![]() ![]() Once you have a path the way you want it (it does not have to return to the beginning), click on the foreground color area and change the color to a faint gray. You can magnify your view if necessary.ġ0. Using the path tool is nice because you can move the anchors, drag the line and tweek the bevels as much as you need. Make sure the new blank layer is the one selected, then using the Path tool (looks like an ink pen), start clicking around the edges of the parts of the image you want to "trace". This is currently transparent and you will be looking at either your gray-scale or original image in the background.ĩ. This will be the layer your line image will be drawn on (like tracing paper). Then use the Color menu item to "desaturate" the image giving you a gray scale layer to use for reference if you are just practicing in monochrome.Ĩ. (Optional step) Use the layer copy to duplicate your main image. Turn back on the layer visibility of your main image.ħ. You'll have to use the eye icon in the layer window to turn off visibility of your main image to see this lower layer.Ħ. Make sure the new layer is selected and use the bucket-fill tool and fill the new layer white. Select the foreground color and make it white. This will be the background of your line drawing.ĥ. Add a new layer and with the layer window, move it beneath your main image. From the image menu, resize the image to fit on your screen.Ĥ. Using the Crop tool (looks like an exacto knife), trim the image to the dimensions you want.ģ. ![]() Using GIMP, open the source picture you want to airbrush. If you are happy airbrushing on computer paper for practice, you are done.ġ. You can select the print size and print it for practice. With it, you can quickly take an image, crop, size and edit it to create a very faint outline (a la the eye) of the image you want to practice. GIMP is an open-source (free - download from image manipulation program which is similar to PhotoShop. Also, being impatient, I wanted something quicker than cutting a stencil. I tried stencil cutting (and indeed you may need them some of the time) but I found I had to make just a hint of image to avoid the hard artificial edges. Being creatively challenged I need more hints for perspective and form. ![]() After I'd done the eye a few times, I thought I'd like to try some new images. For all of you beginners out there (me included), I've found the tutorials and practice pages from the Airbrush Tutor of immense help. ![]()
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