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27 of 365 is a tree on a cloudy day #GIMP

 

Tree on a cloudy day
Tree on a cloudy day

 

So this is just a series of layers with different brushes used on each to create a scene. I created a layer in the background of sky color and painted into it with grassy notes. I added a transparent layer on top of that and placed some cloud brushes on it. I added another transparent layer and placed a woodland brush on it. I created another transparent layer and painted a single tree on it using a different brush. By keeping the layers separate I was able to adjust and edit each conceptual layer without affecting or destroying the others.

tags: clouds, trees, woodlands, sky, grass, nature, GIMP, gnu, gpl, open source, creative commons, cc-sa, lemasney, sharing, postaday2011, 365

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26 of 365 is something I believe in #GIMP

 

Understanding everything
Understanding everything

 

It really depends on the one thing you know through and through, but I genuinely believe that this is true.

tags: zen, understanding, practice, universe, insight, enlightenment, gimp, gpl, gnu, open source, creative commons, CC-SA, lemasney, 365, sharing, postaday2011

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25 of 365 is a nose job #GIMP

 

Val with nose
Val with nose

 

So Val showed me a great profile pic with only one thing wrong: her nose was overexposed, and couldn’t be seen anymore. She asked me if I could give her a nose, and so I did. The only problem is that I created her nose by superimposing another picture of her at a similar but not an identical angle, and drawing in her nose according to that picture. And so, I had to guess at where her nose would actually be. Honestly, I think her original overexposed shot has some charm to it even if it doesn’t have a nose, and while it was fun to try to give her one, I think she’s better off without it. You see, Val is a super-cutie.

tags: nose, rhinoplasty, librarians, lemasney, 365, postaday2011, gimp, gnu, gpl, open source, creative commons, CC-SA

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24 of 365 is a painterly self-portrait #GIMP

 

Painterly self-portrait
Painterly self-portrait

 

This self-portrait is a result of a great suggestion by my friend Angel who said:

“Pick any photo image you have (can be yourself) and make it look like an oil painting on canvas.”

Thanks for the suggestion, Angel! I used my webcam to capture images of myself from some interesting angles and lighting situations. Then, I used one as a base image in the GIMP to first color-pick then paint into with different brushes using a Wacom tablet. It was a lot of fun to ruin the perfect forms of photography and replace it with the warmth and approximation of painting. I’ve done this a few times before in different ways, but this was a very direct, very freeing method.

tags: Wacom, self-portrait, image, identity, painterly, 365, daily, postaday2011, GIMP, GNU, GPL, Open source, creative commons, CC-SA

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23 of 365 is a memory #GIMP

A memory
A memory

It’s incredibly hard to forget certain moments in your life, and I’m very happy for that sometimes.

tags: memory, reminder, note, lemasney, 365, postaday2011, daily, sharing, gimp, GNU, GPL, Open source, open

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22 of 365 is Joaquin Phoenix #GIMP

 

Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix

 

I was really intrigued by Joaquin’s experiment and I hope it works out for him. I like or love most of his work, but I think to make so many people believe you’ve truly gone away is an amazing accomplishment. It seems so obvious now that it was all a rouse, but I don’t think anyone knew for sure when it was going on. Good for him for getting one over on us, and I hope he returns to the screen soon. Anyway, here I brought together his well-known image from “I’m still here” and another photo that was a far more photogenic JP, and used a mask on the photogenic JP to allow his face to appear through his bearded character’s face. I tweaked with adding and removing the mask in transparent strokes until I had what I wanted.

tags: JP, I’m still here, Joaquin Phoenix, GIMP, GNU, GPL, Open source,  365, postaday2011, lemasney