So this is my first donation to Gimp! The best way to support the evolution of software to replace Photoshop is to give money to the ones that can make alternatives a reality. Earlier this year, I’ve began weening myself off being dependent on Photoshop. Over the past 10 years I’ve grown to love Photoshop […]
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What can I say other than that Blender is an amazing tool. As I’ve learned more and more about the software over the past 60 days, I’m impressed with how efficient the and straight-forward the experience is as a noobie has been. In the past I tried to learn 3D but I ultimately would become
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So I decided to record my first attempt at creating a masked composite in Gimp. I still have a lot to learn, but I was able to create a masked image pretty quickly with decent result. Below is a video of the experience. I added text on the video to illustrate what was happening at
This will be a short and sweet post for this month’s Adobe Offsetting. For the second month in a row, I decided to back Project Gooseberry for Blender. Repeat performance There are many reasons why I decided to donate for a second month in a row. Over the past weeks, I’ve been spending any possible
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A couple of weeks ago I saw an advertisement for an event on Google Plus. It was for an animation workshop using open-source software presented by Ricardo Graça. The only problem is that the workshop will be held in Rio. They will be capturing the upcoming event on video but the lecture will be in Portuguese.
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A few days ago I decided to start make an official break with Adobe in my personal life and work in open source software and other alternatives. I haven’t quit cold turkey. I left myself an Adobe parachute just in case I need it. It’s definitely risk-aversion. Instead of deleting the Adobe Suite from all
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April is a month of change. Filing taxes finally puts 2013 to rest; trees are beginning to bud; and it’s a time to start taking those resolutions you’ve been kicking around seriously. For the longest time I’ve been trying to sever my relationship with Photoshop. Of all the Adobe products, it’s the most essential piece
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This month I gave to The Gooseberry Project which is an initiative coordinated through the Blender community to bring the world’s best talent together to create a full-length animated film. I stumbled onto the project this month when I decided for the umpteenth time to try to learn 3D. Will the next Walt please stand? There
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For the past year I’ve been re-dabbling with Anime Studio. I’ve used Anime Studio since way back in 2003 when it was called Moho. For creating quick cut-out animations, no other software can compare to its power, simplicity and ease of use. Back in the day when I used to create animations for video and
For February, I decided to do something a little new and donate to a device instead of software. Why not? Anything that makes me a productive artist is welcome in my book. A couple weeks ago, I discovered the Animation Dock. Created by Tammy Gray Smith and her husband Corey Smith, the Animation Dock turns
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