Gimp Image Enhancement Video
The exercise in this video started out as a way for me to pass some time and challenge myself in the process. But at some point half way through working on this image I thought it would make for a cool video post. I posted a offer in a forum over at TalentTrove.com to take anyone’s image and enhance it to their liking free of charge. There are many actors and models who display their pictures for talent scouts to see. And I know from experience that models always have a few pictures that would be perfect for their portfolio if it wasn’t for that blemish or weird shadow that makes it look like they have a third nipple. Well I got a few takers, and among them was a unexpected request. Someone wanted me to enhance a piece of art they created. So I decided to fire up Camstudio and record my tango with this unusual rendering.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2000311138411663138
Not an Artist? Being Handy May be Enough.
At the heart of this site is the goal of inspiration for the Do-It-Yourselfer. Right off the bat, one of the first things that comes to mind when I think about helping you complete your design project is that you must have a can do attitude.
I’ve always been the kind of person that will Find-A-Way regardless of the circumstances. I may not have the right tools for the job, but when I get through you’ll never know. Growing up in a household where we didn’t always have much, my brother and I learned to make do with what we had. We couldn’t get the real G.I. Joe action figures, so we settled for the cheap molded plastic army men and had just as much fun using our creativity to build forts and little vehicles for them. Dad couldn’t afford to buy us new bikes, but we watched him collect (more…)