When we think of digital painting, the tool that usually comes to mind is photoshop, or if you’re really into it – Coral Painter.
But the free image editing program known as Gimp also supports brushes in conjunction with pressure sensitive tablets. This Steve Halpin time lapse video, 3 minutes long following a 30 second ad, shows what can be done with Gimp and a skilled hand.
Portrait With Gimp – Watch a funny movie here
You can see more of Steve Halpin’s work here.
April 9th, 2009 at 7:46 am
this a great article. I think GIMP is picking up and some day can reach the mettle of Photoshop….