Power Publishing Gimp, Inkscape, Scribus

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  Power Publishing
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  Gimp GIMP is a photo and image editing package. You can also use it for drawing and painting. It produces bitmapped images and can save files in many different formats.

  Inkscape Inkscape is a vector based drawing and illustrating program. It produces SVG (scalable vector graphics) files. It can be used for logos, fliers, and technical illustrations.

  Scribus Scribus is a desktop publishing program. It supports publishing features, such as CMYK color, separations, ICC color management and versatile PDF creation.

  
  

• Topic 1

  All three of these programs are free to use and redistribute. You may download them and install them on as many computers as you like and you are encouraged to make copies and give them to friends, family and students. All of the graphics and tutorials on this site are free to use and redistribute. They are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. You can download the Moodle version of this course and install it on your own Moodle server. Just be sure to include this copyright and a link to this page so users can get updates. -- Paul Nelson [pnelson@nwresd.k2.or.us] Moodle file: >> powerpublishing.zip

  Download links: Gimp.org [ Linux | Mac | Windows ] Inkscape.org [ Linux | Mac Tiger & Leopard universal installer, Panther PPC installer | Windows ] Scribus [ Linux | Mac | Windows ] SVG Clipart - OpenClipart.org

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    More free Windows software Page

• Topic 2

  GIMP Tutorial #1 - High Key Portraits In this lesson, we'll use GIMP tools to convert this colorful portrait into a high key photograph. [Flickr "high key" photos] Use the link provided to download the full-size version of the file, called largepinkgirl.jpg.

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    High Key Portraits Page

• Topic 3
  GIMP Tutorial #2 - Make a postcard
  
  

  In this tutorial we'll use some simple tools to create a border and add a drop shadow. First download the original photo. postcard.jpg Click on the link below to see the tutorial.

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    Make a postcard Page

• Topic 4

  GIMP Tutorial #3 - Banner logo Click on the link below to see the tutorial:

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    Banner logo Page

• Topic 5
  Inkscape Tutorial #1 - eBay logo
  

  
  

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    eBay logo Page

• Topic 6
  Inkscape Tutorial #2 - T-Shirt Iron On
  

  
  

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    T-Shirt Iron On Page

• Topic 7
  Inkscape Tutorial #3 - Postage Stamps
  
  

  Source: http://howto.nicubunu.ro/inkscape_postage_stamps/
  

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    Make a postage stamp Page

• Topic 8

  Scribus Tips: #1 Why Page Layout is different from Word Processing #2 Importing: If it looks good on screen, it will look good on paper. Scribus Project - Phishing Flyer We'll use this article [phishing.txt] and turn it into a newsletter. Click on the file and save it. Click on the link below to see the tutorial.

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    Phishing Flyer Page