 

Thom Yorke
Thom Yorke

 

So using the same technique that I used for a self-portrait a few sketches back, I decided to do a portrait of one of my favorite songwriters, singers and musicians, Thom Yorke, most famously of Radiohead. Starting with a well-known photograph of Thom, I worked in with various brushes, using samples of color from the photo itself. Holding my Wacom stylus in my right hand, I switched back and forth between sample (O) and paintbrush (P) to first choose a color from an area, then paint into that area with that color. A very fun technique.

tags: radiohead, thom yorke, portrait, painting, sampling, gimp, gnu, gpl, open source, creative commons, cc-sa, postaday2011, lemasney, 365, daily, sharing