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GIMPTHE ARTIST’S GUIDE Tc r e a t i v e t e c h n i q u e s f o r p h o t o g r a p h e r s , a r t i s t s , a n d d e s i g n e r s |
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COVERS GIMP 2.8
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GIMP fo r Photography, Spec ia l E f fec t s , and Des ign
about the author Michael J. Hammel has been involved with GIMP since version 0.54 and was a contributor to the early development of the program. Hammel wrote a column on GIMP for Linux Format for three years and is the author of The Artists’ Guide to the GIMP and Essential GIMP for Web Professionals. He is an embedded software engineer living in Colorado Springs.
Web design techniques to create navigation tabs, icons, fancy buttons, backgrounds, and borders
Type effects to create depth, perspective shadows, metallic and distressed text, and neon and graffi ti lettering
Advertising effects to produce movie posters and package designs; simulate clouds, cracks, cloth, and underwater effects; and create specialized lighting
Whether you’re new to GIMP or you’ve been playing with this powerful software for years, you’ll be inspired by the original art, creative photo manipulations, and numerous tips for designers.
As a full-featured, free alternative to Adobe Photoshop, GIMP is one of the world’s most popular open source projects. The latest version of GIMP brings long-awaited improvements and power-ful new tools to make graphic design and photo manipulation even easier—but it’s still a notoriously challenging program.
The Artist’s Guide to GIMP teaches you how to use GIMP without a tedious list of menu paths and options. Instead, as you follow along with Michael J. Hammel’s step-by-step instructions, you’ll learn to produce professional-looking advertisements, apply impressive photographic effects, and design cool logos and text effects. These extensively illustrated tutorials are perfect for hands-on learning or as templates for your own artistic experiments.
After a crash course in GIMP’s core tools like brushes, patterns, selections, layers, modes, and masks, you’ll learn:
Photographic techniques to clean up blemishes and dust, create sepia-toned antique images, swap colors, produce motion blurs, alter depth of fi eld, simulate a tilt-shift, and fi x rips in an old photo
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Numbers3-D package designs
cleaning up edges, 166creating patches, 162creating side of box, 164front of box
adding text to, 163overview, 160–162
merging front and side panels, 164–166
overview, 160, 166
Aactive image preview window, 5Add Alpha Channel option,
14, 66Addition mode, 20Add Layer Mask option, 23, 65advertising. See also effects
3-D package designscleaning up edges, 166creating patches, 162creating side of box, 164front of box, 160–162, 163merging front and side
panels, 164–166overview, 160, 166
color, contrast, and grayscale, 153–154
creative text designfonts, 156mask layer, 158–159overview, 155
selecting stock images, 156
text layer, 157–158vignette, 156–157
iPodsdrawing earphones, 215overview, 212–214placing in pocket, 215shadows, 216
print vs. web, 151–152stock images, 152–153tips for, 217
Airbrush toolcreating boxes using, 162overview, 4, 13softening images with, 211using in photo restoration,
99–101alignment of text, 161, 255Align tool
creating tabs with, 133overview, 3using with text, 158, 222
Allow resizing checkbox, 124, 177
alpha blending technique, 26alpha channel, 14, 25, 66, 281Alpha to Selection option, 67Anchor Layer option, 124, 281anchors, 38Angle value, 16antiquing images
increasing middle grays, 79–80
overview, 78–79sepia tones, 80–81
application icon project, 143–148
Apply Layer Mask option, 145, 260
Arbitrary Rotation option, 192, 276
Aspect Ratio option, 125Autolevel option, 115
Bbackground color box, 169Background layer, 13backgrounds
adding sun to, 274–275cropping graphics of,
134–135isolating subject from,
259–260removing, 176replacing, 177restoration of, 103–104in web design, 149
bannersadding foreground
graphics, 135–136colorizing, 136cropping background
graphics, 134–135enhancing glow, 135exporting and saving, 137opening windows, 136–137overview, 134
Basic Dynamics option, 12, 110, 215
Behind mode, 20Bitstream website, 255blending action, 262–263blending layers, 74Blend mode, 11Blend tool
adding gradient fills with, 144
adding highlights with, 147creating steam effect
with, 65enhancing glow with, 135miniaturizing scenes
with, 113overview, 3
Blobs layer, 229blurring to miniaturize
scenes, 114Blur/Sharpen tool, 4borders
adding in reflective glass effect, 167–168
in logos, 140–141metallic, 179–180
Bottle Shape layer, 186bounding boxes, 54, 256Brightness-Contrast dialog, 47,
73, 97brushed metal text effect,
222–225
288 Index
brushesordinary and colored,
14–15overview, 14parametric, 15–16previews of, 5settings, 11–12
Bucket Fill tooladding borders with, 141adding glow with, 110blending with, 53colorizing with, 136creating backgrounds
with, 247overview, 3using with sepia tones, 81
built-in effects, 246Bump Map filter, 46, 53,
97, 131Burn mode, 20buttons, creating
geladding text to, 124colored layers, 121lower highlights,
122–123overview, 120upper highlights,
122–124metal
adding color to, 127–128adding reflections to,
126–127overview, 125–126
CCage Transform tool, 3Calligraphic brush, 110cameras, digital. See digital
cameras
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)overview, 117using for design, 149
Change Foreground Color dialog, 169, 181
Channel Mixer feature, 78–79Channel to Selection button,
122, 131, 241checkered pattern, 144–145clipart in logos, 140–141Clone tool, 4, 48, 270cloning, defined, 4cloth pattern, 47–48clouds
combining filters, 64Difference Clouds filter, 64Fog filter, 64overview, 62Plasma filter, 62–63Solid Noise filter, 63–64steam effect, 64–65tips for, 66
CMYK color mode, 24color
adding to buttons, 127–128adding to tabs, 131in advertising, 153–154choosing in web design, 150coloring stars, 271colorizing banners, 136measured in degrees
Kelvin, 115previews of swatches, 4–5
Color Balance tool, 115colored brushes, 14–15colored layers, 121colored lighting
cool lighting, 209highlights, 210overview, 208
softening images, 211warm lighting, 210
color enhancement, 60Color Erase mode, 20Colorize tool, 23Color mode, 21color modes, 24–26Color Picker tool, 3, 103, 110Colors menu, 7color spaces, 24color swaps
changing Quick Mask color, 84–85
choosing destination colors, 83
creating complex selections, 84
duplicate layers, 86isolating objects, 82–83overview, 82painting selections, 85–86
Compensate for darkening checkbox, 226, 232
complex selections, 84compositing, defined, 19concrete texture pattern,
46–47Configure Color and Opacity
option, 84Configure Grid option, 41,
185, 197–198contrast
adding, 115adding in web design, 149in advertising, 153–154
control points, 32, 38cool lighting, 209copyfitting manually, 256Correlated noise checkbox, 224cracks
overview, 66
ripping image edges, 66–67tips for, 67
Creamsicle Love project, 273–279
Create Star button, 43cropping background
graphics, 134–135Crop tool, 3Crown Molding gradient,
51, 180crown of flames, 264–265CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
overview, 117using for design, 149
css Zen Garden website, 118Cube City effect
adding color to, 200adding highlights to,
200–201creating face of buildings,
197–198making face cube, 199multiplying buildings,
199–200overview, 197
Curve Bend filter, 142Curves tool, 101–102, 153
dialog, 73, 224
DDarken Only mode, 20Dark Pill layer, 122degrees, Kelvin, 115depth, adding to gears
illustration, 195–196depth of field
adding, 90isolating foreground, 88–90overview, 87
Desaturate option, 46, 63
290 Index
effects, continuedshiny emblems
adding inner borders, 181–182
adding raised lettering, 182–184
creating emblems, 181creating metallic
borders, 179–180overview, 179
soft focusadjusting light and
shadow in high pass layer, 73
blending layers, 74fine tuning, 74high pass filter, 72merging layers, 72–73overview, 71–72
tips for, 115, 217underwater
adding diffused light, 204–205
adding rays of light, 205–206
creating waves, 203–204intensifying light,
206–207overview, 202
wine bottlesadding highlights to,
187–188drawing, 185–187making labels and trim,
188–189overview, 185
Ellipse Select tool, 2, 41, 93emblems, 181Emboss filter, 217, 241, 248embossing in advertising, 217
Emulate brush dynamics checkbox, 110
Enable antialiasing checkbox, 199
Enable Brush Dynamics option, 215
enhancing scanned images, 99–100
Eraser tool, 4, 13EXIF (Exchangeable Image
File) format metadata, 59–60
existing pixels, 20Expand from center option, 28experimenting with effects, 115Export Image as Brush
dialog, 15exporting, 150
banners, 137
Ffacial blemishes, 102–103feathering selections, 33–34Feather option, 175FG to BG option, 125, 202FG to Transparent gradient,
110, 123, 147file formats
overview, 59for web design, 149–150
File menu, 7Fill Whole Selection option, 81Filters menu, 8Fire Girl project, 259–265Fixed option, 28, 125flame coloring, 264–265Flatten Image option, 48, 269Flip tool, 3Flip Vertically option, 195floating selections, 18
Flow value, 13Fog filter, 64fonts
choosing, 156creating maps of, 256finding, 255using, 255
foregroundadding graphics to, 135–136isolating, 88–90
Foreground color icon, 227Foreground RGB setting, 145Foreground Select tool, 3, 30,
32–33Free Select tool, 2, 30–31,
100–101frost text effect
adding snow, 243–244bringing text forward,
241–243creating background and
text, 240–241creating falling snow,
244–245overview, 240
Fuzzy Select tool, 2, 31, 84
GGaussian Blur filter, 72, 76,
79, 90, 92, 94, 97, 106, 107, 110, 111, 114, 122, 127, 130, 131, 142, 143, 170, 171, 172, 181, 182, 183, 187, 195, 198, 201, 203, 207, 211, 223, 224, 225, 226, 229, 232, 233, 248, 249, 250, 270, 275, 277, 284
.gbr extension, 14
gears effectadding depth and texture
to, 195–196connecting disks and rings,
194–195creating outer rings,
193–194gear cogs, 190–192overview, 190
gel buttonsadding text to, 124colored layers, 121lower highlights, 122–123overview, 120stretching upper highlights,
123–124upper highlights, 122–123
gel text effectcreating text, 231lightening text and adding
drop shadows, 234–235
lighting effects, 233–234overview, 231rounding surface of text,
231–233Gfig tool, 43GIF format, 53glass-edged reflection, 250glow
adding, 249–250enhancing, 135
Gradient editor, 51–52Gradient Flare filter, 271–272Gradient Reverse button, 216gradients
adding to tabs, 130in advertising, 217custom, creating, 273–274fills in icons, 144
Index 291
overview, 49previews of, 5subtle, 150tips for using, 52–53using Gradient editor,
51–52using Shape setting with,
49–51Grain Extract mode, 21, 182Grain Merge mode, 21,
201, 203grayscale in advertising,
153–154Grayscale mode, 14, 154grays, increasing middle,
79–80guides, 8, 28
HHard Light mode, 20, 76–77Heal tool, 4heavy metal text effect,
225–228Help menu, 8highlights
adding, 210of buttons
lower, 122–123upper, 122–124
in icons, 147Lens Flare and Gradient
Flare filters, 271–272reflective, 169–172in tabs, 131in wine bottle effect,
187–188high pass filter, 71–73HSV Noise filter, 157, 266Hue mode, 21
Hue-Saturation dialog, 86Hurl filter, 181, 238, 281
Iicons
adding application IDs to, 148
adding highlights to, 147adding patterns, 145–146checkered pattern, 144–145gradient fills, 144masking bottom of, 146overview, 143–144
identity, defined, 179Image menu, 7images. See also effects;
restorationalignment of, 60colorizing using layer mask,
22–23creamsicle love example,
273–279fire girl example, 259–265mobsterville example,
280–285processing, 60–61ripping edges of, 66–67scanned, enhancing,
99–100scanning for web design, 150star field example, 266–272using layer mode, 22
image windowfeatures of, 7–8menus, 6–8overview, 6
Incremental checkbox, 272Independent RGB
checkbox, 224Indexed mode, 25–26
Inkscape tool, 44Ink tool, 4, 14inner glow, 111Inner Ring layer, 182intensifying light, 206–207International Typeface
Corporation website, 255
Intersections option, 185Invert mask checkbox, 182Invert option, 107, 261iPods
drawing earphones, 215overview, 212–214placing in pocket, 215shadows, 216
irregular shapes, 42–43IWarp filter, 66, 101, 252
Jjaggies, eliminating, 217JPEG format, 53, 59
KKeep Aspect option, 91
Llayer boundaries, 28Layer Boundary option, 203layer mode, 19–20
in advertising, 217using to colorize images, 22
layersblending, 74duplicate, 86editing, 256groups of, 18Layers dialog, 17–19mask, 158–159
merging, 72–73multiple, creating, 261overview, 17paint modes, 19–21text, 157–158tips for using, 23using mask to colorize
images, 22–23Layers dialog, 17–19Layer to Image Size option,
183, 231, 260, 268Lens Flare filter, 271–272letter spacing, 156Levels option, 268Levels tool, 115, 175Lighten Only mode, 20lighting
adjusting in high pass layer, 73
casting light through windows
overview, 105, 108setting up shadow masks,
105–107colored
cool lighting, 209highlights, 210overview, 208softening images, 211warm lighting, 210
diffused light, 204–205intensifying light, 206–207rays of light, 205–206streaks of light
enhancing, 111–112inner glow, 111outer glow, 110–111overview, 109–110
Lighting Effects filter, 233Light Pill layer, 121
292 Index
linesspacing of, 156straight, drawing, 41
Linotype website, 255liquid metal text effect,
228–230Lock Alpha Channel option,
44, 92, 201, 213logos
borders and clipart, 140–141
centering text, 142creating text, 138–140overview, 138watermarks, 141–142
lossless compression, 59, 149–150
lossy, defined, 149Lower Highlight layer, 122lower highlights, 122–123Luminosity option, 259–260
MMake Seamless filter, 49manually copyfitting, 256Map backwards checkbox, 205Map from top checkbox, 205marching ants, 27mask layer, 158–159masks, creating from
selections, 33–35Measure tool, 3menus, overview, 6–8Merge Down option, 102,
264, 283Merge Visible Layers
option, 276metal buttons
adding color to, 127–128
adding reflections to, 126–127
overview, 125–126metallic borders, 179–180middle grays, increasing,
79–80miniaturizing a scene
blurring, 114overview, 113–114
Mobsterville project, 280–285model release, defined,
152–153modes
Layers dialog, 17–19overview, 11, 17paint, 19–21selections, 29–30tips for using, 23using layer mask to colorize
images, 22–23using layer mode to colorize
images, 22Motion Blur filter, 177,
181, 226Move an Object button, 43Move the Active Layer option,
127, 142Move tool, 3, 18, 65Multiply mode, 11, 20Multi-Window mode, 1–2
Nnative mediums, 118neon signs
adding glass-edged reflection, 250
adding glow, 249–250built-in effects, 246creating backgrounds,
246–247
overview, 246preparing neon tubes,
247–249New Guide option, 8, 120New Layer option, 43, 46new pixels, 20nodes, 32Normal mode, 20
OOffset option, 182–183, 283Oilify filter, 77opacity, defined, 11ordinary brushes, 14–15Orientation tab, 199ornamental elements, 261–262outer glow, 110–111Overlay mode, 11, 20, 115
PPaint Along Path icon, 110Paintbrush tool, 3, 13, 41painting. See drawingpaint modes, 19–21parametric brushes, 15–16patches
creating, 162multiple, 101–102single, 100–101
.pat extension, 45paths, 38–40, 56–57Paths tool, 3, 42, 109patterns
adding to icons, 145–146checkered, 144–145concrete texture, 46–47overview, 45–46previews of, 5simulated cloth, 47–48
tileable, 48–49tips for using, 52–53
Pencil tool, 3, 12, 237Perspective Clone tool, 4Perspective tool, 3, 165, 200photographic effects. See
effectsphoto restoration. See
restorationphotos. See imagesphoto to sketch effect
adding depth, 76–77adding touches, 77converting images to
sketches, 75–76overview, 75
Pick filter, 238, 242–243Plasma filter, 46, 62–63PNG format, 26Polar Coordinates filter, 205popping, defined, 174popping image effect
adding drop shadows, 177adding text, 178enhancing details, 175isolating image, 174–175overview, 174removing backgrounds, 176replacing backgrounds, 177
predefined shapes, drawing, 43–44
Preferences dialogoverview, 8resource folders, 10shortcuts, 9undo levels, 9–10
Prewitt compass algorithm, 261print advertising, 151–152print projects, 255
Index 293
QQuick Mask feature, 34–35,
84–85Quick Mask to Selection
button, 103
RRadius setting, 15–16rain effect, 281–282raised lettering, 182–184Randomize checkbox, 203Random Seed value, 226rasterized text, 255Rate value, 13RAW formats, 59rays of light, 205–206Rectangle Select tool, 2, 41,
82–83Red Eye Removal tool, 60reflection effect
adding to buttons, 126–127on glass
adding shadows, 93–94adding surface for
reflections, 92–93creating reflections, 92overview, 91placing reflections on
surfaces, 93preparing for, 91–92
on lakeadding ripples, 96–97adding waves, 97–98creating initial
reflections, 96overview, 95–96
reflective highlights, 169–172Remove All Guides option,
120, 145
Replace mode, 176resource folders, 10restoration
backgrounds, 103–104enhancing scanned images,
99–100facial blemishes, 102–103with multiple patches,
101–102overview, 99with single patch, 100–101
Retinex tool, 69Reverse button, 53, 93, 189RGB color mode, 25–26RGB Noise filter, 46–47,
195, 224Ripple filter, 203ripples, adding, 96–97rips
overview, 66ripping image edges, 66–67tips for, 67
Rotate 90° clockwise option, 48, 192
Rotate 90° counter-clockwise option, 164
Rotate 180° option, 191Rotate tool, 3, 44, 187Round brush, 41Rounded Corners option,
120, 129Round Fuzzy brush, 74rulers, 8
SSaturation mode, 21saving banners, 137Scale Image option, 134, 268
Scale tool, 3, 65, 199scanned images
enhancing, 99–100for web design, 150
Scissors tool, 3, 32Screen mode, 20Select by Color tool, 2, 32, 260Selection from Path button,
170, 186Selection Mask copy
channel, 122selections
complex, 84constraints, 28–29creating masks from
feathering, 33–34overview, 33Quick Mask feature,
34–35discarding, 35–36editing, 27–28effects and, 115Foreground Select tool,
32–33Free Select tool, 30–31Fuzzy Select tool, 31modes, 29–30overview, 27painting, 85–86Scissors tool, 32Select by Color tool, 32tips for using, 37tools for, 27working with, 36–37
Select menu, 7Select Transparent Areas
option, 111sepia tones, 80–81, 115shadow masks, 105–107
shadowsadding on glass, 93–94adjusting in high pass
layer, 73shapes
irregular, drawing, 42–43predefined, drawing, 43–44simple, drawing, 41–42
Shape setting, 49–51Sharpen filter, 200sharp scans, 115Shear tool, 3shiny emblem effect
adding inner borders, 181–182
adding raised lettering, 182–184
creating emblems, 181creating metallic borders,
179–180overview, 179
shortcuts, 9Shrink option, 44, 107, 193simulated cloth pattern, 47–48Single-Window mode, 1–2, 6sketch effect
adding depth, 76–77adding touches, 77converting images to
sketches, 75–76overview, 75
Slur filter, 243Smudge tool, 4, 263Snap to Grid feature, 185, 198snow
adding to text, 243–244falling, creating, 244–245
Sobel filter, 76softening images, 211
294 Index
soft focus effectadjusting light and shadow
in high pass layer, 73blending layers, 74fine tuning, 74high pass filter, 72merging layers, 72–73overview, 71–72
Soft Light mode, 20, 23, 74, 115
Solid Noise filter, 63–64, 203Spacing setting, 12Sparkle filter, 240Sphere Designer filter, 272Spikes value, 16spray paint text
adding text outline, 251–252
converting text to, 252–254creating backgrounds, 251overview, 251
sRGB (standard RGB) color space, 24
Star Field project, 266–272status area, 8steam effect, 64–65stock images
overview, 152–153selecting, 156
straight lines, drawing, 41streaks of light
enhancing, 111–112inner glow, 111outer glow, 110–111overview, 109–110
Stroke Path button, 41, 215Stroke Selection option, 37,
41, 242Stroke with a Paint Tool
option, 41, 110
Style Editor, 54–55subtle gradients, 150Subtract mode, 20, 170surfaces
glassy, 169placing reflections on, 93for reflections, 92–93
Swirl CW mode, 265symbols, 179
Ttabs
adding color and highlights to, 131
adding gradients to, 130adding text to, 132creating, 132–133giving depth to, 130–131overview, 129–130
text. See also type effectsadding to buttons, 124adding to tabs, 132centering in logos, 142creating, 54–55designs for
fonts, 156mask layer, 158–159overview, 155selecting stock
images, 156text layer, 157–158vignette, 156–157
overview, 54paths and, 56–57Text Editor, 56tips for, 57Tool Options dialog, 55–56
Text Editor, 56text frame, 54
text layer, 157–158Text tool, 3, 178textures
adding, 195–196in advertising, 217
3-D package designscleaning up edges, 166creating patches, 162creating side of box, 164front of box
adding text to, 163overview, 160–162
merging front and side panels, 164–166
overview, 160, 166Threshold level, 89TIFF format, 59Tileable Blur filter, 49tileable patterns, 48–49To New Layer option, 102toolbox
active image preview window, 5
brush, pattern, and gradient previews, 5
color swatches and tool previews, 4–5
docking, 6overview, 2–4Tool Options dialog, 4
Tool Options dialog, 4, 55–56, 156
Tools menu, 7Top Reflection layer, 127transparency in web
design, 150Transparency setting, 22Transparent background
checkbox, 199
tutorialsclouds
combining filters, 64Difference Clouds
filter, 64Fog filter, 64overview, 62Plasma filter, 62–63Solid Noise filter, 63–64steam effect, 64–65tips for, 66
overview of basic, 62rips and cracks
overview, 66ripping image edges,
66–67tips for, 67
type effectschrome and metal text,
222–230brushed metal, 222–225heavy metal, 225–228liquid metal, 228–230
distressed text, 236–239frost
adding snow, 243–244bringing text forward,
241–243creating background and
text, 240–241creating falling snow,
244–245overview, 240
gel typecreating text, 231lightening text and
adding drop shadows, 234–235
lighting effects, 233–234overview, 231
Index 295
rounding surface of text, 231–233
neon signsadding glass-edged
reflection, 250adding glow, 249–250built-in effects, 246creating backgrounds,
246–247overview, 246preparing neon tubes,
247–249overview, 219–221spray paint
adding text outline, 251–252
converting text to spray paint, 252–254
creating backgrounds, 251overview, 251
tips foralignment, 255creating font maps, 256editing layers, 256finding fonts, 255manually copyfitting, 256planning, 256print projects, 255rasterized text, 255using only needed
fonts, 255
Uunderwater effect
adding diffused light, 204–205
adding rays of light, 205–206
creating waves, 203–204
intensifying light, 206–207overview, 202
Undo command, 21undo levels, 9–10units, 149Unsharp Mask filter, 100,
115, 134upper highlights
overview, 122–123stretching, 123–124
US Letter template, 164
VValue mode, 21View menu, 7vignette, 156–157
Wwarm lighting, 210watermarks, in logos, 141–142waves
adding to lake image, 97–98creating, 203–204
Waves filter, 142, 229web advertising, 151–152web design
gel buttonsadding text to, 124colored layers, 121lower highlights,
122–123overview, 120stretching upper
highlights, 123–124upper highlights,
122–123icons
adding application IDs to, 148
adding highlights to, 147adding patterns, 145–146checkered pattern,
144–145gradient fills, 144masking bottom of, 146overview, 143–144
logosborders and clipart,
140–141centering text, 142creating text, 138–140overview, 138watermarks, 141–142
metal buttonsadding color to, 127–128adding reflections to,
126–127overview, 125–126
overviewnative mediums, 118tools for, 118–119
tabsadding color and
highlights to, 131adding gradients to, 130adding text to, 132creating, 132–133giving depth to, 130–131overview, 129–130
tips foradding contrast, 149busy backgrounds, 149choosing colors, 150exporting, 150file formats, 149–150scanning images, 150subtle gradients, 150transparency, 150
units, using correct, 149using CSS for design, 149
website bannersadding foreground
graphics, 135–136colorizing, 136cropping background
graphics, 134–135enhancing glow, 135exporting and saving, 137opening windows,
136–137overview, 134
Whirl and Pinch filter, 66White Backdrop layer, 177White button, 23white layer mask, 203Wind filter, 244, 253windows
casting light throughoverview, 105, 108setting up shadow masks,
105–107Windows menu, 8wine bottle effect
adding highlights to, 187–188
drawing, 185–187making labels with trim,
188–189overview, 185
Zzoom drop-down menu, 8Zoom Out option, 274Zoom tool, 3