My very first GIMP!

Fontskiy · **Joined:** Jul 24, 2014 **Posts:** 4

Hi guys,

This is literally my very first hour on GIMP in which I made this. I noticed everyone else does text, is that what GIMP is for? I used it as an alternative to PS.
Anyway here's my very first GIMP, combining a landscape image with a character. I found it rather difficult to sort the grass out underneath the horse's legs as well as to get the lighting right on the horse himself. Where the horse is there used to be a couple standing there which I had to remove. Excuse the Low Resolution, it was a bad picture to use but I liked it. Feedback would be appreciated, again this is my very first try ever!

Here's the original:

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Thanks, Pirooz.

Dalia · **Joined:** Dec 10, 2013 **Posts:** 1004

Fontskiy welcome to Gimp Chat and, no, GIMP is not just for text but some of us (including yours truly) learn a lot from working on text tutorials.

About your first hour with Gimp and your result, great job! :clap

jeanniem · **Joined:** Nov 04, 2013 **Posts:** 208

Very nice!

Wallace · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2014 9:39 pm **(#4)**

Nice looking image, it shows that you have good talent.

Fontskiy · **Joined:** Jul 24, 2014 **Posts:** 4

Dalia wrote:

Fontskiy welcome to Gimp Chat and, no, GIMP is not just for text but some of us (including yours truly) learn a lot from working on text tutorials.

About your first hour with Gimp and your result, great job! :clap

May I ask what it would help with?

And thanks, anything you think I could improve on in particular?

jeanniem wrote:

Very nice!

Thanks

Wallace wrote:

Nice looking image, it shows that you have good talent.

Thanks a lot!

May I ask all of you what you think I should try and do next, what's useful to get me started etc?

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

I think it is very good. Welcome to Gimp Chat Fontskiy

Fontskiy · **Joined:** Jul 24, 2014 **Posts:** 4

molly wrote:

I think it is very good. Welcome to Gimp Chat Fontskiy

Thanks a lot

groni g · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:04 am **(#8)**

to Gimp Chat
I'm by myself a newbie with the using of Gimp, but your result was great :bigthup

Very fantastic Work, hope we see a lot more from you and your work :paint

greetings
groni

sallyanne · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2014 12:37 pm **(#9)**

Welcome to Gimp Chat Fontskiy, you did a marvelous job in only a short amount of time. Gimp can be used for many, many things. If you look through Gimp Art you will see and the Photo Restoration board also. We will be looking out for more of your wonderful artwork.

Fontskiy · **Joined:** Jul 24, 2014 **Posts:** 4

Thanks a lot guys I really appreciate the feedback and the welcome I've received. I'll be sure to use these forums to get advice etc for what I want to do next!

sallyanne · **Posted:** Fri Aug 01, 2014 10:29 am **(#11)**

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May I ask what it would help with?

Gimp is a powerful program and is a free alternative to PS and even more. Even those who paint their pictures in another program like 'MyPaint' usually bring it to Gimp for the final touches. If you are a sketcher or like to draw by hand before you paint the best [I have heard - I don't have one], format to draw in is a tablet - like Wacom. Then you can turn it around as you please. Gimp can be loaded onto one of these. Maybe someone who has one will be able to better describe.