Tag: Creative Commons

2 of 365 is a star being born #gimp

Post author By lemsy
Post date 2011-01-02
5 Comments on 2 of 365 is a star being born #gimp

This is a modified photo from 1913 of a woman named Geraldine Ferrar, of whom I have no knowledge other than the photo. I found it in the public domain, which I assume is kind of obvious. All I did to it was bring it into the GIMP, duplicate the layer to create a background image, remove the background content of the original with a soft edged eraser brush, then create a new transparent layer between those two layers to paint on. I then painted the rays you see on the transparent layer using a brush in the shape of those rays. A simple effect, but it certainly gives some focus to Ms. Ferrar.

tags: public domain, photo, photo manipulation, GIMP, GNU, GPL, creative commons, open source, eraser, rays, dailypost2011

Tags Creative Commons, GIMP, GPL, Graphics, Image Editing, Linux, Open source, Photo manipulation

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1 of 365 is OMGWTF Run! #Gimp

Post author By lemsy
Post date 2011-01-01
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Happy new year everyone! I decided to start the new series with something I’m very familiar with in the GIMP: Compositing images. I have three layers here: a background which I shot myself with my phone at a park, plus two images from Morguefile, which allows for no attribution at all. It’s a great resource. At any rate, I made all three images into layers. I used the select by color tool to select and delete the background from the girl’s face. I used the same tool to select and remove the background from the robot. They both had very clean simple backgrounds, which made them especially easy to remove, especially with a wacom tablet. I applied a blur to the girl and the park background, so that the viewer “focuses” on the most surprising thing: the robot. Hope you like it, and I hope even more that you try it.

tags: postaday2011, gimp, photo, photomanipulation, open source, creative commons, lemasney, robot, omg, wtf, run

Tags Creative Commons, GIMP, Graphics, Image Editing, Linux, Open source

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364 of 365 is an invitation #Inkscape

Post author By lemsy
Post date 2010-12-25
3 Comments on 364 of 365 is an invitation #Inkscape

Almost a year ago tonight, I was thinking of something to do to improve my understanding of an open source application, further my design skills, change my brand from beer to design, and strengthen my connections to key groups of friends, like librarians. All I have to say is that if you want to know something through and through, if you want to truly make it a part of you, if you want it to soak in, do it every day and share it.

tags: try, daily, every day, 365, once, draw, sketch, day, design, skill, art, find, search, deliberate, project, open source, creative commons, sharing

Tags Creative Commons, Design, GIMP, Inkscape, Languages, Open source, Portfolio, Programming, Typography

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361 of 365 is a wordmark design #Inkscape

Post author By lemsy
Post date 2010-12-22
4 Comments on 361 of 365 is a wordmark design #Inkscape

I got approached a while ago by none other than two of my favorite Librarians, Julie Strange and Andy Woodworth, about the idea of helping them to brand a new blog venture that at the time was tentatively called “The Strange Woods” which has to be the best name ever conceived out of two author’s names. I recently freed up my sketching schedule and got to work to produce these mockups for their blog header. Unfortunately, I just got word back that naming the project is still underway, and The Strange Woods is likely going to be called something else. I really loved the designs, though, and thought I’d share them with you.

tags: libraries, Woodworth, Strange, New Jersey, Maryland, Design, Inkscape, wordmarks, creative commons, open source, 365