Alexandre Prokoudine 
29. Dec, 2017 
14 Comments
Showing reference images for painting is a somewhat common feature request by GIMP users. While a specifically designed solution surely wouldn't come amiss, there a simple way to work around this. Here is how you can do it with pretty much any version of GIMP from at least the past 10+ years.
Read more
Alexandre Prokoudine 29. Jul, 2012 12 Comments
Inkscape's v0.46 was the first version that got angled guides. Along with advanced snapping introduced in later versions it makes accomplishing certain tasks much easier. Let's see how.
Read more
Alexandre Prokoudine 23. Jul, 2012 26 Comments
Have you ever heard horror stories, how free design assets from teh interwebz should be avoided at all costs? Is that real or made-up?
Read more
Alexandre Prokoudine 10. Jun, 2012 14 Comments
By default FontForge doesn't really match the typical look of a modern desktop application. If you like the font editing features, but dislike the interface, there's a cure.
Read more
Alexandre Prokoudine 19. Dec, 2011 4 Comments
Type design is something that never lets you go once got a basic grasp of it. And studying how other people do it is an important part of getting there.
Read more
Alexandre Prokoudine 11. Nov, 2011 15 Comments
Alexandre Prokoudine 2. Nov, 2011 8 Comments
The review of Gpick mentioned that you can drop colors from Gpick to either Inkscape or GIMP. What it doesn't mention is that you can freely drag and drop colors between those three applications.
Read more
Alexandre Prokoudine 31. Oct, 2011 12 Comments
Few days ago a user asked in a GIMP forum how to create a set of guides with an equal distance between the guides. Hence the new GIMP tutorial.
Read more
Alexandre Prokoudine 25. Oct, 2011 18 Comments
Presumably most Inkscape users rely on the default PNG exporting method only. But there's more than one way to do it.
Read more
Alexandre Prokoudine 5. Oct, 2011 27 Comments
A fellow darktable contributor asked about the washed-out effect he discovered in one of my pictures.
Read moreWe rely on community funding to publish in-depth articles and news posts. Please subscribe to monthly donations via Patreon:
Or learn about more support options here.
